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Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (26 Jan 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. Responsibility for the provision of health services in the Dublin 1 area rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (26 Jan 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. Responsibility for the provision of health services in County Westmeath rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (26 Jan 2005)

Seán Power: The cost involved in maintaining an older person at home or in a public hospital or in a nursing home depends on the type of medical needs, accommodation and health services required. The information requested cannot therefore be provided as each individual's circumstances will differ. If the Deputy has a specific case in mind, details should be sent to the chief officer in the relevant...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 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. Responsibility for the provision of health services in County Waterford rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 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. Responsibility for the provision of health services in County Kildare rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (26 Jan 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. Responsibility for the provision of health services in County Kildare rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 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. Responsibility for the provision of health services in County Kildare rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Tobacco Control: Tobacco Control (26 Jan 2005)

Seán Power: I intend to bring a motion before the Oireachtas shortly seeking approval to the ratification by Ireland of the framework convention on tobacco control. The convention is an initiative of the World Health Organisation in response to the global epidemic of tobacco addiction. The treaty, which was adopted unanimously by the World Health Assembly in May 2003 and signed by Ireland in September...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (26 Jan 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, as are the fees charged for that service. The nursing home subvention scheme was introduced to help people with some of the cost of this service and is based on need, both medical and financial. Consequently, the issue of...

Written Answers — Health Centres: Health Centres (26 Jan 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. Responsibility for the provision of health services in the Dublin 5 area rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Health Centres: Health Centres (26 Jan 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. Responsibility for the provision of health services in the Dublin 5 area rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 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. Responsibility for the provision of health services in each county rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officers for each...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Jan 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 — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 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. Responsibility for the provision of health services in Sligo rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2004)

Seán Power: We do not have the luxury of debating this legislation over a number of days. I explained the reasons we are in this position. In regard to the Deputy's suggestion of a review of this provision, any Government that introduces legislation will always monitor it and be conscious of its impact. If this Senator or any other Senator or Deputy considers that legislation is having an impact that we...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2004)

Seán Power: I would not disagree with much of what the Senator said. However, it would not be appropriate to include the amendment in the Bill.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2004)

Seán Power: When an older person goes into an acute hospital for acute medical care, he or she will not be charged. The elderly will be treated no differently from any other member of society and that will be the case as long as they are receiving acute care and treatment. There are no charges for acute care.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2004)

Seán Power: To clarify matters for the benefit of the House, the charges only apply after 30 days in circumstances where the acute phase of care is completed.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2004)

Seán Power: I thank the Members for facilitating the passing of the Bill despite the reservations expressed by some. It would appear that some Members have changed their minds, having been opposed to it this morning but they can now see the benefit of it.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2004)

Seán Power: This Bill was not of the Government's choosing. We found ourselves in a situation which required action and we have been responsible in the manner with which we have dealt with the issue. There was no option but to pass this legislation before Christmas. I thank all the Members who have facilitated the Government in making this possible. I wish to pay thanks to the staff of the Department of...