Results 141-160 of 1,371 for speaker:Máire Hoctor
- Road Traffic Offences. (10 Oct 2007)
Máire Hoctor: The Minister conveys his thanks to Deputy O'Dowd for raising this important matter. He is very much aware of the additional strain this is placing on the courts system. The current position in regard to the collection of fines has been under examination by senior officials of his Department for some time. The focus of these efforts has been to increase payment compliance on first issue of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (10 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (16 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (16 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (17 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (17 Oct 2007)
Máire Hoctor: The Department is currently working on the Bill for the new nursing home support scheme â A Fair Deal. The necessary legislation will be in place prior to 1 January 2008 and the scheme will commence on that date.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (17 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2007)
Máire Hoctor: I understand from the HSE that there are different software packages of minimum data sets used internationally. The O'Neill Report referred to by the Deputy did recommend the introduction of a minimum data set and the HSE is considering this issue at the moment with a view to identifying the most appropriate one for use in this country. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (17 Oct 2007)
Máire Hoctor: My Department is preparing legislation which will deal with a range of issues including the one raised by the Deputy. The Government will be considering these issues in due course.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (17 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — National Carers Strategy: National Carers Strategy (17 Oct 2007)
Máire Hoctor: The Deputy may be aware that one of the key Government commitments in the national partnership agreement "Towards 2016" is the development of a national carer's strategy and this commitment is reiterated in the Programme for Government. The strategy will focus on supporting informal and family carers in the community. While financial support for carers will clearly be a key issue in the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (17 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (17 Oct 2007)
Máire Hoctor: As of 1 January 2008 no new nursing home subventions will be granted. On that date, the subvention scheme will be replaced by the new Nursing Home Support Scheme â A Fair Deal. People who are already in receipt of a subvention can either continue to receive their subvention or apply for support under the Fair Deal. All new applicants for nursing home support will apply under the Fair Deal....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2007)
Máire Hoctor: The development of Services for Older People, including the development of services for people living with dementia, is a priority for the Government. This is reflected in the funding committed to Services for Older People in Budgets 2006 and 2007. Last year, the Government funded the largest ever expansion in Services for Older People with a full year cost of â¬150m. This year a full...
- Health Services. (23 Oct 2007)
Máire Hoctor: I will be taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, who is not in a position to attend. The Department has made inquiries today of the Health Service Executive and is advised that the person concerned presented at the Mater Hospital last Friday afternoon. A decision was made later that day that she required admission to...