Results 1,481-1,500 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (28 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.
- Leaders' Questions. (29 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy should look to his own record.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (29 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (29 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: The Nursing Home (Subvention) Regulations 1993 are administered by the Health Service Executive. There are currently three rates of subvention payable, â¬114.30, â¬152.40 and â¬190.50 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (29 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: 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 Regulations 1993, as amended by the...
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (29 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.
- Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Order for Second Stage. (30 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
- Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (30 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to introduce Second Stage of the Bill to the House. A significant and long-standing feature of our health system of publicly funded long-term care has been the principle that it is fair and reasonable that people should make some contribution to the cost of their long-term care. The Government, however, accepts fully the Supreme...
- Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (30 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: Approximately â¬60 million.
- Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (30 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: Deputy Twomey should not be giving them ideas.
- Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (30 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: How could we know that?
- Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (30 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: Does Deputy McManus know the six numbers for Saturday?
- Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: I reply on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. The Mater and children's hospital development project was planned some years ago with a view to significantly improving the facilities for patients and staff at both hospitals. It was envisaged at that time that paediatric secondary and tertiary services could appropriately be provided at...
- Tax Code. (30 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. The use of condoms is one of the simplest and most effective ways to guard against both unplanned pregnancy and the transmission of infection. I encourage sexually active people to continue to act responsibly in this regard. I am aware also of the decision announced recently by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer to reduce the rate of...
- School Accommodation. (30 Mar 2006)
Seán Power: I will take this adjournment on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it affords me an opportunity to outline to the House the current position of the Department of Education and Science regarding the application for additional accommodation at Ashbourne community school, County Meath. Meeting the...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (30 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.