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Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: The Deputy will be aware that 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 €55 million was allocated to home care packages. 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...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: The National Economic and Social Forum report on care for older people was launched on 29 January 2006. The Department will be studying this report and will also be discussing it with the HSE in due course. As the Deputy may be aware, the Tánaiste and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, established a working group to identify the policy options for a financially...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: The study to which the question refers is the Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Enlarged EU, by Leal J, Luengo-Fernández R, Gray A, Petersen S and Rayner M. European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi733. I understand that the authors set out to provide an estimate of the economic costs of cardiovascular disease for EU countries. Data were obtained from published...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: I gather from the Deputy's question that he is referring to the working group established to examine policy on long-term care. The Mercer Report on the Future Financing of Long-Term Care in Ireland, which was commissioned by the Department of Social and Family Affairs, examined all issues surrounding the financing of long-term care. Following on the publication of this report, a working group...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: In relation to the standard and quality of services and facilities in nursing homes the Nursing Homes (Care and Welfare) Regulations 1993, made under the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990, set out the standards to which private nursing homes must adhere. The Health Service Executive currently carries out inspections in private nursing homes. In the context of the Health Bill 2006 the process...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (2 Mar 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 established under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Care: Nursing Home Care (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: With regard to the standard and quality of services and facilities in nursing homes the Nursing Homes (Care and Welfare) Regulations 1993, made under the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990, set out the standards to which private nursing homes must adhere. The Health Service Executive currently carries out inspections in private nursing homes. In the context of the Health Bill 2006 the process...

Written Answers — Alcohol Policy: Alcohol Policy (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 and 115 together. The strategic task force on alcohol was established in January 2002 and given a remit to recommend specific evidence based measures to Government to prevent and reduce alcohol related harm. It has published two reports which together provide approximately 100 recommendations across a wide range of sectors. Significant progress has already...

Written Answers — Diabetes Incidence: Diabetes Incidence (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: The national task force on obesity reported an increase in type 2 diabetes and that it is affecting people at a younger age. Additional funding of €3 million has been made available to the Health Service Executive to support the implementation of the report's recommendations. The national diabetes working group submitted its report to the Tánaiste last summer. The report was forwarded to...

Written Answers — Obesity Levels: Obesity Levels (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: The report of the national task force on obesity, Obesity the Policy Challenges, was presented to the Taoiseach in May 2005. The report contains 93 recommendations aimed at tackling overweight and obesity. These relate to actions across six broad sectors: high-level Government; education; social and community; health; food, commodities, production and supply, and the physical environment....

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: The Health Service Executive has informed my Department that a draft copy of the report was received by the HSE Dublin north area on the evening of Thursday, 9 February 2006. It is understood from the HSE that this draft is currently being reviewed. The final report cannot be prepared until this process is completed. It is hoped that this process will be finalised by mid April 2006.

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: The National Economic and Social Forum report on care for older people was launched on 29 January 2006. The Department will be studying this report and will also be discussing it with the HSE in due course. As the Deputy may be aware the Tánaiste, and Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, established a working group to identify the policy options for a financially...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: The Deputy's questions 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 — Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome: Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: In September 2004, a national task force on sudden cardiac death was established in order to address the problem in Ireland. The task force, chaired by Dr. Brian Maurer, will make recommendations on the prevention of sudden cardiac death and on the detection of those at high risk. The task force will also advise on equipment and training programmes to improve the outcome in those suffering...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (2 Mar 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 (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 together. The Deputy's questions relate 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Mar 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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: The Deputy's questions relate 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 (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 and the Nursing Homes Regulations 1993 provide for the payment of subvention for private nursing home care for applicants who qualify on both medical and means grounds. General rules for the assessment of means in respect of an application for nursing home subvention are set out in the Second Schedule of the Nursing Homes...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 to 169, inclusive, together. It has been decided, in the context of the Government's "Better Regulation" agenda, that these directives, which lay down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of a number of contaminants, will be transposed by a single statutory instrument. The drafting of this statutory instrument is at an...