Results 1,341-1,360 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Written Answers — Foetal Alcohol Syndrome: Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (21 May 2009)
Áine Brady: The incidence of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in the State is unknown. Pre-natal exposure to alcohol can produce a range of effects known as Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Depending on factors such as the amount of alcohol consumed during pregnancy, the stage of pregnancy at exposure and the duration of alcohol exposure, FASD can range from mild attention deficit problems to full...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 May 2009)
Áine Brady: The Home Help Service is a well established and successful component of the overall strategy to enable older people to remain in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Significant additional funding has been provided to the Health Service Executive in recent years for the expansion of this service. The HSE Service Plan 2009 envisages that the level of service provided...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 May 2009)
Áine Brady: Government policy in relation to older people is to support people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Where this is not possible, the health service supports access as appropriate to quality long-term residential care. Additional funding of just over â¬200 million was provided to develop various community services and supports for...
- Written Answers — Commissions of Investigation: Commissions of Investigation (21 May 2009)
Áine Brady: The Final Report from the Commission of Investigation, established to investigate the management, operation and supervision of the former Leas Cross Nursing Home was due to be completed and submitted to my colleague Minister Harney by 15th May, 2009. The Sole Member to the Commission recently advised that this report would not be completed by this date and sought a revision of the time frame...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 May 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. Question No. 94 answered with Question No. 8.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 May 2009)
Áine Brady: Since 2002, there has been a significant capital investment in infrastructure to support services for older people. In 2002, approximately â¬39m was invested. By 2007 this figure has increased to approximately â¬86m. The 2008 outturn is in the region of â¬115m. In addition to the construction of new units, the Health Service Executive (HSE) provides funding to upgrade existing...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 May 2009)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill has completed Committee Stage in the Dáil. It is the Minister's intention to progress the legislation through the Houses of the Oireachtas with a view to implementing the scheme in the second half of 2009. Budget 2009 provided â¬55 million for the implementation of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme this year and the scheme will be introduced in the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (21 May 2009)
Áine Brady: The Office of the Ombudsman did not raise this case with the Minister or her Department. However, I understand that the HSE replied to the Office in December last concerning this particular matter.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 May 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Hospital Services. (20 May 2009)
Áine Brady: I thank Deputy Howlin and I will be taking this Adjournment debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. Wexford General Hospital provides comprehensive acute services to the local population of 130,000 and to the thousands of tourists who visit Wexford each year. The hospital benefits from a committed workforce that, during 2009, will treat an...
- Hospital Services. (20 May 2009)
Áine Brady: It is likely to be the end of 2009 or early 2010 before the review is completed and a plan put in place. The Government is committed to ensuring the delivery of the best quality health services possible in an effective and efficient way. Ensuring patient safety is of paramount importance so that people can have confidence in the services and the best possible patient outcomes can be achieved.
- Hospital Services. (20 May 2009)
Áine Brady: I will reply to this Adjournment debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The HSE southern area commissioned Horwath Consulting Ireland Limited and Teamwork Management Services Limited to review the current configuration of acute hospital services in the region, which encompasses counties Cork and Kerry. The HSE southern area is considering...
- Hospital Services. (20 May 2009)
Áine Brady: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue as it provides me with an opportunity to reaffirm the Government's commitment to developing community-based services at local level. Government policy on older people is to support people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Where this is not feasible, the health service supports access to...
- Hospital Services. (20 May 2009)
Áine Brady: Any proposals on the infrastructural development on this site would, in the first instance, have to be put forward by the HSE as part of its agreed capital programme for 2009 or beyond. This would have to take account of priorities determined nationally by the executive, including decisions regarding new community facilities coming on stream or the replacement or up-grading of long-term...
- Fishing Industry Development. (20 May 2009)
Áine Brady: I thank Deputies O'Rourke and White for raising this important issue and for their wonderful contributions. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Ryan. Earlier this decade, scientific research conducted by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES, indicated that the European eel stock is now outside...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 May 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 (20 May 2009)
Áine Brady: At present, there are approximately 15,500 residents in private nursing homes. Of these, approximately 9,000 are in receipt of subvention. A further 3,000 are in "contracted" beds in private nursing homes. People in contract beds pay public nursing home charges and the State pays the balance of the cost. The expenditure on nursing home subventions for residents in registered nursing homes...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 May 2009)
Áine Brady: The National Partnership Agreement Towards 2016 included a commitment to the development of a national carers strategy which was reinforced in the Programme for Government. During 2008 an interdepartmental group, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, with secretariat support provided by Department of Social and Family Affairs, undertook work, including a public consultation process to...
- Hospital Services. (19 May 2009)
Áine Brady: I am replying on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. Hospital care for children is provided in Dublin at three hospitals: Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin; Temple Street Children's University Hospital and the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght. Between the three, funding of over â¬250 million is provided for a national service...
- Sports Capital Programme. (19 May 2009)
Áine Brady: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which I am taking on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy Cullen. Given the benefits associated with sporting activities, the Government regards expenditure on sport as important for the social and economic development of the State. These benefits arise in a broad range of areas, including health and well-being,...