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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in Limerick. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: I understand that a reply was issued to the Deputy by the Health Service Executive eastern regional area on 25 May 2005 with respect to the previous parliamentary questions regarding bed occupancy and staff numbers in the Maynooth community care unit.

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, HSE, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for HIV-AIDS treatment services. The health protection surveillance centre, HPSC, of the HSE which is...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 163 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services under the Nursing...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy may be aware, 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 for older people who are being discharged from the acute hospital system. In the HSE eastern regional area, people have been discharged...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, the placing of a person in a private nursing home is a private matter between the person or his or her representatives and the nursing home proprietor, as are the fees charged in these facilities. The Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 allows for the payment of a subvention towards the cost of such care based on a medical and means assessment. The process used in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for health services in County Cavan. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Nursing Homes: Motion. (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: Eight months ago I was appointed to this job and I am prepared to take full responsibility for it.

Nursing Homes: Motion. (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "—notes the Government's commitment to ensuring that high quality care is made available to all patients in public, private and voluntary nursing homes; —welcomes its commitment to establish the Social Services Inspectorate on a statutory basis later this year and extend its work to public and...

Nursing Homes: Motion. (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: A number of changes will have to be made and decisions will have to be taken on existing staff. I intend to keep on top of the issue. All Members are united in our disgust and shock at what we saw last night. It is important measures are put in place to ensure there is no repeat performance of what was witnessed.

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (26 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Department of Health and Children provides funding to voluntary organisations under a national lottery funded grant scheme. This funding is discretionary. A set protocol is in place in the Department for dealing with applications or requests for grants from discretionary national lottery funds. An application form is made available to any individual, group or agency which requests a...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (25 May 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 120 to 122, inclusive, together. The Nursing Home (Care and Welfare) Regulations 1993 set out the standards the private nursing home sector must adhere to for the purpose of registration under the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990. The regulations only apply to the private nursing home sector and do not cover public long-stay facilities for older people....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in County Wicklow. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (25 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in County Wicklow. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: Sweeteners such as aspartame are strictly controlled by European Union legislation which requires that only authorised additives may be used in the manufacture or preparation of foodstuffs. A new additive which requires authorisation in the EU must go through an exhaustive safety assessment by the EU scientific committee on food, SCF. Following evaluation of a particular additive, it is...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in County Clare. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in County Kildare. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Task Force on Obesity: Task Force on Obesity (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: The national task force on obesity presented its report, Obesity: the Policy Challenges, to the Taoiseach on 16 May 2005. The report contains 93 recommendations for actions across six broad sectors including high-level Government, education, social and community, health, food commodities, production and supply, and the physical environment. The report highlights the need for joined-up policy,...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Department of Health and Children provides funding to voluntary organisations under a national lottery funded grant scheme. This funding is discretionary. There is a set protocol in place in the Department for dealing with applications and requests for grants from discretionary national lottery funds. An application form is made available to any individual, group or agency which requests...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January, 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This project is in the capital investment framework, CIF, 2005 for the Health Service Executive. A design team was appointed in February 2004 for...