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- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (21 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, is included in the HSE capital plan for 2006 as part of the rolling capital programme 2006-10. 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (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 — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (21 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services in a particular hospital, which is 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...
- Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (21 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services in a particular hospital, which is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. The HSE has advised that, following complaints made regarding the hospital, a review was carried out by the former health board in which the hospital is situated. A copy of the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (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 — 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 three rates of subvention payable ââ¬114.30, â¬152.40 and â¬190.50 â for the three levels of dependency, which are medium, high and maximum. The HSE has discretion to pay more than the maximum rate of subvention relative to an individual's level of dependency in a case, for...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware the Tánaiste, Deputy Harney, and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, established a working group to identify the policy options for a financially sustainable system of long-term care, including improvements in community care and home care packages. The report of the working group on the future financing of long-term care has been presented...
- Written Answers — Smoking Ban: Smoking Ban (21 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The Public Health (Tobacco) Acts 2002 and 2004 provide for the imposition of a fine on a person found guilty by the courts of a breach of the smoke-free workplace legislation: the maximum fine that may be imposed is â¬3,000. The decision to prosecute a person for an alleged breach of the legislation is a matter for the authorised officers from the appropriate enforcement agencies. As...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, the NESF report on care for older people was launched on 29 January 2006. The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and I have received copies, as have officials in the Department, and we will consider the report in the context of overall policy development around services for older people. As the Deputy will be aware, the Tánaiste and the Minister for...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 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 (22 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: Responsibility for the enforcement of labelling and traceability legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. The European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2002, SI 483 of 2002, as amended, is the main legislation in Ireland dealing with the general labelling of pre-packaged foodstuffs. However, there are many other labelling...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (22 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 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 — Community Care: Community Care (22 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The report of the interdepartmental group on long-term care for older people examined, among other issues, residential care needs. That report has been discussed at Cabinet and it is a matter for Government to decide on the next steps regarding the report.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (22 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The development of sheltered housing accommodation provides a real alternative to residential care and reflects the desire of older people to live with as much independence as possible. The total budgetary allocation in 2006 for sheltered housing is the existing allocation of â¬428,000 plus the extra funding of â¬500,000 announced on 8 December, giving a total of â¬928,000 for 2006. An...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (22 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 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 Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 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.