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Seanad: Medical Cards. (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Tuffy for raising this matter. The determination of eligibility of applicants to medical cards is a matter for the Health Service Executive, HSE, as provided for under the provisions of the Health Act 1970. Since 2001, persons aged 70 and over have an automatic statutory entitlement to a medical card. In all other cases, medical cards are issued to persons for whom, in the...

Seanad: Employment Support Services. (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Bannon for raising this matter. It gives me the opportunity to clarify the position in regard to the employment of staff by the Irish Wheelchair Association. I am replying on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children. In the Estimates for 2006, significant additional funding totalling €100 million has been included for the improvement of...

Written Answers — Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol Abuse (16 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The working group on alcohol was established under the special initiative on tackling alcohol and drug misuse in Sustaining Progress to help mobilise the stakeholders through social partnership to achieve a targeted and measurable reduction in alcohol misuse. Its members included representatives from the Health Service Executive, the Garda, IBEC, ICTU, the community and voluntary pillar,...

Written Answers — Banned Substances: Banned Substances (16 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which includes the development and implementation of drug awareness campaigns. These are now the responsibility of the Health Service Executive which was established under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to...

Written Answers — Marketing of Alcohol: Marketing of Alcohol (16 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 105 together. The remit of the alcohol marketing communications monitoring body is to oversee the implementation of, and adherence to, the voluntary code of practice on alcohol advertising. I understand that it has met once since its establishment in January and will continue to meet over the course of the year. The decision to await the annual report...

Written Answers — Marketing of Alcohol: Marketing of Alcohol (16 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together. The strategic task force on alcohol was established in January 2002 and was given a remit to recommend specific evidence based measures to Government to prevent and reduce alcohol related harm. It published an interim report in May 2002 and a second report in September 2004. The reports provide approximately 100 recommendations across a...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (16 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: An oversight in making the original referral was made by the Department of Health and Children. This has now been rectified and the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the Health Service Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. The inclusion of projects in a capital investment plan is a matter in the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 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 — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (16 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. The Health Service Executive has informed the Department that it will reply to the Deputy in the next few days.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: Country Markets Limited and its associated operations fall within the definitions of a food business operator and a food business under food safety legislation. Food businesses bear the primary responsibility for food safety and are obliged to ensure that food they place on the market is safe and complies with relevant legislation, which includes labelling regulations. The general labelling...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: An investment package of an additional €150 million has been put in place for services for older people and palliative care for 2006 and 2007, of which an additional €33 million full-year cost was allocated to the home help programme, €30 million of which will be for 2006. This funding will enable the Health Service Executive to provide an additional 1.75 million hours nationally in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 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 — Food Safety: Food Safety (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The official agencies concerned are the Department of Agriculture and Food, the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, the Health Service Executive and various local authorities. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland, FSAI, provided each of these agencies with a report on the premises under their supervision which were visited as part of the audit and it has confirmed that...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The Dingle community hospital project is at pre-tender stage and is included in the HSE capital plan for 2006 as part of the rolling capital programme 2006 to 2010. The capital plan has been approved by the HSE board and was recently submitted to the Tánaiste for consideration. The Department is in discussion with the HSE on the plan.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (21 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 (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: A sum of €55 million was allocated to home care packages in the 2006 budget. This is a full year cost, €30 million of which is for 2006, during which an additional 2,000 packages will be provided by the Health Service Executive across the country. The priority will be older people living in the community or who are inpatients in an acute hospital who may otherwise require admission to...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The Nursing Home (Subvention) Regulations 1993 are administered by the Health Service Executive. There are currently three rates of subvention payable, that is, €114.30, €152.40 and €190.50, for the three levels of dependency which are medium, high and maximum. The changes that were announced on budget day were incorporated into the Nursing Homes (Subvention) (Amendment) Regulations...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (21 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. The nursing home...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (21 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. I have outlined...