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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 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 — Health Services: Health Services (7 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.

Seanad: Mental Health Services. (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Browne for raising the matter as it provides me with an opportunity to outline to the House the position regarding the additional funding provided for services for children and adults with disabilities in 2006. Under the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009, which is part of the national disability strategy, additional funding amounting to €51.5 million is being...

Seanad: Mental Health Services. (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: It is a matter for the Health Service Executive when it comes to seeking tenders or expressions of interest. If we were to equate it to these Houses, many of us would never become Members if we were required to have experience before coming here.

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes. (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Finucane for raising the issue. I make this reply on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche. Providing modern water services infrastructure to support social and economic objectives has been a major focus of Government spending over the past few years. There has been unprecedented investment by the Department under the national...

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes. (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: I appreciate the Senator's frustration, but I am sure he has plenty of influence on the local authority. It is important to say that when submitting proposals, those prioritised by the local council naturally receive funding first from the Department.

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

Seán Power: In 2005, the Tánaiste met with the Irish Heart Foundation to discuss, inter alia, services for patients with stroke. Following that meeting the foundation, with the support of a grant of €70,000 from my Department, convened a National Stroke Review Group, NSRG. The NSRG has representatives from the HSE — population health — and a wide range of relevant professional and voluntary...

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, 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 (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...