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Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (23 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: The Supreme Court judgment of 16 February 2005 related only to charges in public long-stay institutions and publicly contracted beds in private nursing homes. A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach, the Minister for Finance, the Attorney General and the Minister for Health and Children has been established to consider the issue of repayment in the light of the judgment.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (23 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: The legal position surrounding long-stay charges in health board institutions is based on a succession of provisions in the Health Acts 1947-2001, various sets of regulations made under those Acts and interpretation of those provisions arising from judgments on particular cases in the courts. Under the current system of eligibility as set down in section 45 of the Health Act 1970, anyone...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 48 and 103 together. As the Deputies will be aware, the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 and the Nursing Homes Regulations 1993 provide for the payment of subvention for private nursing home care for applicants who qualify on both medical and means grounds. Under the regulations the Health Service Executive when considering an application for subvention carries...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 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 Dublin. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 to 54, inclusive, 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 Brú Caoímhín. Accordingly, my...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 the Cork area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 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 the Naas area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 the Meath area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (22 Mar 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 and the housing aid scheme on behalf of the Department of Environment,...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (22 Mar 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 the Dublin 5 area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Inspections: Nursing Home Inspections (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, 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 nursing homes. Accordingly, my Department has requested the national...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Provision: Nursing Home Provision (22 Mar 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 administration of the tender process for the provision of intermediate care beds for the elderly....

Written Answers — Prescription Drugs: Prescription Drugs (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: Cannabis is a Schedule 1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 and 1984. It is also one of the controlled drugs which has been designated for the purpose of section 13 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. The nature of the controls provided under the Misuse of Drugs Acts are those which according to current UN conventions on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, must be...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (22 Mar 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 housing aid scheme in County Wexford, on behalf of the Department of the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 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 Clare. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 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 Galway. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 addiction services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the Health Service...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: The special helpline referred to by the Deputy was set up to deal with queries arising from the Supreme Court judgment of 16 February which related only to charges in public long-stay institutions and publicly contracted beds in private nursing homes. Issues relating to private nursing homes should be addressed in the usual manner to the HSE in the area where the nursing home in question is...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 Donegal. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (22 Mar 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 drug treatment services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Health Service Executive to...