Results 121-140 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (25 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: Under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, a person may deduct certain items of expenditure, termed "allowable deductions", from their income prior to calculating their assessable income and their contribution to care. Allowable deductions include health expenses which qualify for tax relief (i.e. expenses to which section 469 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 apply). Accordingly, charges in...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Corporation Tax: Motion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the motion on our corporation tax policy. As a member of the Government party and as a Kildare Deputy, I, as many others in the House, clearly understand the benefits of our corporation tax policy. Despite the difficult economic challenges we face, one of the key successes of our taxation policy is our corporation tax. While fully recognising the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (23 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: The Financial Assessment for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme takes all of a person's income and assets into account. The person's contribution to care is then worked out based on 80% of the person's assessable income, which includes their pension, and 5% of the value of their assets per annum. The person retains the remaining 20% of their assessable income. The first â¬36,000 of the...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (23 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (23 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Carers Strategy: National Carers Strategy (23 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: During 2008, an interdepartmental group, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, with secretariat support provided by the Department of Social Protection, undertook work, including a public consultation process, to develop a National Carers' Strategy. My Department was represented and participated appropriately on that group. However, as the Deputy is aware, because of the prevailing...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has again been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194 and 195 together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Road Network (18 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: I am taking this matter for the Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey, and thank Deputy Ferris for raising it. The Minister for Transport has responsibility for overall policy and the provision of Exchequer funding for the national roads programme element of Transport 21. Section 17 of the Roads Act 1993, as amended states the National Roads Authority, NRA, has a general duty to secure the...
- Horse Racing Ireland (18 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: HRI is a commercial State company established under the Horse and Greyhound Act 2001, with a board appointed in accordance with the Horse Racing (Membership) Act 2001 whose duty it is to direct the affairs of the company. Horse racing and breeding is a significant industry in rural areas, supporting approximately 16,000 private sector jobs, often in areas where alternative employment...
- Sugar Beet Industry (18 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. I am pleased to address the House on this matter. As part of the reform of the EU sugar regime in 2006, a temporary restructuring scheme was introduced by the EU Commission with the aim of reducing EU sugar production in order to comply with WTO and other international obligations. The scheme provided an...
- Health Services (18 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: Dementia is a most distressing condition, both for those suffering from it and their families. It 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 related to age, the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Inspections: Nursing Home Inspections (17 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: Under the Health Act, 2007 statutory responsibility is given to the Chief Inspector of Social Services, part of the Health Information and Quality Authority for inspecting and registering categories of designated centres, including nursing homes for older people. Since the commencement of the new regulatory regime for residential care services for Older People on 1 July 2009, the Authority...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (16 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 to 164, inclusive, together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (16 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (16 Nov 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has again been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply