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

Seán Power: The Health Service Executive has been piloting home care grant schemes in a number of areas. These schemes have been targeted at supporting older people living in the community as an alternative to long-term residential care and older people who are being discharged from the acute hospital system. In the HSE eastern regional area, people have been discharged from acute hospitals under the...

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.

Seanad: Fisheries Protection. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Ross for raising this issue. I will reply on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. Salmon habitats and stocks throughout the north Atlantic regions are under threat from a variety of adverse pressures. Some of these pressures are environmental and some relate to water quality. Other pressures include drift netting, seals, poaching in rivers...

Seanad: Fisheries Protection. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The Senator focused on drift netting as the only problem but, as I indicated, there are a number of pressures affecting salmon habitats and stocks throughout the north Atlantic region. Naturally, we are very conscious of the impact a reduction in the salmon catch would have on our tourism industry. We will monitor this but no changes are envisaged in the short term.

Seanad: Hospital Services. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Kitt for raising this matter on the Adjournment to which I am happy to reply. The report of the national advisory committee on palliative care was launched on 4 October 2001. It describes a comprehensive palliative care service and acts as a blueprint for its development. It is planned that the report's recommendations will be implemented over a five to seven year period. The...

Seanad: School Staffing. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Brian Hayes for affording me the opportunity to outline to the House the position of the Department of Education and Science concerning the staffing of St. Kevin's boys' national school, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule,...

Health Services. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The national health strategy, Quality and Fairness: A Health System for You, was launched in 2001 by the former Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin. The strategy is centred on a whole system approach to tackling health in Ireland and goes beyond the traditional concept of health services. It is about developing a system in which best health and social wellbeing are valued and...

Health Services. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: As I have said, the 2001 health strategy outlined a number of measures which could be taken to improve services for older people. The Government has implemented a number of the strategies. The HSE will continue to implement the strategies and to make the improvements which have been commenced. I have given details of the finances which have been made available to support the measures in...

Nursing Homes. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The issue of a service level agreement for the supply of contract beds was raised by representatives of the Irish Nursing Homes Organisation, INHO, at a meeting with me in February 2005. The Department pursued this issue with the HSE and was informed that the INHO had been in discussion with the former Eastern Regional Health Authority for some time on the development of service level...

Nursing Homes. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: It it totally incorrect to say we did nothing. Communication has been ongoing with the Leas Cross nursing home for some time and while progress was made, it was not happening quickly enough. We took action and sent in a new management team to rectify matters in the home. Unfortunately, it was not possible to provide the necessary changes that would have ensured the patients received...

Nursing Homes. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: We have taken action and Leas Cross is not the only nursing home in which such action has been taken. The inspectorate has difficulties regarding nursing homes and a number of issues might need to be addressed. Some could be minor while others are severe and critical. I cannot outline the names of all the nursing homes with which the Department has had difficulties in the past.

Nursing Homes. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I do not have the information with me but I can provide the Deputy with that information.

Nursing Homes. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I certainly will, that is not a problem. It is not our intention to defend nursing homes which do not provide an acceptable level of care, particularly where the Department has assisted people to move into long-term care. We demand a certain level of care because it is the least they deserve. We will make the necessary changes to ensure older people receive appropriate care in nursing homes.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (16 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 the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Regulation: Nursing Homes Regulation (16 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The issue raised by the Deputy will be taken into consideration in the drafting of legislation to put the social services inspectorate on a statutory basis. The inspectorate will be charged with the regulation and inspection of nursing homes, both public and private. Legislation to effect this change will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas in the near future with a view to...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (16 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 the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (16 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The general medical services contract which general practitioners participating in the GMS scheme hold with the local area of the Health Service Executive provides for the issue of first and final certificates to explain work absence, free of charge, for medical card holders, regardless of age. GPs are not obliged to provide examinations and certificates in respect of requirements of life...

Written Answers — Family Refuges: Family Refuges (16 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, 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (16 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 the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (16 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.