Results 901-920 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power
- Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Senator Browne is keeping an eye on the Senator.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 171 together. Since 1999 the Government has committed over â¬60 million towards the implementation of the strategy "Building Healthier Hearts" the current national strategy for heart disease. While mass screening of the population for heart disease and blood pressure was not a recommendation in the Strategy, responsibility for risk assessment and the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Home help services are provided by the HSE in order to assist people to remain in their own home and, in many cases, to avoid the necessity of residential care. The Home Help Service by its nature is a flexible service which responds to clients' needs. As a result, therefore, the level of service required in individual cases will fluctuate from time to time. There is a continuing demand for...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that there has been significant progress in developing services in these important areas. In Budget 2007 the Government allocated an extra â¬255m for services for older people and an extra â¬75m for disability services. The Government's commitment to the development of a comprehensive range of services for older people has been clearly demonstrated by the...
- Written Answers — Palliative Care: Palliative Care (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: The Department of Health and Children, the HSE and the voluntary sector are actively involved 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). Funding is being provided for the development of such services on an incremental basis in line with the recommendations in the...
- Written Answers — Obesity Task Force: Obesity Task Force (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 151 together. Obesity is a major public health problem both for Ireland and for our European neighbours. The National Taskforce on Obesity published a report in 2005 containing 93 recommendations to halt the rise in levels of overweight and obesity. The Taskforce recognises that a multi-sectoral approach is necessary, involving other state agencies...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Feb 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 — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Officials in my Department liaise with officials of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) on an ongoing basis and regular meetings are held to discuss a wide range of issues. Any issues which arise in relation to the enforcement of food legislation, including breaches of labelling legislation are discussed, where necessary.
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: EU food labelling legislation is harmonised by Council Directive 2000/13/EC, as amended. That directive â as amended â has been transposed into national legislation by the European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2002 to 2005. These regulations apply to the labelling of pre-packaged foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer, or for...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (20 Feb 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. The Health Service Executive provides over 11m hours of Home Help Hours per year with a budget in excess of â¬186m. A significant portion of the service is provided directly by Health Service Executive staff or voluntary...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: The development of Services for Older People is a priority for the Government. This is reflected in the funding committed to services for older people in Budgets 2006 and 2007. Last year, the Government funded the largest ever expansion in services for older people with a full year cost of â¬150m. This year a full year package of â¬255m has been allocated for services for older people....
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: There were 78 wide ranging recommendations emerging from the 2004 Strategic Task Force on Alcohol (STFA) Report. Responsibility for their implementation fell across a broad range of Government Departments and Agencies. The Government approved the implementation of the recommendations and the various Ministers were asked to pursue implementation of the recommendations appropriate to their...
- Written Answers — Chronic Illnesses: Chronic Illnesses (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: My Department published the Report of the Working Group on Diabetes, "Prevention and Model for Patient Care" in early 2006 and the Health Service Executive has been working actively to progress the recommendations of the Working Group. Following the publication of the Report, the recommendations have been considered by the Management Team of the Primary, Community and Continuing Care...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: The Violence Against Women sector was given an increase of â¬4.5m in the 2007 Estimates, bringing the total budget to â¬16.5m. The allocation of the increased budget is currently being determined by the HSE. This Department met with the HSE recently to discuss the allocation of funding in this area and a further meeting is to take place next week with the Directors of the two main NGO...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 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 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: The Deputy may wish to know that while the main emphasis will continue to be on providing supports that help older people to remain in their own home for as long as possible, additional long-stay residential places will be required in the coming years to meet the needs of an aging population. Last year, the HSE, in conjunction with Prospectus, undertook a Needs Assessment of bed capacity...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: I take it the question refers to the allocations relating to enhanced subvention over the past six months. 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...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (20 Feb 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: The Government's sustained high level of investment in health care has enabled the completion and commissioning of numerous new facilities in both the acute and the non-acute sectors. This year, the sum available for expenditure in health under the Health Service Executive's capital plan is â¬559.5 million and over the period of the NDP the figure is â¬4.9 billion. The HSE has...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Funding for all health services has been provided as part of the Health Service Executive's overall Vote for health and personal social services in 2007. The allocation of resources in the case raised by the Deputy is a matter for the Executive to be determined with the overall priorities for particular services set out in the Budget. Accordingly, my Department has requested that the...