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Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: Section 39(2)(c) provides that a registration board shall restore a person's name to its register if the person meets the criteria established, by law, for restoration to the register. The amendment proposed by the Deputy is covered by the by-laws of registration boards. Therefore, I do not propose to accept the amendment.

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: Given the potential implications for a practitioner's livelihood, all decisions of the council in the disciplinary area are subject either to appeal or to confirmation by the High Court. It is clearly essential, in that regard, that the council behaves strictly in accordance with the principles of due process at all times. The fitness to practice procedures contained in the Bill are designed...

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: On Committee Stage, in response to an amendment tabled by Deputy Twomey, a commitment was made to consult the Parliamentary Counsel with regard to the drafting of an amendment, to be tabled on Report Stage, to the effect that a registrant who is a member of the council and becomes the subject of an inquiry should absent himself or herself from council discussions on the matter. However, I am...

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: No, I am not saying that at all.

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: It is normal in a situation where a person is directly involved in a case that he or she does not participate. It is accepted by all groups and organisations that a person cannot be a judge in his or her own cause. As a rule, people absent themselves and do not get involved in discussions which relate to them directly. If a case arose where a member of the council was the subject of a...

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: Committees will observe fair procedures but the question is how specific does one want to be. Committees and organisations try to be as fair as possible. For instance, if I were on a committee and someone made a complaint against my brother, it would not be fair for me to sit in at the meeting and participate. If one wants to be specific, how far down the road does one want to go? When the...

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I move amendment No. 37: In page 54, line 13, after "Schedule," to insert "or".

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I move amendment No. 38: In page 65, in the third column, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:"Diploma of British Orthoptics, or". This amendment proposes to include a qualification which was omitted inadvertently.

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I move amendment No. 40: In page 65, line 34, in the third column, to delete "Dublin,".

State Property. (9 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I am taking the Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with an opportunity to provide the House with an update on the situation. While considerable progress has been made in recent years in increasing overall housing supply, the demand for housing remains high,...

Health Services. (9 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, the policy of the Department of Health and Children on the development and delivery of services for older people is to maintain them in dignity and independence at home for as long as possible in accordance with their wishes, as expressed in many research studies. It aims to restore to independence at home those older people who become ill or dependent and to...

Health Services. (9 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: It is understood that the home help hours figure for 2001 was similar to that of 2003. However, the total number of home help hours provided in 2002 included once-off hours, arising from the national home help agreement 2000, for annual leave and training and other elements of the service relating to the agreement. Therefore, the 2002 figures reflect both the core service hours for that year...

Medical Aids and Appliances. (9 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I thank Deputy Timmins for raising this matter and giving me an opportunity to outline to the House some details of the work being done to improve how cardiac emergencies are dealt with. As the Deputy said, Deputy Lowry raised a similar matter in the House some months ago. I would like to update the House on the developments since then. The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of...

Third Level Fees. (9 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I thank Deputy Keaveney for raising this matter on the Adjournment. I will reply on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, who is unavoidably absent owing to a prior commitment. The free fees initiative scheme operated by the Department of Education and Science provides free tuition to eligible students who attend approved third level courses. The main eligibility...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 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.

Road Safety: Motion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: Maybe co-operation on the Opposition benches is not as good as the Deputy expected.

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2005: Second Stage. (9 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Leyden for his initiative in bringing the Registration of Wills Bill 2005 before the House. It is unusual for a Government backbencher or Senator to bring forward legislation. He has received support from both inside and outside the House in his work and I acknowledge the effort that has been made in this regard. Several Members have mentioned the difficulties that may arise...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2005: Second Stage. (9 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: Members referred to the necessity of people taking responsibility and making a will. If this debate serves only to encourage people in this regard it will have done some good. We have all heard of cases where enormous difficulties have ensued when a person died without making a will. We will look at the idea of a campaign to encourage people in this regard. Members of the legal profession are...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2005: Second Stage. (9 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: Section 6 in Part 2 states: "There shall be established, where appropriate, and maintained ... the register of wills". Who is to decide what is appropriate? The provision is a little ambiguous and perhaps could be clarified. Section 10(3) in Part 3 states: "One or more wills, including codicils, made by the same testator may be registered or re-registered under this section." Even if one or...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2005: Second Stage. (9 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: Okay. I thank the Senators for contributing to the debate and I thank Senator Leyden for his work on this initiative. It is nice to see Senators take up matters on their own initiative. This obviously has much support. I wish the Senator and the Bill well and I hope the Bill has a safe passage through both Houses.