Results 17,641-17,660 of 18,372 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Pharmacy Services. (23 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: Will the Deputies show some common courtesy for just one second?
- Pharmacy Services. (23 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Minister, Deputy Harney, believes that if community pharmacists reflect on the position and the fully independent and impartial engagement by the Dorgan groupââ
- Pharmacy Services. (23 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: ââthey will choose responsibly to fulfil their professional obligations to their patients.
- Health Services. (23 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: I thank Deputy O'Connor for raising this important issue, to which I will reply on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. One of the key challenges facing the Health Service Executive is the need to ensure that services are planned and provided in line with the clinical need of patients. A number of experimental initiatives were put in place by the HSE with a view to...
- Summer Works Scheme. (23 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, who is unavoidably absent. I thank Deputy Tom Hayes for raising it because it provides me with the opportunity to outline the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and the current position in respect of the 2008 summer works scheme. Modernising facilities in our 3,200...
- Dublin Bay Development Plan. (23 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: Yes.
- Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services (23 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: I thank Senator Buttimer for raising this Adjournment matter which I will take on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. Improving the delivery of accident and emergency services continues to be a top priority for the Government and the Health Service Executive. At national level, significant additional resources have been provided to address the...
- Seanad: Arts Funding (23 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: I thank Senator Keaveney for raising this important matter which I am taking on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy Séamus Brennan, who is unavoidably absent. Education in the arts is a lifelong learning experience involving a range of different people interacting with the arts in a variety of education settings. Primary and post primary schools are key...
- Seanad: Mine Disaster (23 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan, who unfortunately, due to other business, cannot be here this evening. The matter raised by Senator à Domhnaill concerns a tragic incident which occurred almost 65 years ago. I will briefly give the details of the tragedy as they appear in the documentation file in...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (22 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP) under which the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS) is being implemented. The main supports the Government makes available to parents to assist them with their childcare costs are Child Benefit and the Early Childcare Supplement. The latter payment is the...
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (22 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: 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 (HSE) 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 — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (22 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: Under the National Childcare Investment Programme, â¬5.8 million has been allocated to dedicated out of schools services to date, of which â¬1.35 million is designated for RAPID and CLÃR areas. An additional â¬157 million has been allocated for larger integrated childcare services many of which also provide out of school places. Of these, â¬52 million is for services within RAPID and...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Office has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (17 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: 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 (HSE) 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. As the...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-10, which will invest â¬575 million over 5 years, with â¬358 million of this in capital grant aid for child care services. I understand the Group in question has applied through its local County Childcare Committee for capital funding under the programme. However the committee requires...
- Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (17 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: As this question relates to a request for information arising from criminal court proceedings, it is more appropriate to my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP) under which the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS) was introduced in January of this year. The CCSS replaced the previous staffing support grant scheme which was implemented under the EU co-funded Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and which...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over 5 years, with â¬358 million of this in capital grant aid for child care services. The NCIP came into effect in January 2006, and aims to provide a proactive response to the development of quality child care supports and services, which are...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Office has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Apr 2008)
Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 to 280, inclusive, together. Under the Health Acts, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for the implementation of the Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No. 2) Regulations 2006. Where lapses of care have occurred while a pre-school service was operational but the service has subsequently closed, the response of the various...