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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Long-Term Illness Scheme. (1 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: I will respond to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, and I thank Deputy Doyle for raising this issue. The long-term illness scheme arose from a non-statutory scheme, established in 1967, to supply free of charge certain products to persons for the treatment of diabetes. A statutory scheme was introduced in 1971 under...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Commissions of Investigation: Commissions of Investigation (30 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: The Commission of Investigation, established to investigate the management, operation and supervision of the former Leas Cross Nursing Home has completed its work. The Commission's Final Report was submitted to my colleague the Minister for Health and Children on 10 June 2009 and the Minister intends to publish the report as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (30 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 226 together. The Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008, A Fair Deal, has completed all Stages in the Houses of the Oireachtas and has been referred to the President for signature. The Minister intends to implement the scheme in the final quarter of this year. With regard to the Deputies question about individuals who have been made a ward of court,...

Written Answers — Sale of Tobacco Products: Sale of Tobacco Products (30 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: The measures in question were provided for in legislation enacted by the Oireachtas in 2002 and confirmed again by Government and the Oireachtas in 2004 prior to the Government's decision of 21 June 2005 that Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) including cost benefit analysis should be carried out on all proposals for primary legislation. I do not believe that these measures, which will come...

Commissions of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: The culture of the health service under which Mr. Shine worked has changed greatly to enhance transparency and to strive to ensure dignity and respect is an integral part of the ethos of health care agencies. An independent review group, chaired by Dr. Miriam Hederman O'Brien, was established in 1995 with the co-operation and support of the Department of Health and Children. As part of its...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (25 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: The Dormant Accounts Fund for projects in the health sector is administered on a joint basis by POBAL and the Health Service Executive. In the circumstances, the matter raised has been referred to the Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Fine Gael motion. Along with my colleagues, I would like to categorically refute the allegation that critically ill children have had essential treatment withdrawn. Our Lady's Children's Hospital is recognised internationally as a centre of excellence in paediatric care. Crumlin always has been, and continues to be, totally committed to the...

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: It is anticipated these posts will be filled by year end. The HSE commissioned a review in 2008 of paediatric critical care facilities and services with a view to addressing any identified deficits in advance of the opening of the new national paediatric hospital. The resulting report recommended that paediatric critical care services should operate as a single, joint clinical department...

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: An independent chair has been appointed, namely, Dr. Des Bohan, an internationally respected expert, to facilitate and guide the development of the joint department of paediatric critical care. Other areas currently being examined to increase co-operation include renal services, genetics, endocrinology and dermatology services, among others.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: In the area of paediatric orthopaedics, it is important that services outside Dublin continue in such a way that unnecessary trips for children to Dublin are avoided. Therefore, the news that the HSE is to re-advertise for the paediatric consultant position is welcome and I trust the service in Cork can resume as soon as possible.

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: This amendment clarifies and renders explicit the policy intention underlying section 47, namely, that a specified person may act on behalf of a person of diminished mental capacity in regard to any matter under the legislation apart from matters specified in section 47(9). The matters specified in section 47(9) are to act as a care representative and to request payment of ancillary support...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: The Parliamentary Counsel is happy that this will achieve the objective. We are not extending but merely clarifying the ability to act in line with existing policy intention. The determination of capacity under section 21 is separate to section 47 and the role of the specified person. The care needs assessment will consider capacity generally. Section 21 is concerned only with the...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: The Bill currently defines long-term residential care services as "maintenance, health and personal care services" and further stipulates that the precise goods and services which constitute maintenance, health and personal care services shall be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas by the Minister for Health and Children - sections 3(1) and 33(2). The Senators' amendment would introduce...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: The fair deal is only a scheme of financial support for long-term residential care. People with medical cards will retain them together with the entitlements those cards confer on them. People in a position to pay will be able to get service privately.

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: Yes.

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Áine Brady: Yes.