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Written Answers — Nursing Home Inspections: Nursing Home Inspections (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will no doubt be aware, the Government has decided to establish the social services inspectorate on a statutory basis and legislation to give effect to this will be published later on this year. The inspectorate will be charged with the inspection of both public and private nursing homes and will be responsible for reporting on standards of care in such homes. It is planned to...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Standards: Nursing Home Standards (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 129 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that it is the intention of the Department to put in place a more robust regulatory system as quickly as possible to protect vulnerable older people and to provide for the highest possible standards of care for older people in long-stay facilities. This process has begun by firstly reviewing the Health (Nursing...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 159 together. Incontinence products are not available through the usual general medical services arrangements in place for the provision of drugs and non-drug items to medical card holders in the community. Article 16.1 of the Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations 1993 provides that individuals resident in private nursing homes who are in receipt of a...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The policy of the Government is to maintain older people in dignity and independence at home, in accordance with their wishes. To this end, home care grant schemes have been piloted in a number of areas as an alternative to long-term residential care to assist older people living at home in their communities. Older people who are being discharged from the acute hospital system and those...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The 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. According to the HSE, there is a total of 381 public nursing home beds in County Kildare. There are 190 beds in St. Vincent's, Athy, 78 in Baltinglass District Hospital, 20 in Drogheda Memorial Hospital, seven...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The 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 have the matter investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (21 Jun 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 — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (21 Jun 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. This includes responsibility for the provision of the housing aid scheme for the elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has requested...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 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. The home help service is a discretionary service which is provided to support people in their own home. There are no guidelines issued by the Department on means testing for the home help service. The...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is the intention of the Department to put in place a more robust regulatory system as quickly as possible to protect vulnerable older people and to provide for the highest possible standards of care for older people in long-stay facilities. This process has begun by firstly reviewing the Health (Nursing Homes) Act, 1990 and regulations made under the Act...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (21 Jun 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (21 Jun 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 (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I welcome the publication of the report of the National Council on Aging and Older People, Perceptions of Ageism in Health and Social Services in Ireland. The report highlights the findings of research carried out in the ten former health boards during 2004 involving some 450 older people and 150 health and social services staff. I understand that the study sought to investigate whether older...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: My Department does not directly fund or co-ordinate health and personal social services to victims of abuse. Moneys are made available each year, formerly through the health boards, and now through the Health Service 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 provided...

Written Answers — Strategic Task Force on Alcohol: Strategic Task Force on Alcohol (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The strategic task force on alcohol had membership from a wide range of bodies including representatives from Departments, health professionals, the Garda, non-governmental organisations and the drinks industry. An inter-departmental group was established to progress the recommendations of the first report of the strategic task force. The Department of Health and Children was represented on...

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: Monosodium glutamate, MSG, food additive No. E621, is the sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid, which occurs naturally in the body. As a substance added to food, its main function is as a flavour-enhancing agent, it is not used as a preservative. It is sold as a fine white crystal substance, similar in appearance to salt or sugar, which does not have a distinct taste of its own. Food...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Jun 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jun 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 directly to the Deputy. The Tánaiste announced...

Written Answers — Health Education: Health Education (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The health promotion unit conducts a number of public education media campaigns particularly in relation to lifestyle issues such a smoking, alcohol, nutrition, etc. These campaigns play a significant role in raising awareness among the general public of the positive impact on health that can be made through behavioural change. The health promotion unit has no plans to conduct a campaign on...