Results 1,141-1,160 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (25 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (25 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. The report of the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. The Deputy may...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (25 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Seanad: Strategy for Men's Health: Statements. (25 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: In recent years, there has been a growing awareness, and indeed concern, about the burden of ill health experienced by men in Ireland. We know that men are dying too young. Currently male life expectancy in Ireland is approximately 75 years, five years younger than that of females. Men have higher death rates for all leading causes of deaths and at all ages and it is projected that this...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (26 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (26 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: An investment package of â¬150 million has been put in place for 2006 and 2007. This is the largest ever increase in funding for services for older people and the package has a strong focus on community based supports. Of that investment package, an additional â¬33 million full year cost was allocated to the home help programme. This represents a significant increase over the Estimates...
- Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy has raised a number of issues, but it is a bit of a joke to talk about contradictions in the recent budget. We announced a package of â¬150 million in the budget for services for older people, including a number of community supports vital to maintaining people in their own homes and communities, which is the expressed wish of the majority of older people. The Deputy may be as...
- Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: I know the providers require us to bring some clarity to the issue in order that they can make plans for the future. We will renew our representations to the Minister for Finance. I cannot say how soon he will get back to us. I appreciate the urgency of the situation and know it would be helpful to have an early decision. We will try to get that decision as quickly as we can.
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: On what date did the Deputy receive the letter?
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all the words after "Dáil Ãireann" and substitute the following: 'ânotes the Government's commitment to introducing legislation which, inter alia, will establish the social services inspectorate function on a statutory basis; âwelcomes its commitment to extend the work of the social services inspectorate to public and private nursing homes and to...
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: ââhas been established by the Department to develop the standards for residential care settings for older people. Membership of the group comprises officials from the Department, the HSE, the SSI and the Irish Health Service Accreditation Board. The group will commence the development of standards for the inspection of both public and private residential care for older people and, in...
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: I listened closely to what Deputy Connaughton had to say and I know that in setting up the HSE the intention was to have uniformity in the delivery of services throughout the country. He made a case with regard to subvention and how it works in his area. I will take on board what he said and report back to the Deputy in the near future on it. Some â¬8 million is being provided to cover the...
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: We do not have to listen to lectures from the Deputy about how we deal with older peopleââ
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)
Seán Power: To listen to the Deputy one would think he was the only one who understood the needs of older people. We are all supposed to bow to his judgment on this. We do not have to listen to him to bring forward change.