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Written Answers — Care Workers: Care Workers (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: An interdepartmental group on the funding of long-term care for older persons was established earlier this year by the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan. This group is chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach and is examining a range of issues surrounding the care of older persons in Ireland, including carers. The...

Written Answers — Care Workers: Care Workers (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: An interdepartmental group on the funding of long-term care for older persons set up by the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, and chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, is examining a range of issues surrounding the care of older persons in Ireland, including the question of standardised needs assessment for...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question concerns 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 (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: My Department does not directly fund or co-ordinate health and personal social services to victims of abuse. Monies are made available each year, formerly through the health boards and now through the Health Services Executive, for the provision of services to women victims of violence. In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in funding so that now over €12 million is...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy may be aware that the development of services for people with Alzheimer's disease is based on the action plan for dementia published by the National Council on Ageing and Older People in 1999. Considerable progress has been made in service development since the publication of the report and, in each of the years since 1999, my Department has provided additional funding of more than...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I wish to advise the Deputy that 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 which private nursing homes must adhere to. The Health Service Executive currently carries out inspections in private nursing homes. In the context of...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2005)

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 (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: 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 the publication of this report, a working group chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach and comprising senior officials from the Departments of Finance, Health and Children...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Nov 2005)

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.

Variant CJD Incidence. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: The CJD advisory group provides scientific, professional and technical advice on all aspects of CJD and the policy responses that are appropriate in the light of evolving information and the evidence on this topic. Fortunately, the number of people contracting this disease has been small. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Department of Agriculture and Food are responsible for the...

Variant CJD Incidence. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: We are in the process of developing it and it is not yet finalised. I understand it will be shortly.

Variant CJD Incidence. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I am replying to the question because of the variant CJD aspect.

Variant CJD Incidence. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: That is why I am dealing with the question.

Variant CJD Incidence. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: Yes.

Variant CJD Incidence. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I have responsibility for health promotion within the Department of Health and Children. If the Deputy wants, I will provide her with a breakdown of responsibilities of the Tánaiste and the three Ministers of State at the Department of Health and Children.

Departmental Programmes. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: The national alcohol policy, published in September 1996, provides that a dedicated national alcohol surveillance function be established by the Department of Health and Children. This function is performed on a contractual basis by Target Health. The principal duties of this function are to advise the health promotion unit on alcohol policy issues; collate and co-ordinate relevant data on...

Departmental Programmes. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I resent the comment that the Government has capitulated to the drinks industry. We appreciate the problem presented by alcohol here and there is no greater problem facing society than alcohol. We are all familiar with these difficulties and few families are not affected. The Government set up the strategic task force on alcohol that reported a short time ago. I presented that report to...

Departmental Programmes. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I ask Deputy Gormley to allow me to reply. I have listened to Deputy Gormley and he often makes throwaway remarks with little foundation.

Departmental Programmes. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: Advertisers would not waste money placing advertisements on television if they did not work. This principle applies to the drinks industry. The Government was concerned about the number of advertisements that appear in media, concerning drinks and sexy campaigns aimed at young people. The Government approached the drinks industry and discussed the matter with it. The Government is conscious...

Departmental Programmes. (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: The result of this campaign is the same as if legislation were introduced. We have an independent committee to monitor this agreement and if it does not work legislation will be introduced if needed.