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Greyhound Industry (Doping Regulation) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: Extracts have appeared in newspapers but, in fairness to the people involved——

Greyhound Industry (Doping Regulation) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: Of course they are.

Greyhound Industry (Doping Regulation) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: I am not sure in what light Paschal Taggart and the other members of the board will be portrayed in the Dalton report. It may decide they acted improperly or it may vindicate them.

Greyhound Industry (Doping Regulation) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: Regardless of how the report treats the people concerned, the doping scandal, as it has been called, is only one aspect and we should not forget the good these people have done in terms of transforming the industry. We in Ireland like to build people up, only to knock them at the first opportunity.

Greyhound Industry (Doping Regulation) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: For their own reasons, some people love to take advantage of opportunities to criticise others but the achievements made under the chairmanship of Paschal Taggart must be acknowledged. I do not know Mr. Taggart very well, although I met him on a few occasions. Most of those directly involved in the greyhound industry are appreciative of the role he played and the changes he introduced. It is...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Jun 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 (7 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: My Department has been advised that a reply was issued on the 18th May 2006 by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in relation to Question No. 256 of 25 April2006. The issue of an appeal 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Jun 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 (7 Jun 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 (7 Jun 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 (7 Jun 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 — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (7 Jun 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 — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (7 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: The Tánaiste has allocated €30 million for the provision of Home Care Packages in 2006, and a further €25 million for the Scheme in 2007. At the beginning of 2006 there were approximately 1,100 Home Care Packages in place and the 2006 Budget allocation will provide an additional 2,000 extra Home Care Packages in 2006, to be introduced on a phased basis, with the majority of the packages...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: The Department of Health and Children has not carried out studies into the impact of immigration on the health service, inter alia because it is not currently possible to identify recent immigrants in routine health information systems. The Department of Health and Children has led out on a pilot project on the feasibility of collecting ethnicity information from routine systems such as...

Written Answers — Grant Applications: Grant Applications (7 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: The Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive has informed my Department that they are in the process of drafting a response to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 26 April 2006.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Jun 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 again 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 a matter...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (7 Jun 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.

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (7 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: I thank those Senators who participated in the debate. I welcome the broad support from most Members for the introduction of the legislation. The enactment of the Bill will be a key milestone in ensuring repayments will be made as promptly as possible to all those who were wrongly charged for publicly funded long-stay care. Senator Quinn accused the State of stealing this money. I am not...

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (7 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: While there was no clear legal basis for the practice, it went on for a long time. It was done in good faith. The majority of the people receiving care did not object to making the contribution towards the cost of their care and were happy to make that small contribution. The Government fully accepts the judgment of the Supreme Court and on foot of that, the Bill was introduced. The...

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (7 Jun 2006)

Seán Power: Some months ago we set up a helpline where people could telephone and register. Anyone who telephoned and registered on the helpline was given a number. As I stated earlier, there will be a major publicity campaign informing people of how to apply.