Results 521-540 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 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 (18 May 2010)

Áine Brady: This question refers to the inspection of a nursing home in Co. Donegal. Under the Health Act, 2007, statutory responsibility is given to the Chief Inspector of Social Services, part of HIQA for inspecting and registering residential services for children, older people and people with disabilities. I will pass on the information supplied by the Deputy to the Chief Inspector for appropriate...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (18 May 2010)

Áine Brady: My Department has not received any such recommendations from the Office of Tobacco Control as the Office has no function in this matter.

Written Answers — Substance Misuse Strategy: Substance Misuse Strategy (18 May 2010)

Áine Brady: Below-cost selling of alcohol products was one of the areas examined by the Government Alcohol Advisory Group in 2008. However, due to the complex pricing systems which it encountered during its examination of the issue, the Group was unable to establish any standard costs for the purposes of prohibiting below-cost sales of such products. On 31st March, 2009 the Government agreed to include...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Support Scheme: Nursing Home Support Scheme (18 May 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 (18 May 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 (18 May 2010)

Áine Brady: It is estimated that 23,750 older people are in long term residential care with a total provision, public, private and voluntary, of approx 30,000 places altogether. The overall place number includes long-stay, respite, convalescence and palliative care beds. These consist of over 10,000 public places in Health Service Executive (HSE) facilities and 20,000 places in private and voluntary...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (18 May 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.

Social Welfare Benefits (13 May 2010)

Áine Brady: I hope I do not disappoint Deputy Durkan. I am replying to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív, Minister for Social Protection. The matters which are the subject of this debate are related to the social welfare entitlements of an individual. As the Deputy is aware, under social welfare legislation decisions on claims or entitlements are made by deciding...

Social Welfare Benefits (13 May 2010)

Áine Brady: Yes.

Mine Sites (13 May 2010)

Áine Brady: I am a Minister of State in his Department.

Mine Sites (13 May 2010)

Áine Brady: I am taking this Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John Gormley. Article 20 of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries, required member states to ensure that an inventory of closed waste facilities, including abandoned waste facilities,...

Mine Sites (13 May 2010)

Áine Brady: However, in terms of the overall approach on this matter, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government will shortly be meeting with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with a view to assisting that Department in moving forward with relevant recommendations of their study.

Sports and Recreational Development (13 May 2010)

Áine Brady: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Mary Coughlan, Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills. I wish to thank Deputy Trevor Sargent for giving me the opportunity of outlining to this House the Department's position regarding the planned re-roofing of Balbriggan community college and gym and regarding the approach made to County Dublin Vocational...

Care of the Elderly (13 May 2010)

Áine Brady: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which provides me with an opportunity to update the House. The Government is committed to supporting people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Where this is not feasible, the health service supports access to quality long-term residential care where this is appropriate and we continue to...

Care of the Elderly (13 May 2010)

Áine Brady: I could not get that detail for the Deputy but there would have been at least one of each.

Written Answers — Alcohol Marketing: Alcohol Marketing (12 May 2010)

Áine Brady: The current Code of Practice on Alcohol Marketing, Communications and Sponsorship is due for review this year. As part of that review the Department is carrying out an assessment of the available evidence to establish the effectiveness of the Codes in achieving their objective to reduce the exposure of young people to alcohol advertising and marketing. The results of this review will inform...

Written Answers — Alcohol Marketing: Alcohol Marketing (12 May 2010)

Áine Brady: I presume that the Deputy is referring to health promotion awareness and campaigns relating to alcohol in the years 2005 to 2009. Responsibility for health promotion campaigns transferred to the Health Service Executive during 2006. I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information...

Written Answers — Alcohol Marketing: Alcohol Marketing (12 May 2010)

Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. I expect to receive the 2009 Report of the Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body in early June. I intend to make it available on the Department of Health and Children website soon thereafter. The Consultative Panel first met in May 2009 and has not met to date in 2010. The first meeting discussed the membership of the Group,...

Written Answers — Alcohol Marketing: Alcohol Marketing (12 May 2010)

Áine Brady: The Report of the Working Group on Sport Sponsorship by the Alcohol Industry has been finalised and is currently being considered by my Department. The Report will be published on the Department's website shortly. The issue of sport sponsorship by the alcohol industry is also likely to be considered by the Steering Group developing the National Substance Misuse Strategy. My Department will...