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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (31 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The HSE's responsibility includes the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (31 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Discussions have taken place between the Minister for Health and Children and the Health Service Executive concerning the Grove Hospital, Tuam with a view to advancing the proposal. Any proposals in relation to this would in the first instance be a matter for the HSE.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (31 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: The Department is currently working on the Bill for the new Nursing Home Support Scheme — A Fair Deal. It is intended to publish the Bill for the scheme in November, and to have the legislation in place by 1 January 2008. The scheme will be made effective from that date.

Pharmacy Fees. (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I thank Deputy Chris Andrews for raising this matter. I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. The changes to the wholesaler arrangements for the supply of drugs and medicines to community pharmacists for dispensing under the relevant schemes, as announced by the Health Service Executive, were informed by a comprehensive consultation process. On foot...

Hospitals Building Programme. (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I am here.

Hospitals Building Programme. (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I will be taking the Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children. The Department has been advised by the HSE that the report to which the Deputy refers was prepared by management at St. Michael's Hospital. In order to address the issues outlined in the report, the HSE, as part of its ongoing capital programme, has recently approved in principle a capital...

Foreign Conflicts. (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: The Government is deeply concerned about the situation in Pakistan. We join those in the international community, including the EU, the US and the UN Secretary General, who have expressed similar concerns and demands for an end to the emergency provisions at the earliest possible time. Yesterday, following the events over the weekend in Pakistan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy...

Schools Building Projects. (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity of outlining to the House the Department of Education and Science's position regarding the provision of new premises for a gaelscoil in County Mayo. It is proposed to build a new ten-classroom school, based on an existing design that was previously used in the provision of a gaelscoil elsewhere. Initially, there were problems with the site...

Schools Building Projects. (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I notice the Deputy did not provide the name of the school either.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 182 together. A review was undertaken in respect of the complaints received in relation to St. Mary's Hospital Phoenix Park. A report on the matter has recently been received by the Health Service Executive and is at present under consideration by the Executive. My Department has not to date received a copy of the report. The HSE expects to be in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (6 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I presume the Deputy is referring to the new Nursing Home Support Scheme, A Fair Deal, which was announced by the Minister on 11 December 2006. The proposed new scheme aims to remedy the inequities that exist in the current system. At present, people face greatly different costs depending on whether they are in public or private nursing homes. In addition, individual contributions in public...