Results 681-700 of 1,371 for speaker:Máire Hoctor
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (4 Jun 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 (4 Jun 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (4 Jun 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...
- Carbon Allowances: Motion (4 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Our economic performance to date illustrates the success of the policies previous Governments have pursued. The economic statistics illustrate the success of these policies. Our debt-GDP ratio is extremely low and will be approximately 26% at year end compared to 65% in 1997. When account is taken of the National Pensions Reserve Fund, this figure stands at 14% of GDP. Since 1997, we have...
- Carbon Allowances: Motion (4 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: In addressing this motion regarding taxation and energy matters, it is important that we consider a number of factors, including Ireland's economic performance to dateââ
- Carbon Allowances: Motion (4 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: ââthe current economic challenges and the best means by which we can face these future challenges, which is the intention of this motion.
- Job Creation. (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I am also familiar with the concerns of the people of Thurles about the closure of the factory, and I will give the response of behalf of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Following notification of the redundancies by the company in question, representatives of FÃS visited the company with a view to carrying out a needs analysis...
- Military Aircraft. (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Deputy has raised a number of wider issues on extraordinary rendition which have been dealt with on a number of occasions on the floor and in committees of this House. As recently as yesterday, the Taoiseach reiterated to the House our unequivocal opposition to the practice of extraordinary rendition. The Taoiseach went on to state that none of the various investigations into...
- Military Aircraft. (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: It must be identified with one Department and in this case it is the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- Military Aircraft. (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I should make it clear that the Garda SÃochána has no role in the inspection of military aircraft from any country, which in any case are subject to sovereign immunity. However, the position is clear that in the case of all other aircraft registered to another State, including civil aircraft chartered by foreign Governments, whether used by foreign officials or otherwise, powers of search...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 May 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 (29 May 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 (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The administration of the revised suite of housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability in individual cases, including the processing and approval of individual applications, is a matter for the relevant local authority and is one in which my Department has no direct function.
- Health Services (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I will take this Adjournment debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. A keystone of the Government's policy on older people is to support them to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. To cater for the needs of older people the Government has invested heavily in this important area,...
- Health Services (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I understand from the HSE that, on the basis of detailed risk analysis and in the context of the requirement to maintain appropriate staffing and safety levels, plans are being considered which may result in alteration to current levels of service in the near future.
- Health Services (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The executive has indicated that no final decision has been taken at this point regarding any curtailment of primary or community services in Laois-Offaly and it will keep the matter under regular review.
- Health Services (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I take this Adjournment debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I am pleased to have this opportunity to address the issue raised by the Deputy. The Department of Health and Children has been informed by the Health Service Executive that the facilities referred to by the Deputy are new Cheshire Ireland supported accommodation which was...
- Health Services (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I mentioned the bungalows to which Deputy McManus referred.
- Health Services (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The two young men have been assessed.
- Vaccination Programme. (28 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I thank Deputy Clune for raising the matter as it provides me with an opportunity to outline to the House the importance the Department of Health and Children and the Health Service Executive attach to this issue. The BCG vaccine, which protects against tuberculosis, is usually given...