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Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (20 Apr 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 — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (20 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, St. Joseph's is a private facility offering nursing care to individuals, many of whom suffer from terminal dementia. As the placement of an individual in a private nursing home is a private matter between the patient or his or her representative and the nursing home, my Department has no say in the fees charged by the home. As the Deputy is aware, the Health Act...

Water Fluoridation. (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: On behalf of my colleague, Deputy Harney, I am happy to have the opportunity to address the issue raised by Deputy Connolly. Fluoridation of public water supplies as a public health measure is accepted as being one of the most effective methods of ensuring against tooth decay. The World Health Organisation recommends fluoridation of public water supplies and has stated: "Fluoridation of water...

Crime Prevention. (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and I am aware of recent media reports on the issue. I am deputising for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who is unavailable. The Minister has asked me to assure the Deputy that he shares his concern, as well as that of the public in general, about attacks on minority members of our population. The Prohibition of Incitement to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2005 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 Services: Health Services (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2005 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 Mayo. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: 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. In the case of a patient who normally resided in this State, choosing private nursing home care in the North of Ireland a subvention could be paid by the HSE in the area where they normally resided....

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (19 Apr 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 Dublin 9. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: The publication of the report of the national advisory committee on palliative care was approved by the Government and launched on 4 October 2001. The report describes a comprehensive palliative care service and acts as a blueprint for its development over a five to seven-year period. The report also acknowledged the role of the voluntary sector in the provision of palliative care services....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, 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 which includes responsibility for the provision of health services in County Louth. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Drug Treatment Services: Drug Treatment Services (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, 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 which includes responsibility for drug treatment services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the executive to investigate the matter and to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Apr 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Apr 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 palliative care beds in County Galway. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (19 Apr 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Apr 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 services to victims of abuse. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director for the executive's...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Apr 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 Services: Health Services (19 Apr 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 at 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 — Health Services: Health Services (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: On the publication of the Estimates for 2005, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children announced a ten point plan to relieve ongoing pressure on acute hospital beds and accident and emergency services. Under this plan there are three specific proposals relating to services for older people: an additional 500 older people are to receive intermediate care for up to six weeks in the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Apr 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 is a commitment in the health strategy, "Quality and Fairness — A Health System for You", to extend the remit of the social services inspectorate to other social...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (19 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: Responsibility for the administration of the Nursing Home (Subvention) Regulations, 1993 rests with the Health Service Executive. There are currently three rates of subvention payable under the regulations, that is, €114.30, €152.40 and €190.50, for the three levels of dependency, which are medium, high and maximum. Under Article 10.6 of the Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations 1993,...