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Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (10 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Tánaiste has agreed to meet this group on Tuesday, 24 May 2005.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (10 May 2005)

Seán Power: The membership of the working group is as follows: Mr. Jimmy Duggan, principal officer, Department of Health and Children, Chairman, Mr. James Conway, programme manager, Health Service Executive — mid-western area, Ms Valerie Nagle, health economist, HSE — eastern regional area, Ms Anne Vaughan, principal officer, planning unit, Department of Social and Family Affairs, Mr. Joe Mooney,...

Written Answers — Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol Abuse (10 May 2005)

Seán Power: The organisations represented by Alcohol Action Ireland play a significant role in providing regional and local community services in alcohol harm reduction, treatment and education, and I welcome their contribution to the debate on the recently published Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2005. The Government is concerned about alcohol related harm and about the increase in consumption in the total...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 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 Kildare. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 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 the nursing home subvention scheme. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 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, deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the home help service. Accordingly, my Department has requested the HSE's national director of primary,...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (5 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, deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the national director for primary, community and continuing care at the HSE to investigate the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (5 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (4 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (4 May 2005)

Seán Power: Under EU rules, only authorised GM foods, or foods containing ingredients thereof, can be imported and placed on the market. Ireland applies EU legislation on genetically modified, GM, foods. The following GM foods are authorised for sale on the Irish market: vegetable oil from oil seed rape; vegetable oil from cotton seed; maize products; soya products. These products are normally used as...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (4 May 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 140 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, deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in Dublin 8....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 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, 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 Cavan. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the national director for primary, community and continuing care of the HSE to investigate the...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (4 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, deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of the housing aid scheme for the elderly in County Wexford, on behalf of the Department of...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 May 2005)

Seán Power: Food labelling by its nature encompasses a particularly broad spectrum and in these circumstances officials in my Department are in regular communication with officials in other Departments and agencies to ensure a balanced and co-ordinated approach to labelling issues both at national and international level. Consumers should be in a position to make food consumption choices which best suit...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (4 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the national director for primary, community and continuing care at the HSE to investigate the...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Inspectorate: Nursing Homes Inspectorate (4 May 2005)

Seán Power: Regulations governing standards in the private nursing home sector are set out in the Nursing Home (Care and Welfare) Regulations 1993. These regulations only cover standards in the private nursing home sector. However, there are commitments in the health strategy, Quality and Fairness — A Health System for You, Sustaining Progress and An Agreed Programme for Government on the establishment...

Suicide Levels: Motion. (4 May 2005)

Seán Power: I thank my colleague, Deputy Tim O'Malley, for sharing his time, thereby providing me with the opportunity to speak on the important issues of suicide prevention and mental health promotion in Ireland. Some time ago I received a copy of the book Echoes of Suicide. It is an excellent read for anybody with an interest in the subject and gives a great insight into the different aspects of...

Seanad: General Practitioner Services. (4 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 the securing of appropriately trained general practitioners to provide services to medical card holders under the general...

Seanad: Health Services. (4 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Government's policy on radiation oncology is based on the report entitled The Development of Radiation Oncology Services in Ireland. Considerable investment will be provided for in the coming years. The central aim is to ensure access by cancer patients throughout the country to high-quality radiation oncology in line with best international standards. Significant progress is being made...