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- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The practice of imputing 5% of the value of a person's principal private residence in certain defined circumstances is not new. It has applied since the introduction of the subvention scheme under Regulations made in 1993. The Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 and the Nursing Homes Regulations 1993 provide for the payment of subvention for private nursing home care for applicants who qualify on...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Action Plan for Dementia, published in 1999, outlines the complexity and range of issues involved in the effective management of dementia. The plan emphasises the need for the development of co-ordinated, multi-layered and well-resourced services, which are responsive to the individual needs of people with dementia and of those who care for them. The Action Plan describes a model of best...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy will be aware that, in Budget 2006, an investment package of â¬150m was announced for additional services for Older People and Palliative Care. This package included â¬55m for the rolling out of 2,000 additional Home Care Packages. â¬30m of this was for 2006, with the remaining â¬25m for 2007. Of this â¬30m, a total of â¬3.6m was allocated to the former Northern Area Health...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Inspections: Nursing Home Inspections (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The inspection of private nursing homes is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990. The 1990 Act provides for the registration of private nursing homes and procedures for attaching conditions to the registration and for de-registering homes. The Nursing Homes (Care and Welfare) Regulations 1993 set out the standards which private nursing...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: I am committed to putting in place additional residential places for older persons who can no longer live in their own homes. The Health Service Executive anticipates that it will have provided an additional 1,100 places for older persons by the end of this year. This includes an additional 725 places in the Dublin area and an extra 375 places throughout the rest of the country.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive (HSE), which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the Executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for funding organisations and initiatives such as mentioned in the Deputy's question. Accordingly,...
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy will be aware that, in Budget 2006, an investment package of â¬150 million was announced for additional services for Older People and Palliative Care. This package included â¬55 million for the rolling out of 2,000 additional Home Care Packages. â¬30 million of this was for 2006, with the remaining â¬25m for 2007. Of this â¬30 million, a total of â¬3.6 million was allocated...
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 and 428 together. The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have...
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: No, it will not; the Deputy has multiplied the figure by 52 weeks rather than 12 months.
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: Two particular issues have been raised by Members and we must not confuse them, although they are related. One relates to the nursing home subvention scheme, the subject of this legislation, while the other is the funding of long-term care. Members have pointed out the faults and failings attached to the subvention scheme and the changes they would like to see introduced. I repeat,...
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: Deputy Higgins made a wonderful contribution to this debate in explaining how he is highly insulted by the scheme as it operates. I remind him that the regulations were introduced by his colleague, Deputy Howlin, when he was Minister for Health and Children. Clearly, he was not insulted at their introduction in 1993 and they have been used by successive Governments since. Unfortunately,...
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (1 Nov 2006)
Seán Power: We must attach a means test to it. While some â¬5 million was provided for it 1993, the corresponding figure for this year is â¬160 million. More than 8,000 people are in receipt of subvention. The amendments tabled by Deputies McManus and Twomey attempt to change the term "Dublin area" used in the Bill to "Greater Dublin area" and to include several local authority areas in the...