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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: A number of Deputies expressed concern on Second Stage and Committee Stage regarding the treatment of farms under the Bill. In particular, they indicated their concerns with regard to the potential impact of the 5% annual contribution on the sustainability of family farms and businesses specifically in situation where care is required from an early age and for a prolonged period. This issue...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 49 and 50, to insert the following: ""authorised person" has the same meaning as it has in section 17;". The collective purpose of these amendments is to provide for the possibility of electronic registration and discharge of charging orders under the nursing homes support scheme. This is consistent with the current e-conveyancing programme...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: Yes.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: Yes.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: It is not necessary because we have said they can be processed under the existing paper-based system.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: I have just given Deputy Reilly that information. It says "may" and not "shall".

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: The reason is the Property Registration Authority, which is referred to as "the authority", commenced this electronic discharge of mortgages after 30 March last after Committee Stage. We saw this project as providing a new on-line system enabling the lending institutions to request the cancellation of registered charges by electronic means without the need to submit any paper to the...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: I move amendment No. 2: In page 8, line 14, to delete "shall specify" and substitute "shall, subject to section 33(2), specify". Amendments Nos. 2 and 99 to 102, inclusive, collectively address an issue raised by my colleague, Deputy Reilly, on Committee Stage. The Deputy had proposed that the basis for charges for public nursing home care should be laid before the Houses of Oireachtas. It...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: I move amendment No. 5: In page 11, after line 45, to insert the following: "(5) The Scheme established by this Act shall be operated subject to the principles that— (a) applicants who are determined by the Executive to need care services in accordance with section 7(8) shall be informed of the names and addresses of all relevant facilities and approved nursing homes, and (b) subject to...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: The allocation and adequacy of resources is ultimately a matter for the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, and the Government. Notwithstanding that, the Minister is satisfied that sufficient provision has been made to ensure that the resources allocated under the scheme, and their adequacy, are constantly monitored. Under section 31 of the Health Act 2004, the HSE must prepare...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: Regarding the monitoring of resources, the allocation and adequacy of resources is a matter for the Minister and will be monitored by the Department. The HSE must prepare and submit the service plan and give all relevant information to the Department. Monitoring is done by the Minister and the Department on a dedicated subhead against a monthly profile and return. Regarding Deputy Ó...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: I am sure the Department listened very carefully to what was said.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: Amendments Nos. 7 and 8 propose to impose a timeframe for the commencement of care needs assessments. I appreciate the policy intention of these amendments. It is envisaged that care needs assessments would be undertaken quickly. However, it is considered imperative the legislation should be flexible on this point. This is particularly pertinent having regard for the fact that the...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: Yes.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

Áine Brady: The Minister for Health and Children reflected carefully on the points raised by Deputy Jan O'Sullivan on Committee Stage. She is not in a position, as I outlined in my earlier reply, to accept the amendment. She will, however, provide the Deputy with the guidelines and they will be reviewed after three years of their introduction. An amendment will be introduced later which will clarify...

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 May 2009)

Áine Brady: I would like to take this opportunity to respond to issues raised by Deputies on Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008. Deputy Reilly spoke about the strong regulation that exists in the Netherlands. The reality is that the strongest part of the regulatory framework in the Netherlands is its risk equalisation scheme, which aims at removing perverse...

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 May 2009)

Áine Brady: The scheme will counter perverse incentives for insurers to focus on younger age groups, with insured persons less likely to face higher increases or product segmentation related to their age. Deputies also raised the issue of possible overcompensation for the VHI. The purpose of the scheme is not to compensate the VHI but to continue making health insurance affordable for older people and...

Ambulance Service. (21 May 2009)

Áine Brady: I thank Deputy Breen for raising this Adjournment matter, which I am taking on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. As the Deputy is aware, the reconfiguration of acute hospital services in the HSE mid-west area involves the reorganisation of the regional accident and emergency structure. As part of this reconfiguration, HSE ambulance services...

Schools Building Projects. (21 May 2009)

Áine Brady: I thank Deputy Costello and the Ceann Comhairle. I will reply to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank Deputy Joe Costello for raising the matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and also to outline the current...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 May 2009)

Áine Brady: Government policy in relation to Palliative Care is contained in the Report of the National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care (2001). In 2008 the HSE was asked to prioritise palliative care service developments in the medium term. As a result "The Palliative Care Services Five Year Development Framework 2009-201" has recently been submitted to my Department by the HSE and is currently...