Results 821-840 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (27 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 — Sudden Cardiac Death: Sudden Cardiac Death (27 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 and 314 together. The Report of the Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death was published in March 2006. It makes recommendations on the prevention of sudden cardiac death and on the detection of those at high risk. Among the recommendations of the Task Force is that training initiatives should be prioritised. I understand that the HSE, which has overall...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (27 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 the...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (27 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 the...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (27 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 (22 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: The Department and the Health Services Executive (HSE) are actively committed to working with the voluntary sector in planning for the development of palliative care services in line with the recommendations in the report of the National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care (2001). The Department continues to support the development of a partnership model when dealing with both the...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 — Food Safety: Food Safety (22 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: In June 2006 the European Commission issued a discussion paper on the setting of maximum and minimum amounts for vitamins and minerals in foodstuffs and invited the views of stakeholders. During August and September 2006, at the request of my Department, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland undertook a public consultation exercise on the discussion paper and a response, which was prepared in...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together. The Department of Health & Children does not hold documents in relation to individual cases, including the case referred to by the Deputy. 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...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: The Home Help Service provides personal, social and practical care to meet a person's needs within their community. This service is an essential component of a wider range of community services which support families and informal carers. It makes a critical contribution in the prevention of unnecessary admissions and facilitation of early discharge from the Acute Sector. It also...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 investigated...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 investigated...
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (20 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: Most of our food legislation â including food labelling legislation â derives from our obligations as a Member State of the European Union. The EU food labelling regime is being reviewed at present and my Department, in its input into this process, has suggested that the possibility of introducing bar codes for the visually impaired might be explored. This was in the context of the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (20 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 (20 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 investigated...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (20 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 (20 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (20 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: I am currently considering the scope of a possible inquiry relating to the transfer of patients from St. Ita's Portrane in the type of circumstances outlined by the Deputy and I hope to be in a position to finalise the terms of reference in the near future.