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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Mar 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, 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 — Health Services: Health Services (1 Mar 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, 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 — Health Services: Health Services (1 Mar 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, 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 — Health Services: Health Services (1 Mar 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, 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 — National Health Strategy: National Health Strategy (1 Mar 2006)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, additional funding of €150 million has been allocated in budget 2006 for services for older people and palliative care, €110 million of which is to be invested in 2006 and €40 million in 2007. Approximately two thirds of this money, €109 million, has been allocated to meet the full-year cost of community support for older people. Well funded and viable...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Feb 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 Services: Health Services (28 Feb 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 a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The Nursing Home (Subvention) Regulations 1993 are administered by the Health Service Executive. Three rates of subvention are currently payable —€114.30, €152.40 and €190.50 — for the three levels of dependency which are medium, high and maximum. There are no plans to increase the subvention rates. The HSE has discretion to pay more than the maximum rate of subvention relative to...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Feb 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 checked for factual accuracy. The final report cannot be prepared until this process is completed. It is hoped that this process will be finalised by...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Feb 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 (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I have been advised that the Health Service Executive, HSE, issued a reply to the Deputy on Question No. 367 of 25 January 2006.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I have been advised that the Health Service Executive, HSE, issued a reply today to the Deputy on Question No. 366 of 25 January 2006.

Written Answers — Health Reports: Health Reports (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: In September 2004 a national task force on sudden cardiac death was established in order to address the problem of sudden cardiac death in Ireland. The task force, chaired by Dr. Brian Maurer, will make recommendations on the prevention of sudden cardiac death and on the detection of those at high risk. The task force will also advise on equipment and training programmes to improve the...

Written Answers — Rape Crisis Centres: Rape Crisis Centres (28 Feb 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 — Health Services: Health Services (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, additional funding of €150 million was allocated to services for older people or palliative care in the 2006 budget. Of this, an extra €33 million was allocated to the home help service. Of this total a sum of €30 million is provided for 2006 and will deliver 1.75 million home help hours. The Deputy's specific questions relate to the management and delivery...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Feb 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: This Government is committed to developing the various community and home support schemes that are vital to maintain older people in their own homes for as long as possible. As the Deputy will be aware, 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. Reflecting the new emphasis on home and day...

Written Answers — Food Safety Authority: Food Safety Authority (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 21 February 2006 relates to an audit conducted by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, FSAI, and the action taken on foot of this audit. The FSAI has confirmed that the Health Service Executive, HSE, brought the audit findings to the attention of relevant food business proprietors either verbally or in writing and follow-up inspections have taken place to...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The Department of Health and Children has responsibility for one North-South implementation body established under the Good Friday Agreement, namely, the Food Safety Promotion Board, or Safefood. Safefood's remit is to promote awareness and knowledge of food safety issues on an all-island basis. I am not aware of complaints in relation to recruitment procedures. However, I am advised that...

Cancer Screening Programme. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I thank Deputy Cowley for raising this matter on the Adjournment. I welcome the opportunity this afternoon to set out the current position in respect of the BreastCheck programme and, in particular, to the extension of the programme to the remaining counties in the country. The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children met Professor Kerin last year in respect of the roll-out of...