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- 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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: 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 — Nursing Home Review: Nursing Home Review (8 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The Health Service Executive appointed a professor of geriatric medicine to independently review the deaths of residents of Leas Cross nursing home. The review commenced on 1 September 2005. The HSE has advised me that a report is being prepared and is at the final stages. A decision will then be taken on whether the report will be debated in the Houses of the Oireachtas.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (8 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The nursing home subvention scheme was introduced in 1993 on foot of the Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations 1993, which were made under section 7 of the Nursing Homes Act 1990. These regulations laid down the criteria for assessing a person's eligibility for subvention, as well as the maximum amounts of subvention that may be paid to an eligible person. The Nursing Home (Subvention)...
- Written Answers — Home Care Services: Home Care Services (8 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: Home care packages deliver a wide range of services and have been piloted successfully in several regions in recent years. They include various disciplines and will vary according to the care needs of the person so that, for example, there might be a greater emphasis in some packages on home care assistants while other packages may require a greater level of therapy and nursing. Approximately...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (8 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 201 together. The NESF report on care for older people was launched on 29 January 2006. The Tánaiste and myself will be studying this report, along with officials in the Department, and will also be discussing it with the HSE in due course. The Tánaiste and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, established a working group to...
- Seanad: Strategy for Men's Health: Statements (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: I never cease to be amazed at the collective wisdom that exists in this House. I mentioned to a few Senators over the past few days that it is very pleasant to have debates where people feel they are not forced to defend a particular position or promote a particular motion tabled by a party, but can speak from their own experience, research and understanding of life. This debate on men's...
- Written Answers — Rape Crisis Network: Rape Crisis Network (9 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. As the Deputy may be aware two weeks ago the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children met with representatives of three organisations in the violence against women sector. Following that meeting the...
- Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (9 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: On Thursday, 2 February last, the Food Standards Agency, FSA, UK notified the European Commission of the withdrawal from sale of a consignment of baby rusks because of non-compliance with EU regulations on the maximum limit for pesticide residues in infant food. The rusks were found to contain low levels of the pesticide, chlorpropham. This message was received by the Food Safety Authority of...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (9 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The changes that were announced on budget day were incorporated into the Nursing Homes (Subvention) (Amendment) Regulations 2005. These regulations amended the thresholds contained in the 1993 regulations by increasing the value of assets to be disregarded for the purposes of subvention assessment from £6,000, â¬7,618, to â¬11,000, increasing the asset threshold above which subvention may...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (14 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, my 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 Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (14 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 241 together. The cost of care in a private nursing home is a private matter between the nursing home operators and the patient involved. The nursing home subvention scheme was introduced in 1993 to give some financial assistance towards the cost of private nursing home care. It was never intended that the scheme would subsidise the full costs of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 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 (14 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 (14 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 (14 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 the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (14 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 the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (14 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: There are no plans to appoint an ombudsman for older people or persons with a disability.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (14 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: This question was previously raised by the Deputy on 18 October 2005, under PQ Reference 29155/05. As previously advised in the reply for PQ Reference 2915/57/05, this related 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. The HSE has again been requested to reply direct to the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: This question was previously raised by the Deputy on 18 October 2005, Question No. 313. As previously advised in the reply to Question No. 313, this related 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. The HSE has again been asked to reply to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.