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Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: Deputy Twomey's amendment includes County Westmeath, for example, which is not even adjacent to Dublin. If that county was to be included, so also would counties Longford and Offaly. We would end up including the entire country.

Care of the Elderly. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: It has not been possible to publish the Leas Cross report to date because of legal difficulties regarding its current format. The Minister sought legal advice from the Attorney General and has requested the HSE, in accordance with that legal advice, to engage in a further process to overcome the legal obstacles that heretofore prevented the publication of the report. The HSE has entered...

Care of the Elderly. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: I am not sure what the appropriate reply is to the Deputy's question. He spoke before in this House about a cover-up when nothing could be further from the truth.

Care of the Elderly. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: The Deputy should allow me to answer because he has raised several questions. No one on this side of the House ever attempted to try to cover up this report. Following the television programme about Leas Cross the Health Service Executive asked Professor Desmond O'Neill to write a report on the deaths of residents in Leas Cross. That has been completed but there are difficulties and the...

Care of the Elderly. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: The Deputy said a few weeks ago that the report would never be published, now that I have given him a date for its publication he wants me to comment on it before then.

Care of the Elderly. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: Following the programme on RTE about Leas Cross I immediately wrote to the Garda Commissioner asking him to examine it to see if there was a case to be answered. The HSE asked Professor Des O'Neill to prepare a report, which has been done. This report has been completed and will be published next week. Leas Cross nursing home is no longer in operation and has been closed down. I do not...

Ambulance Service. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: It is another opportunity for Deputy Cowley to protest.

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (26 Oct 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 — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Oct 2006)

Seán Power: In accordance with the recommendations of the Report of the National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification, an implementation group has been established to oversee operational issues associated with the mandatory fortification of breads with folic acid. The report was launched on 18 July 2006 and the projected timescale for the introduction of the necessary legislation and for the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (26 Oct 2006)

Seán Power: As the Deputy may be aware, 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 both medical and means grounds. General rules for the assessment of means in respect of an application for nursing home subvention are set out in the Second Schedule of the Nursing Homes...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Oct 2006)

Seán Power: I have been advised by An Bord Altranais that it does not disclose any information in respect of applications for Inquiry under consideration by the Fitness to Practice Committee. This policy is in accordance with the provisions of the Nurses Act 1985.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Oct 2006)

Seán Power: In 2005, the Minister for Health and Children met with the Irish Heart Foundation to discuss inter alia services for patients with stroke. Following that meeting, the Foundation, with the support of a grant of €70,000 from my Department, convened a National Stroke Review Group (NSRG). The NSRG has representatives from the HSE (population health) and from a wide range of relevant...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (25 Oct 2006)

Seán Power: Making healthy and nourishing food choices easily accessible to older people in residential care can help reduce the incidence of poor nutrition, under-nutrition or over-nutrition. My Department has drawn up an outline proposal for food served in health care Facilities, as part of the implementation of key Departmental strategies: the National Health Promotion Strategy and Quality and...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Oct 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 — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (24 Oct 2006)

Seán Power: My Department is aware of the decision of the French Government to require labels on alcohol beverage containers warning of the dangers of drinking during pregnancy. Officials from my Department are contacting the French authorities to obtain further details. The issue of the information contained on labels on alcoholic beverages was considered by the Working Group on Alcohol Misuse which...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (24 Oct 2006)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 355 and 358 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which is responsible for the management and delivery of health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the funding of these services. However, the centre referred to by the Deputy is a private company and therefore not within the remit of the HSE. I...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 Oct 2006)

Seán Power: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Health Service Executive provides funding for Carers Groups. Any training, or skills projects, and funding for same are therefore a matter for the HSE. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange for information to be supplied to the Deputy regarding funding these Groups.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Oct 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. This includes responsibility for the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has requested...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (24 Oct 2006)

Seán Power: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), which is the competent authority in Ireland for the enforcement of EU legislation regarding genetically modified (GM) foods, carries out checks on the marketplace for compliance with GM legislation on an on-going basis. Ireland, in common with other Member States and as required by EU rules, applies EU legislation on GM foods whether produced...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (24 Oct 2006)

Seán Power: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), which is the competent authority in Ireland for the enforcement of EU legislation regarding genetically modified (GM) foods, carries out checks on the marketplace for compliance with GM legislation on an on-going basis. Ireland, in common with other Member States and as required by EU rules, applies EU legislation on GM foods whether produced...