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Written Answers — Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre recently published sexually transmitted infections, STIs, figures for quarter one of 2003. Some 2,664 cases of STIs were notified in Ireland during quarter one of 2003, compared with 2,541 notifications during quarter one of 2002, representing a 4.8% increase in STI notifications. The three most commonly notified STIs in quarter one of 2003 were:...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Service Executive was established under the Health Act 2004 on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As part of its responsibility to prepare and submit an annual service plan for my approval, the executive is obliged under section 31 of the Act to indicate any...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, the placing of a person in a private nursing home is a matter between the person or his or her representatives and the nursing home proprietor. Article 8.2 of the Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations 1993 provides that an amount equivalent to one fifth of the non-contributory old age pension is disregarded by the Health Service Executive when assessing the means...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy may be aware, the policy of the Department on the care of older people is set out in the report entitled "The Years Ahead", published in 1988, which recommended that older people should be maintained in dignity and independence at home in accordance with their wishes; restored to independence at home if they become ill or dependent; encouraged and supported in their community by...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of nursing home subventions in County Galway. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As part of the executive's responsibility to prepare and submit an annual service plan for my approval, it is obliged under section 31 of the Act to...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions. : Nursing Home Subventions. (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of nursing home subvention in County Clare. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions. : Nursing Home Subventions. (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of nursing home subvention in County Clare. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 133 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in County Wexford....

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in the Maynooth Community Hospital, County Kildare. Accordingly, my...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in County Dublin. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176, 177 and 188 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for services to victims of abuse. Accordingly,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in Dublin 3. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of nursing home subvention in County Kerry. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act, 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for palliative care. I wish to advise the Deputy that my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: I wish to advise the Deputy that my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, met representatives from the North West Hospice on Wednesday, 9 February 2005.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As part of the executive's responsibility to prepare and submit an annual service plan for my approval, it is obliged under section 31 of the Act to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes services delivered by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and its associated branches which are located throughout the country....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of public long-stay beds and publicly contracted long-stay beds in private nursing homes....

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 to 236, inclusive, together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the delivery of drug treatment...