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- Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: This is also a technical amendment to give a clear definition of the term "retail, restaurant and catering sectors" as used in section 25 of the Bill. This section replaces the current section 54 of the Health Act 1947. The new section allows for the making of regulations to extend the current EU labelling laws on meat to require country of origin information to be provided to all consumers...
- Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: I thank Senators for their contributions. This new section will initially allow for the making of national regulations that will expand the beef labelling currently required under EU legislation to include the provision of information on the country of origin of beef to the consumer at his or her point of choice. That should be welcomed by consumers and the food industry because it means, for...
- Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: My views have not changed merely because I am sitting on this side of the fence. These amendments are of a technical nature and, when discussing such legislation, we tend to use phrases and language which we do not use on a daily basis. People can have difficulties in understanding this parliamentary speak. Regardless of the legislation we introduce, I would like to think that officials are...
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: They are changing as often as Opposition leaders.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 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 reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (22 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: Responsibility for the enforcement of labelling and traceability legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. The European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2002, SI 483 of 2002, as amended, is the main legislation in Ireland dealing with the general labelling of pre-packaged foodstuffs. However, there are many other labelling...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (22 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 reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 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 reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (22 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The report of the interdepartmental group on long-term care for older people examined, among other issues, residential care needs. That report has been discussed at Cabinet and it is a matter for Government to decide on the next steps regarding the report.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (22 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The development of sheltered housing accommodation provides a real alternative to residential care and reflects the desire of older people to live with as much independence as possible. The total budgetary allocation in 2006 for sheltered housing is the existing allocation of â¬428,000 plus the extra funding of â¬500,000 announced on 8 December, giving a total of â¬928,000 for 2006. An...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (22 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 reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 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 (22 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 (21 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 reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (21 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: Country Markets Limited and its associated operations fall within the definitions of a food business operator and a food business under food safety legislation. Food businesses bear the primary responsibility for food safety and are obliged to ensure that food they place on the market is safe and complies with relevant legislation, which includes labelling regulations. The general labelling...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: An investment package of an additional â¬150 million has been put in place for services for older people and palliative care for 2006 and 2007, of which an additional â¬33 million full-year cost was allocated to the home help programme, â¬30 million of which will be for 2006. This funding will enable the Health Service Executive to provide an additional 1.75 million hours nationally in...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 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 — Food Safety: Food Safety (21 Feb 2006)
Seán Power: The official agencies concerned are the Department of Agriculture and Food, the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, the Health Service Executive and various local authorities. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland, FSAI, provided each of these agencies with a report on the premises under their supervision which were visited as part of the audit and it has confirmed that...