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Written Answers — Health Funding: Health Funding (7 Feb 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 — HSE Correspondence: HSE Correspondence (7 Feb 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (7 Feb 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (7 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: Under the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990, the Health Service Executive is empowered to pay a subvention where a person has been approved on both means and dependency grounds, as provided for in the Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations 1993. This contribution will assist a person with the cost of his or her care in a private nursing home. The Second Schedule of the Nursing Homes...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Feb 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 — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (7 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: My Department has sought a detailed report on this issue from the Health Service Executive. This report has not yet been received; when it is, it will be referred to the CJD advisory group for consideration and advice on any policy implications. At this stage in its investigations the HSE is confident that it can see no basis for the suggestion that there may be a cluster of such cases.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (7 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: Under the Health (Nursing Homes) Act, 1990, the Health Service Executive is empowered to pay a subvention where a person has been approved on both means and dependency grounds, as provided for in the Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations 1993. This contribution will assist a person with the cost of the his or her care in a private nursing home. The second schedule of the Nursing Homes...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (7 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The Tánaiste and I regard the support of older people to stay in their own homes and communities as a key policy priority and thereby moving away from the practice of placing people in residential care as a first option. This is the expressed wish of the majority of our older people. Additional funding has been allocated for services for older people and palliative care amounting to €150...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Feb 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 (7 Feb 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 — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (7 Feb 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 — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (7 Feb 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 Service Staff. (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I thank Deputy Cregan for raising this matter and I am delighted to have the opportunity to reply on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children.

Health Service Staff. (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: We give the Deputy good news occasionally on the Adjournment. The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for the HSE which has responsibility for delivering its service plan priorities in line with the funding made available to it. I understand from the HSE that the situation at present is that there are four consultant geriatricians employed in the former Mid-Western Health Board, two in the...

Schools Building Projects. (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: It is nice to see co-operation between the two Deputies opposite. Perhaps it is a sign of things to come.

Schools Building Projects. (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: We all have that in common. I thank the Deputies for affording me the opportunity to outline the position of the Department of Education and Science with regard to the allocation of funding for school building projects and, in particular, the project at Dysart national school, Mullingar. Dysart national school is accommodated in classrooms in a building which was built in 1941. It has an...

Schools Building Projects. (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I again thank the Deputy for outlining the current position to the House. I listened attentively to the issues raised by both Deputies and I will communicate that message to the Minister for Education and Science who, unfortunately, cannot be present this evening.

Written Answers — Health Service Investigation: Health Service Investigation (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: My Department has sought a detailed report on this issue from the Health Service Executive. This report has not yet been received. When it is received, it will be referred to the CJD advisory group for consideration and advice on any policy implications. At this stage in its investigations the HSE is confident that it can see no basis for the suggestion that there may be a cluster of such cases.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (8 Feb 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (8 Feb 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. This includes responsibility for the provision of the housing aid scheme for the elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has requested...