Results 1,241-1,260 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I cannot accept the Senator's amendment because it does not respect the rights of the individual being assessed. The provision of a care needs assessment report to a nursing home is ultimately a matter for the individual or, where relevant, the individual's representative and the nursing home. A care needs assessment report will contain sensitive information regarding a person's health and...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: The new standards and regulations will require the assessment of an individual care plan for every resident in a nursing home from 1 July. In devising such a plan, the care needs assessment report will be required. Senator Mullen seeks to replace the word "may" with "shall" but it is contradictory to use "shall" in the context of consent. The care representative under section 21 or the...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: As the assessment under the fair deal will be holistic, it will include details such as family circumstances and other matters that may not be appropriate for nursing homes to know. We will need to exercise discretion in this regard. The section allows aspects of a care needs assessment which are necessary for the purpose of individual care plans to be shared with the consent of the...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: Section 47 gives a specified person the authority to act on behalf of another.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I give a commitment that the Health Service Executive will share that assessment once the person has given consent.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: The care needs assessment is part of the application.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Jun 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 (16 Jun 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 (16 Jun 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 (16 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Seanad: Children in Care (16 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I am taking the Adjournment on behalf of my colleagues, Deputy Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children, and Deputy Barry Andrews, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with responsibility for children and youth affairs. I thank Senator Corrigan for raising this matter and I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Adjournment. The HSE has indicated that in the...
- Seanad: Social Welfare Offices (16 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I am taking this debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Hanafin. I thank Senator McCarthy for raising this important matter. The Department of Social and Family Affairs delivers a front line service to its customers through a network of 62 local offices and 62 branch offices. The main services provided from these offices include jobseekers...
- Seanad: Departmental Reports (16 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: The redevelopment of Cork docklands was identified as a priority project in the National Development Plan 2007-2013 and the National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020. As Ireland's second city, Cork has the potential to create a second major node of development in Ireland, both by itself and as a key linked gateway city along the Atlantic gateway corridor. Located in the heart of the city centre,...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (11 Jun 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 (11 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I thank Senators for their participation in this debate. As mentioned at the outset, the purpose of the Bill is to establish a new scheme that will equalise State support for public and private nursing home residents, ensure long-term care is affordable and anxiety free and that no one must sell his or her home during their lifetime to pay for their care. The Bill addresses the reality that...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: I am pleased to have the opportunity to introduce to the House Second Stage of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008. The Bill will put in place a new scheme of financial support for those in need of nursing home care. It aims to ensure that care is affordable for each person and to be fair to all. Before detailing the provisions of the Bill, I wish to begin by examining the wider...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jun 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 (9 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (9 Jun 2009)
Áine Brady: The Cardiovascular Health Policy Group will complete its work in October 2009. The strategy will be accompanied by an implementation plan. Both reports will be brought to Government thereafter with a view to publication.