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Hospital Services. (30 Jan 2008)

Máire Hoctor: Emergency surgical services on a 24 hour, seven day basis are provided on the Cavan site, while significant elements of diagnostic, outpatient and day case services are provided on the Monaghan Hospital site. This has resulted in lower waiting times for outpatient appointments and inpatient elective services. Since the reconfiguration of Cavan-Monaghan surgical services, patients can, if...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (30 Jan 2008)

Máire Hoctor: There are no plans to introduce an Irish Older Person's Bill as referred to by the Deputy. However, I am delighted to inform the Deputy that the Office for Older People will be formally launched by the Taoiseach on Wednesday 30th January 2008. The main functions of the new Office will be to establish an interdepartmental network to draw up and implement a Strategy for Positive Ageing; to...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (30 Jan 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I am delighted to inform the Deputy that the Office for Older People will be formally launched by the Taoiseach on Wednesday 30th January 2008. The main functions of the new Office will be to establish an interdepartmental network to draw up and implement a Strategy for Positive Ageing; to bring greater coherence to the formulation of policy affecting older people at a cross-departmental...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (30 Jan 2008)

Máire Hoctor: The Minister has noted the joint statement that issued from nine organisations on 27 November 2007 and intends to engage further with stakeholders in relation to the details of the Fair Deal scheme upon publication of the Bill providing for the scheme. This will take place under the auspices of Towards 2016.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (30 Jan 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. It is intended to introduce the scheme on a national basis once the necessary legal and administrative arrangements are...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 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 (30 Jan 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Jan 2008)

Máire Hoctor: Under the proposed new nursing home support scheme, A Fair Deal, every individual will make a fair contribution to the cost of their care based on their income and, if applicable, their assets. The means assessment will work out how much each individual can contribute to the cost of their care. In the case of couples where one member requires care, the assessment is based on 50% of the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 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 — Home Care Support: Home Care Support (30 Jan 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 investigated...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (30 Jan 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 (30 Jan 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 Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (30 Jan 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 331, 393 and 440 together. Since the announcement of the new nursing home support scheme, A Fair Deal, the Department has met with the National Federation of Pensioners' Associations, the Irish Farmers Association, the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament and the Social Partners. The Department also attended the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament AGM at its request...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, including the delivery of services by agreement with voluntary and community organisations was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Funding for health services has been provided as part of the Executive's overall vote for health and personal social services in...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (30 Jan 2008)

Máire Hoctor: 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 — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 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. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Health Promotion: Health Promotion (30 Jan 2008)

Máire Hoctor: An evaluation process was usually built-in as part of individual health promotion campaigns run in the period 2001-2005. However, no overall evaluation of the outcome of the health promotion campaigns run in that period has been undertaken. Most recently, a process evaluation of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003/5 was commissioned by the National Drugs Advisory Committee (NDAC) and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 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 — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 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 investigated...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (30 Jan 2008)

Máire Hoctor: 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,...