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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 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, HSE, under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, this Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Alcohol Labelling: Alcohol Labelling (31 Jan 2006)

Seán Power: This Department has funded a research project which involves a review of maternal records held by the Coombe Women's Hospital for the period 1996-2004. The aims of the project are to describe the prevalence and patterns of alcohol and nicotine use in a sample of pregnant women in Ireland between 1986 and 2004; to examine the association between a set of pregnancy outcome indicators — birth...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 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 (31 Jan 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 Service Grants: Health Service Grants (31 Jan 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 (31 Jan 2006)

Seán Power: The Nursing Home (Subvention) Regulations 1993 are administered by the Health Service Executive. There are currently three rates of subvention payable, €114.30, €152.40 and €190.50 for the three levels of dependency which are medium, high and maximum. Included in these payments is an increase of 25% which came into effect in April 2001. There are no plans to increase the subvention...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (31 Jan 2006)

Seán Power: Mental health promotion is a very broad concept involving any action to enhance the mental well-being of individuals, families or communities. My Department is committed to the promotion of positive mental health as recognised in the recently published A Vision for Change: Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy. This new policy recommends that "mental health promotion should be...

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)

Seán Power: On what date did the Deputy receive the letter?

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)

Seán Power: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all the words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: '—notes the Government's commitment to introducing legislation which, inter alia, will establish the social services inspectorate function on a statutory basis; —welcomes its commitment to extend the work of the social services inspectorate to public and private nursing homes and to...

Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)

Seán Power: An investment package of €150 million has been put in place for 2006 and 2007. This is the largest ever increase in funding for services for older people and the package has a strong focus on community based supports. Of that investment package, an additional €33 million full year cost was allocated to the home help programme. This represents a significant increase over the Estimates...

Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)

Seán Power: The Deputy has raised a number of issues, but it is a bit of a joke to talk about contradictions in the recent budget. We announced a package of €150 million in the budget for services for older people, including a number of community supports vital to maintaining people in their own homes and communities, which is the expressed wish of the majority of older people. The Deputy may be as...

Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)

Seán Power: I know the providers require us to bring some clarity to the issue in order that they can make plans for the future. We will renew our representations to the Minister for Finance. I cannot say how soon he will get back to us. I appreciate the urgency of the situation and know it would be helpful to have an early decision. We will try to get that decision as quickly as we can.

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (26 Jan 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (26 Jan 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Jan 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 — Violence against Women: Violence against Women (25 Jan 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Violence against Women: Violence against Women (25 Jan 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Domestic Abuse: Domestic Abuse (25 Jan 2006)

Seán Power: The development of further refuge spaces and increased emergency accommodation is a matter for the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Therefore, I suggest that the Deputy contacts the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for a reply to his question.