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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 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 (14 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (14 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (14 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: There are no plans to appoint an ombudsman for older people or persons with a disability.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: This question was previously raised by the Deputy on 18 October 2005, under PQ Reference 29155/05. As previously advised in the reply for PQ Reference 2915/57/05, this related 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. The HSE has again been requested to reply direct to the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: This question was previously raised by the Deputy on 18 October 2005, Question No. 313. As previously advised in the reply to Question No. 313, this related 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. The HSE has again been asked to reply to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: This question was previously raised by the Deputy on 18 October 2005, Question No. 314. As previously advised in the reply to Question No. 314, a once-off grant of €55,000 was provided to the Irish Hospice Foundation from this Department's capital allocation in 2003 towards the establishment of an information centre. In relation to the further information requested by the Deputy, this...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: This question was previously raised by the Deputy on 18 October 2005, Question No. 315. As previously advised in the reply to Question No. 315, this related 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. I understand that an interim reply was sent to the Deputy on 7 February 2006 by...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I have recently received the 2006 Health Service Executive capital plan from the executive. The proposed development at St. Vincent's, Dungarvan, is in the plan and I will revert to the executive as soon as possible on the plan submitted. My Department does not provide funding to the HSE for its capital programme; that is provided by the Exchequer following decisions by Government on the...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (14 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 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 (14 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 (14 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 — Rape Crisis Network: Rape Crisis Network (9 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. As the Deputy may be aware two weeks ago the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children met with representatives of three organisations in the violence against women sector. Following that meeting the...

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: On Thursday, 2 February last, the Food Standards Agency, FSA, UK notified the European Commission of the withdrawal from sale of a consignment of baby rusks because of non-compliance with EU regulations on the maximum limit for pesticide residues in infant food. The rusks were found to contain low levels of the pesticide, chlorpropham. This message was received by the Food Safety Authority of...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The changes that were announced on budget day were incorporated into the Nursing Homes (Subvention) (Amendment) Regulations 2005. These regulations amended the thresholds contained in the 1993 regulations by increasing the value of assets to be disregarded for the purposes of subvention assessment from £6,000, €7,618, to €11,000, increasing the asset threshold above which subvention may...

Written Answers — Health Service Investigation: Health Service Investigation (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: My Department has sought a detailed report on this issue from the Health Service Executive. This report has not yet been received. When it is received, it will be referred to the CJD advisory group for consideration and advice on any policy implications. At this stage in its investigations the HSE is confident that it can see no basis for the suggestion that there may be a cluster of such cases.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (8 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.