Results 2,101-2,120 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 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 have this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women (25 Apr 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 have this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Care: Nursing Home Care (25 Apr 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 have this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 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 have this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (25 Apr 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 have this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (25 Apr 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 (25 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: The question of making defibrillators available to fire stations would be a matter for the Health Service Executive in consultation with the fire services. 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (25 Apr 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 (25 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: As the Deputy is aware, additional funding of â¬150 million was allocated to services for older people and palliative care in the 2006 budget. Of this, an extra â¬33 million was allocated to the home help service, â¬30 million of which is provided for 2006 to deliver 1.75 million home help hours. A total of â¬55 million was also allocated to home care packages, â¬30 million for 2006 and...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (25 Apr 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 (25 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: While the figures provided by the HSE indicate a reduction in the number of home help hours between 2003 and 2005, the HSE has advised that the reduced service levels were due to the demands on the service beyond the available budget allocation. As the Deputy is aware, additional funding of â¬150 million was allocated to services for older people and palliative care in the 2006 budget. This...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (25 Apr 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 (6 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question refers 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (6 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question refers 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (6 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, the Tánaiste and I regard the support of older people to stay in their own homes and communities as a key policy priority, thereby moving away from the practice of placing people in residential care as a first option. This is the expressed wish of the majority of our older people. Additional funding has been allocated for services for older people and palliative...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (6 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, the Tánaiste and I regard the support of older people to stay in their own homes and communities as a key policy priority, with appropriate residential care provided where necessary. This marks a move away from the practice of placing people in residential care as a first option and is in line with the expressed wish of the majority of our older people. This...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (6 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: A working group chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach and comprising senior officials from the Departments of Finance, Health and Children and Social and Family Affairs was established last year to examine issues relating to the financing of long-term care. This was to take account of the Mercer report on the future financing of long-term care in Ireland, which was commissioned by the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (6 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question refers 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 — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (6 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question refers 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 (6 Apr 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question refers 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...