Results 581-600 of 1,371 for speaker:Máire Hoctor
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (8 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I assume the Deputy is referring to step-down beds for rehabilitation, convalescence and respite care. That being the case, there are approximately 2,350 step-down beds for older people in operation nationally at present. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Bill providing for the Fair Deal scheme is being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. The legislation is complex and requires careful drafting in order to ensure that the interests of older people requiring residential care are fully protected. My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, intends to publish the Bill as soon as possible following...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (8 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (3 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Bill providing for the Fair Deal scheme is being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. The legislation is complex and requires careful drafting in order to ensure that the interests of older people requiring residential care are fully protected. My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, intends to publish the Bill as soon as possible following finalisation...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The HSE's responsibility includes the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment,...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (1 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (1 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (1 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Bill providing for the Fair Deal scheme is being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. The legislation is complex and requires careful drafting in order to ensure that the interests of older people requiring residential care are fully protected. My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, intends to publish the Bill as soon as possible following finalisation...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Jul 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The HSE's responsibility includes the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment,...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (26 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Special Housing Aid for the Elderly Scheme is currently administered by a Task Force under the aegis of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and operated at a local level by the Health Service Executive. A total of â¬19.132 million was allocated in 2007 and an initial allocation of â¬13 million has been made available in 2008 to the Health Service Executive...
- Toxic Waste. (26 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Minister, Deputy Gormley, could not be present this afternoon owing to a prior arrangement. He is in Cork attending a regional seminar on local government reform which was arranged a long time ago. I am happy to deal with the issue and will outline to the Deputies the situation as it stands. As the Deputies are aware, Irish Ispat went into liquidation in June 2001, having been in...
- Toxic Waste. (26 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: No such estimate has been reached yet in relation to this site. The future use of the site will determine the nature of the rehabilitation and that has not been determined or even explored. Costs were not the determining factor in this and, as I outlined in my response, the subcontractors were in breach of the contract in the work they were carrying out.
- Toxic Waste. (26 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The interests of public health and safety are paramount in this issue. This is never called into question. In respect of health and safety, the local authority has acted as the agent on behalf of the Department in the daily carrying out of work on this and monitoring the work of the contractor.
- Toxic Waste. (26 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The local authority has been a lead agent in this. The EPA has been involved in it.
- Toxic Waste. (26 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Does Deputy Sherlock want to hear my answer? They have worked hand in hand on the partnership rehabilitation of this site. We are talking about a site whose future has not been decided. This will be a matter for the Minister and Government at a later stage this year. In respect of the toxic waste mentioned by Deputy Ciarán Lynch, this waste was exported to Germany at that time. The...