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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: The Minister for Health and Children receives Performance Reports each month which outline, amongst other things, progress on activity levels against targets set out in the National Service Plan. This includes Home Care Packages. The Minister has not sought an additional report on home care packages outside of this agreed mechanism. Government policy is to support older people to live in...

Written Answers — Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol Abuse (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: The low price of alcoholic drinks in the supermarket and off-trade sector is an ongoing matter of concern. The available research evidence shows that lower prices for alcoholic drinks results in more alcohol being sold and consumed with a resultant increase in alcohol-related harm in society. The issue of the pricing of alcoholic drinks was considered by Government Alcohol Advisory Group...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 to 269, inclusive, together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 to 272, inclusive, together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Tobacco Products: Tobacco Products (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: My Officials last met with representatives of the tobacco industry in July 2008 to discuss the introduction of bilingual health warnings on tobacco products placed on the market from 1 October 2008. No further meetings have taken place.

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: The priorities for Budget 2011 are being considered as part of the estimates and budgetary process for 2011. As the Deputy will appreciate, detailed deliberation on all aspects of expenditure in the health service is underway as part of the consideration of the very challenging financial circumstances which face the Government this year. As such, it would not be appropriate to comment further...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Seanad: Diabetes Treatment and Management: Motion. (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the subject of diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, progressive metabolic disease. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1, or insulin dependent diabetes, accounts for approximately 10% of cases and affects mainly children, adolescents and young adults and requires lifelong treatment with insulin. Type 2, or non-insulin dependent diabetes,...

Seanad: Hospital Services (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: I will take this matter on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The Government is committed to ensuring the delivery of the best quality health services possible and to providing the highest possible standard of patient care in an effective and efficient way within the resources available. Patient safety and quality of care are at the core of how...

Seanad: Hospital Services (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: I will pass on the questions from the Senator to the Department.

Seanad: Hospital Services (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: I am taking this Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The way in which we deliver acute hospital services to our communities and their wider regions is changing. The expert advice is that when delivering complex care, patient outcomes are better where sufficient volumes of activity take place and where the appropriate necessary...

Seanad: Hospital Services (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: The cardiology service will be expanded as resources allow. I have taken on board the point made by the Senator on the availability of the service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Seanad: Hospital Services (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. The HSE has confirmed to the Minister that St. Vincent's University Hospital has recently written to general practitioners in the Wexford area to advise them that, owing to an increase in general practitioner referrals both from within and outside the hospital's catchment area, it is only...

Seanad: Hospital Services (27 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: The Senator wishes me to ask whether Waterford Regional Hospital is under-resourced or if the problem there is due to incompetent management. He also wishes me to ask whether the funding received by Dublin hospitals for treating patients from outside their catchment areas will be transferred.

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: I will be sharing my time with Deputies Jimmy Devins, Mattie McGrath, Maureen O'Sullivan, Finian McGrath and Joe Behan. As we continue to debate the state of our economy, it is important to place this debate in an accurate context. We have to be clear about the challenges we face, but we must equally outline our strengths which we have built together over many years, and over the past 20...

Written Answers — Tobacco Consumption: Tobacco Consumption (28 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: Information on smoking prevalence and smoking trends compiled by the Office of Tobacco Control is published on-line at http://www.otc.ie/research.asp.

Written Answers — Tobacco Control: Tobacco Control (28 Oct 2010)

Áine Brady: No changes are proposed to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The Conference of the Parties (COP) which is the governing body of the WHO FCTC and is comprised of all parties to the Conventions will meet in Uruguay in November. A protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products and guidelines for the implementation of Articles 9,10,12 and 14 of the Convention...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Nov 2010)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (2 Nov 2010)

Áine Brady: This Government is committed to supporting people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Where this is not feasible, the health service supports access to quality long-term residential care where this is appropriate and we continue to develop and improve health services in all regions of the country and to ensure quality and patient...