Results 821-840 of 1,371 for speaker:Máire Hoctor
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Apr 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, demanding careful consideration in the course of drafting. It would not be appropriate to comment further until the Bill has been brought before the Government for approval. My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, intends to publish the Bill...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Apr 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I understand that the issue raised by the Deputy relates to the individual case of an older person in a Dublin hospital. 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...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Apr 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 — Community Care: Community Care (8 Apr 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 (8 Apr 2008)
Máire Hoctor: My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, and I are anxious for the new nursing home support scheme to come into operation as soon as possible. In the interim, the existing subvention scheme continues to operate. The aim of the subvention scheme is to provide financial assistance to older people towards the cost of maintenance in a private nursing home. In January 2007 the rate of...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Apr 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 (8 Apr 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 Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (8 Apr 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Additional funding of approximately â¬212 million has been provided to enhance community-based services for older people over the last three years. These measures were designed to improve the existing services the Government had already put in place and to widen the range of services available to older people. In this context, over â¬16 million has been made available since 2006...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Apr 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 — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (8 Apr 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 Apr 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. The scheme will be made...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (3 Apr 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Bill providing for the Fair Deal Scheme is at an advanced stage and being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, T.D. proposes to publish the Bill as soon as possible following Government approval.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Apr 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 (3 Apr 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 (3 Apr 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 (3 Apr 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...
- Special Areas of Conservation. (2 Apr 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I am replying on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. While I play a significant part in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the area referred to by Deputy McCormack is not my immediate area.
- Special Areas of Conservation. (2 Apr 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The point I am making is that I am not totally removed from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
- Special Areas of Conservation. (2 Apr 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Deputy might be surprised.
- Special Areas of Conservation. (2 Apr 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I am glad of this opportunity to provide some background to the agri-environment measures to apply in the Twelve Bens-Garraun and Maumturk mountain complex special areas of conservation, in addition to providing clarification on the further measures that are to be implemented. These measures are an effort to meet fully the requirements set by a European Court judgment in 2002. The court...