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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Dec 2007)

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 — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Dec 2007)

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 — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Dec 2007)

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 — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (5 Dec 2007)

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 (5 Dec 2007)

Máire Hoctor: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) was established in May 2007, as part of the Health Reform Programme. The Authority had been operating on an interim basis since 2005. HIQA will be working to ensure that there will be national standards across the major programmes of care. The functions of and legislative framework for HIQA are set out clearly in the Health Act 2007. A...

Seanad: Care of the Elderly (5 Dec 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I thank Senator Keaveney for raising this matter which I know is very dear to her heart. On my recent visit to County Donegal I became acquainted with the successful telephone service project, "Good Morning Inishowen". I met Deputy Blaney that day and both the Minister of State, Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher, and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Coughlan, have also...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Dec 2007)

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 Services: Health Services (4 Dec 2007)

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 — Health Services: Health Services (4 Dec 2007)

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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (4 Dec 2007)

Máire Hoctor: The most recent data published by this Department is the 2005 Long Stay Activity Statistics which records that there were 2,298 limited stay beds in 2005 available in Long-Stay Units. The survey indicates 471 of these were rehabilitation beds (326 public, 108 voluntary and 37 private). This data should be interpreted in the context of the survey response rate of 80% for 2005. I understand...

Written Answers — Residential Care Standards: Residential Care Standards (4 Dec 2007)

Máire Hoctor: In January 2007 the Minister for Health and Children published a new set of draft national standards which will apply to all nursing homes. The standards were developed by a working group chaired by DoHC and included the Health Service Executive, Social Service Inspectorate and the Irish Health Services Accreditation Board. As the Health Act, 2007 provides that the enhanced inspection...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Dec 2007)

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 (29 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: There are no plans to change the rate of subvention, or any of the thresholds referred to by the Deputy, for 2008. The subvention scheme is being replaced by the improved nursing home support scheme, A Fair Deal. The existing subvention scheme will be phased out over time. In addition, not all of the thresholds and disregards to which the Deputy refers preclude an individual from receiving...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (29 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Under the new nursing home support scheme, people who require long-term residential care will contribute up to 80% of their assessable income, whether for public or private nursing home care. Assessable income includes, for example, State and personal pensions, as well as a 5% contribution from liquid assets. Depending on the amount of a person's assessable income, there will also be a...

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I thank the Deputies who have contributed to the debate and will respond briefly to some of the issues raised. A number of Members, including Deputy Tom Hayes, highlighted the benefits that competition can bring. The Government is committed to encouraging greater competition in the market and this Bill will help achieve that objective. Many of the recent reports on the market have...

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (29 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Health and Children, in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Health Service Staff. (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I will take this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I begin by thanking the Deputy for raising this issue and for giving me the opportunity to outline the current position on recruitment in the public health service. I stress that the HSE must manage within the resources made available to it by Government and voted by this...

Health Service Staff. (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I will.

Hospital Staff. (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I thank Deputy Clune for raising this matter. The current position on the review of pathology services in Cork University Hospital is as follows. Since September last, hospital management at CUH has been carrying out a review of pathology services at the hospital as a result of concerns about the work of a single pathologist who worked in that hospital on a locum basis for a short period in...

Schools Building Projects. (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity of outlining to the House the Department of Education and Science's position regarding the provision of school accommodation at Clonmellon, Louighahar and Gainstown national schools in County Westmeath. The proposed projects involve the construction of new schools at Clonmellon and Louighahar and the provision of an extension at Gainstown....