Results 701-720 of 1,371 for speaker:Máire Hoctor

Health Service Staff. (28 May 2008)

Máire Hoctor: Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin provides acute, secondary and tertiary hospital services for children. The hospital receives a significant proportion of its funding from the Exchequer via the Health Service Executive. In 2008, the hospital has an allocation of €137 million, up from €128 million in 2007. The hospital's budget has risen by over €38 million since 2004, which...

Hospital Services. (28 May 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I am taking the matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The Government is committed to the provision of a high level of quality health services throughout the country, including in the Cork region. The HSE is obliged to provide services in line with available funding. In turn, all its managers and agencies have a clear responsibility to...

Community Employment Schemes (28 May 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Coughlan. The FÁS community employment programme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed-term...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (27 May 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 441 together. The Housing Aid for Older People Scheme is part of a revised framework of grant aid, introduced in November 2007, to assist older people and people with a disability with their accommodation needs. The Scheme, which amalgamates the provisions of the old Essential Repairs Grant Scheme and the existing Special Housing Aid for the Elderly...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 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 — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (27 May 2008)

Máire Hoctor: The Bill providing for the Fair Deal scheme is being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, intends to publish the Bill as soon as possible following finalisation by the Attorney General and Government approval, and to bring the legislation through the Houses of the Oireachtas thereafter.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 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 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 (27 May 2008)

Máire Hoctor: The maximum rate of basic subvention was increased from €190 per week to €300 per week in January 2007. In addition to basic subvention, the HSE may pay a discretionary enhanced subvention. The maximum amount that can be provided as enhanced subvention is not set out in legislation and is determined by the HSE itself subject to its resources. Additional funding of €85m was allocated...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 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 matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (27 May 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. In the course of progressing the legislation, the Department has received legal advice in relation to a number of...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 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 (27 May 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 to 254, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 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 — Palliative Care: Palliative Care (27 May 2008)

Máire Hoctor: My Department has contacted the Health Service Executive in relation to the Deputy's question. As the Deputy is aware, due to the temporary unavailability of specialist nursing staff it has been necessary to reorganise the service in Wicklow. The Executive has stated that work continues to ensure that the specialist Palliative Care service is re established in the Local Health Office,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 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 (22 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 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 (22 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,...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Máire Hoctor: It is not supported in the report. See page 45.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 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 matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...