Results 1,701-1,720 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power
- Written Answers — Home Care Supports: Home Care Supports (17 May 2006)
Seán Power: The Tánaiste has allocated â¬30 million for the provision of Home Care Packages in 2006, and a further â¬25 million for the Scheme in 2007. At the beginning of 2006 there were approximately 1,100 Home Care Packages in place and the 2006 Budget allocation will provide an additional 2,000 extra Home Care Packages in 2006. It should also be noted that an additional â¬30 million has been...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 May 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 (18 May 2006)
Seán Power: The Nursing Home (Subvention) Regulations, 1993 are administered by the Health Service Executive. There are currently three rates of subvention payable, i.e. â¬114.30, â¬152.40 and â¬190.50 for the three levels of dependency which are medium, high and maximum. There are no plans to increase the subvention rates at present. The HSE has discretion to pay more than the maximum rate of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 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 (18 May 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 (18 May 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 (18 May 2006)
Seán Power: The Nursing Home (Subvention) Regulations, 1993 are administered by the Health Service Executive. There are currently three rates of subvention payable, i.e. â¬114.30, â¬152.40 and â¬190.50 for the three levels of dependency which are medium, high and maximum. There are no plans to increase the subvention rates at present. The HSE has discretion to pay more than the maximum rate of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2006)
Seán Power: I wish to advise the Deputy that additional funding of â¬20 million was provided for the administration of the Nursing Home Subvention Scheme in 2006, bringing the total available budget to â¬161 million. The â¬20 million is to support more basic nursing home subventions and reduce waiting lists for enhanced subventions: it is also to bring more consistency to subventions support...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (23 May 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 May 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (23 May 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 the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has...
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (23 May 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 — Nursing Home Investigations: Nursing Home Investigations (23 May 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy may wish to know that the Health Service Executive has informed my Department that Professor O'Neill recently submitted his final report to the Executive and this has been sent to the legal advisers of the HSE for advice. The report prepared by Prof. O'Neill is one of a number of reports commissioned/prepared by the HSE into Leas Cross Nursing Home. All of the reports are now being...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Investigations: Nursing Home Investigations (23 May 2006)
Seán Power: In September 2004 following complaints received from the family of a nursing home resident the former Southern Health Board established an inquiry team with an independent chairman to investigate the complaints. The team were also to review existing standards, policies and procedures in the Nursing Home and make appropriate recommendations. The patient's family, the Nursing Home staff and...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (23 May 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 (23 May 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 (23 May 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 (23 May 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (23 May 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. I understand from the HSE that a reply...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (23 May 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy will be aware that the Housing Aid Scheme is administered by the Health Service Executive, on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The Scheme has not been run down. The Deputy may wish to be aware that an initial allocation of â¬12 million for the scheme has been allocated in 2006 compared to an initial allocation of â¬11 million in 2005 and...