Results 901-920 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme is a voluntary scheme of financial support towards the cost of long-term nursing home care. Individuals currently in nursing homes which qualify for the scheme can choose to retain their current arrangements or can transfer to the new scheme now or at any time in the future. The lady referred to by the Deputy may wish to note that, if she downsizes her home,...
- 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The new Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal, commenced on the 27th October 2009. The Fair Deal is now the single system for entry to public, private and voluntary long-term nursing home care for individuals who wish to avail of State support. The objectives of the new scheme are to equalise State support for public and private long-term care, to render private long-term care affordable...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital 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 — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme only applies to long-term residential care in nursing homes. The definition of "long-term residential care services" stipulates that the care services must be provided for a period of not less than 30 days or periods in the aggregate amounting to not less that 30 days within a period of 12 consecutive months. The scheme does not apply to individuals who enter...
- 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Under the legislation, any income or assets transferred within the five years prior to applying for the scheme are taken into account in the financial assessment. This is not a new concept; the same measure was in place under the subvention scheme. This provision does not affect a person's right to sell assets for full market value. Rather it is intended to prevent people from depriving...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I thank Deputy Feighan for raising this issue, as it is important that matters such as this are completely understood so that potential applicants to the nursing homes support scheme can make fully informed decisions. As the Deputy is aware, the nursing homes support scheme commenced on 27 October and the HSE is now processing applications under the scheme. It is administered, and...
- Legislative Programme (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I will respond to this matter on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley. I thank Deputy Costello for raising this issue. Ireland has built up a wide range of instruments, aimed at improving transparency and ethical behaviour in public life, over recent years. I refer to the Freedom of Information Acts, the ethics legislation and the...
- School Accommodation. (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I propose to respond to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and giving me an opportunity to outline to the Dáil the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and the current position in respect of St. Oliver's national school in Ballycasheen,...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (5 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 Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (5 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme aims to render long-term residential care affordable and anxiety-free and to ensure that no-one is forced to sell their home during their lifetime to pay for such care. The definition of "long-term residential care services" stipulates that the care services must be provided for a period of not less than 30 days or periods in the aggregate amounting to not...
- Written Answers — Palliative Care Services: Palliative Care Services (4 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The 'Medium Term Strategy for the Development of Palliative Care Services' to which the Deputy refers was published by the Health Service Executive in June and is available on the Health Service Executive Website. This framework sets national priorities which have been agreed by all stakeholders based on solid needs analysis to ensure that services do not develop in an ad hoc fashion and...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (4 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: In 2005, my colleague the Minister for Health and Children, in conjunction with the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, established an interdepartmental working group to examine the current arrangements for supporting long-term care and to identify policy options for a financially sustainable system of long-term care. The group reported to the Government in January 2006 and its...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106, 110 and 135 together. The priorities of the Department in recent times, in relation to Services for Older People, have been the introduction of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, and the bringing into force of new regulations in July last for the long-term residential care sector. In tandem with these initiatives for the residential care sector, the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (4 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 (4 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Approximately 60% of our disease burden is accounted for by 7 leading risk factors. These are tobacco, alcohol, cholesterol, overweight, high blood pressure, poor diet and physical inactivity. Almost 80% of heart disease, stroke and diabetes could be avoided if major risk factors were eliminated. The recent Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLAN 2007) showed the level of these...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (4 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The HSE has indicated that the expected timelines for processing applications under the new Nursing Homes Support Scheme and making a determination regarding financial support will vary according to individual circumstances and complexities. However, on average, the following timelines are estimated (assuming that the submitted application is fully and correctly completed): Straightforward...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.