Results 881-900 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (18 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 180, inclusive, together. Under the new Nursing Homes Support Scheme, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has agreed a price with each private nursing home provider wishing to partake in the scheme. This price forms the maximum agreed price for "long-term residential care services" provided under the scheme. A resident who avails of the scheme...
- Flood Relief. (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: In the absence of the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, who must travel to a Council meeting in Brussels, I thank the Deputies for giving me an opportunity to come into the House to discuss the serious flooding in the Cork area in the past week. Locations in a number of counties have been affected by serious flood events in recent weeks and the impact on the communities in the Carrigaline,...
- Hospital Services. (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I respond on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. One of the recommendations of the Madden report on post-mortem practices and procedures was that an independent audit of retained organs in the State be undertaken. The report of this audit, which was undertaken by Michaela Willis, was published and made publicly available...
- Hospital Services. (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Having regard to the new requirements, it is a matter for each hospital to decide whether it will enter into a service level agreement with undertakers or other external entities for the provision of embalming services. I understand that Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, has recently decided to discontinue its present arrangements for embalming services. However, it will of course continue to...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I will be taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley. I thank Deputy Michael McGrath for raising this important issue. The Cork lower harbour sewerage scheme is included for funding in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009,...
- Schools Building Projects. (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I am happy to reply on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, who cannot be present, unfortunately. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Dáil the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and to outline the current position of the proposed amalgamation of...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal, is a new system of financial support for people who are ordinarily resident in Ireland and require long-term nursing home care. The scheme encompasses an important principle of resident choice. The effect of this principle is that applicants can choose any public, private or voluntary nursing home in the State which is approved for the purposes...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Government policy in relation to older people is to support people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible and where this is not feasible for whatever reason, to support access to quality, long-term affordable residential care. The priorities of the Department in relation to older people in recent times have been the introduction of the...
- Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (11 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Combined text and photo warnings have been introduced in Belgium, Romania and the UK. My Department has asked the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to draft the regulations provided for under Section 6 of the Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Act 2009. When the regulations are drafted, the date for the introduction of the new warnings will be agreed following consultation with the relevant...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Schools Building Projects. (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Dáil the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects as well as the current position in regard to the school referred to by Deputy Crawford,...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Support Scheme: Nursing Home Support Scheme (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 defines "long-term residential care services" as maintenance, health and personal care services. Under the Act, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has responsibility for the negotiation of prices for the provision of long-term residential care services with private nursing home providers. This price negotiation is based on the definition of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Figures from the World Bank suggest that the annual health care costs attributed to smoking account for between 6 and 15 per cent of total health care costs.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, individuals contribute up to 80% of their assessable income and 5% of the value of any assets in excess of the asset disregard per annum towards their long-term nursing home care costs. The asset disregard is â¬36,000 for an individual and â¬72,000 for a couple. Where a person's assets include land and property, the 5% contribution based on such...