Results 421-440 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: This Government places great importance on the policies and practical reforms we are implementing to ensure patient safety and quality-assured health services. The Health Act, 2007 provides for the registration and inspection of all nursing homes. Inspections are carried out by the Chief Inspector of Social Services, part of the Health and Information and Quality Authority. It is important...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (22 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action by members of the Civil and Public Services Union (CPSU) I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (17 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to the Deputy, however, I would invite him to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (17 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to the Deputy, however, I would invite him to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (17 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to the Deputy, however, I would invite her to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (17 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: The fundamental policy of the Government is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. This is realised through a range of community services such as Home-Help, Home Care Packages, Meals-on-Wheels, and Day/Respite care. Without these supports, many older people would spend longer in acute hospitals, or would be...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Seanad: Fisheries Protection (16 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Conor Lenihan. As a species lobsters are covered under the general legislation on commercial fishing. At present there is no specific legislation dealing with recreational lobster fishing apart from a prohibition on the capturing of shell fish, including...

Seanad: Health Services (16 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I am happy to have the opportunity to address the issue raised by the Senator. As Members will be aware, under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to have delivered on its behalf health and personal social...

Seanad: Statutory Registration (16 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I thank the Senator for raising it and giving me the opportunity to update the House on the ongoing regulatory programme undertaken by the Department of Health and Children. The Health and Social Care Professionals Act was passed by the Oireachtas in 2005. The Act provides for...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (15 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: Applications for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme are made to the local Nursing Homes Support Office. Details of these are at the back of the Information Booklet which is available from the Nursing Homes Support Offices or on-line at www.hse.ie or www.dohc.ie. The latest figures available indicate that 10,600 applications for the scheme have been received. With regard to the time taken to...

Written Answers — Departmental Incentives: Departmental Incentives (15 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: There are no specific incentives in place by my Department or the HSE for the development of retirement villages by the private sector. It is however open to any private provider to approach the HSE at local level to seek relevant advice in relation to providing the type of service referred to by the Deputy. I do not have any plans at this time for any supports beyond this position.

Written Answers — Substance Misuse Strategy: Substance Misuse Strategy (15 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: In 2009 the Science Group of the European Alcohol and Health Forum, which was an independent group of scientists commissioned by the EU, published a report on alcohol marketing. The Science Group stated that "the findings of the review are clear, namely that commercial communications increase the likelihood that adolescents will start to use alcohol and to drink more if they are already...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: As the Deputy is aware under the Health Act, 2007 statutory responsibility is given to the Chief Inspector of Social Services, part of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) for inspecting and registering categories of designated centres, including nursing homes for older people. This system of registration and inspection commenced on 1 July, 2009. While some centres have...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (10 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: As the Deputy is aware, dementia is a most distressing condition both for those suffering from it and their families, and presents a significant and growing challenge to health and social services. Alzheimer's disease represents about 70% of the cases of dementia. People are living longer and as a consequence are more likely to develop some form of dementia. While dementia is not solely...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Costs: Nursing Home Costs (9 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: Under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, the weekly cost of long-term residential care in both public and private nursing homes is published on the HSE's website. Based on this, the average cost of care per week in a private nursing home is €850 for a single room and €844 for a shared room. In the case of private nursing homes, the National Treatment Purchase Fund has to agree a price for...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (9 Jun 2010)

Áine Brady: A key purpose of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme is to ensure that individuals do not have to sell or re-mortgage their homes in order to meet their long-term nursing home care costs. For this reason, the scheme provides that a person's principal residence is only taken into account in the financial assessment for their first three years in care. It also provides that the portion of the...