Results 3,401-3,420 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: In fairness, while there have been different interpretations around the country in terms of medical card qualification, the system has worked quite well within the health board regions. The flexibility has helped in that regard. Though Senator Henry might not agree, the fact that we have had flexibility and that the CEOs could on occasion consider special cases of particular hardship and...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: It is difficult to put in place a perfect system which will meet all circumstances but if we do not deal with the matter in the way we propose we will end up attempting to treat all applicants as individuals. That would not be to their advantage and would not be fair. The method we propose is the fairest way to proceed. Up to now, health board CEOs would have different interpretations but the...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: We are discussing the scenario whereby one person in a couple is a high earner while the other is in a lower income bracket. It is only fair that the combined income should be taken into consideration and that the authorities shall have regard to a person's overall financial situation. Senator Henry has expressed some criticism of the administration of medical cards. In my experience, I have...

School Accommodation. (9 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the House the strategy of the Department of Education and Science for capital investment in education projects and also to outline the position regarding the application received in the Department for additional accommodation at Urbleshanny national school, Scotstown, County Monaghan. Since the beginning...

Written Answers — Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women (9 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together. The national steering committee on violence against women was established following the report of the task force on violence against women in 1997. Its purpose is to provide a multidisciplinary, multi-agency and cohesive response to the problem of violence against women and it is chaired by the Minister of State at the Department of...

Written Answers — Smoking Ban: Smoking Ban (9 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: The smoke free workplaces measures apply, with limited exceptions, to all enclosed places of work. The exemptions are specified in the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2004 and where a hospital, as referred to by the Deputy, meets the requirements so specified an exemption will apply. A decision to allow the smoking of tobacco products in exempted premises is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 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 Baltinglass District Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Costs: Nursing Home Costs (9 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: The Supreme Court judgment of 16 February 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, Deputy Cowen, the Attorney General, Mr. Brady, and the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, has been established to consider the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 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 number of publicly funded nursing home beds. Accordingly, my Department has requested the national...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 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 Donegal area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Special Educational Needs. (9 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: On behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, I thank the Deputy for raising the matter and giving me the opportunity to outline the position concerning this issue. The enhancement of the level of support available to people with disability and their families has been and continues to be one of the priorities of the Government. I am very pleased...

Special Educational Needs. (9 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, I thank the Deputy for raising the matter on the Adjournment and giving me the opportunity to outline the position concerning this issue. One of the most positive features of the disability services is the strong partnership that now exists between all those involved in the planning and delivery of services. This partnership...

Special Educational Needs. (9 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter on the Adjournment and am delighted to have the opportunity to reply. 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...

School Accommodation. (9 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: The Cavan-Monaghan constituency is well represented on the Adjournment.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: I am pleased, on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, to introduce Second Stage of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2005 to the House. This Bill provides for the amendment of the Health Act 1970 to address two substantive matters, namely, to provide a legal framework for the charging of patients for the maintenance element of inpatient services in publicly funded long-term...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (8 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 providing aids and appliances. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 2 area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 funding for addiction treatment services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (8 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 is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As part of the executive's responsibility to prepare and submit an annual service plan for my approval, it is obliged under section 31 of the Act to...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (8 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 is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As part of the executive's responsibility to prepare and submit an annual service plan for my approval, it is obliged under section 31 of the Act...