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Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (17 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (17 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: The Special Housing Aid for the Elderly previously operated by the Health Service Executive is no longer operational. The scheme was replaced by the Housing Aid for Older People (HAOP) Scheme in August 2008. The new scheme is being administered by the Local Authorities. Pending finalisation of the hand-over, a decision on all remaining applications from the original scheme, will be made...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: On 9 October 2008, my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, published the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008 — "A Fair Deal". The legislation was introduced at Second Stage in the Dáil on 13th November 2008. The Minister intends to progress the legislation through the Houses of the Oireachtas with a view to implementing the scheme in 2009. Unfortunately it is...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (12 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: Both my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, and I are conscious of the financial burden being faced by individuals in private nursing homes. However, the rule referred to by the Deputy is in fact a statutory period provided for in the Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Act 2007. To amend it would require primary legislation and could take longer than the introduction of the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Fees: Nursing Home Fees (12 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: The cost of private nursing homes is set by the nursing home and is not determined by the Department. The Health Service Executive can pay an approved subvention to the nursing home of the applicants' choice and the payment of the balance of the nursing home fee is a matter between the applicant and the nursing home under the contract of care agreed between these parties. The existing...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (11 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: As the overall operation and capacity of beds in long stay homes and hospitals for the elderly is a service matter, this has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (11 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: The provision of services for older people is a priority for Government. A commitment has been made to provide 860 additional public long-stay beds for older people under the Fast-Track Initiative and these are in the process of being put in place. Older people have also been specifically highlighted in the Social Inclusion Priority of the National Development Plan 2007-2013. The latest...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: I understand that there has been ongoing concern regarding health and fire safety issues associated with the unit at St. Patrick's Hospital, Waterford, a HSE facility. This unit is the last remaining ward on an upper floor of the hospital. Due to these fire and safety issues it is not viable to continue to accommodate patients in this area of the hospital nor is it viable to refurbish the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — : (10 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: As the Deputy is aware Bethany House is a Welfare Home which opened in the 1970's. It is currently operating as a 30 bed unit, of which 28 beds are residential and 2 are respite. At present there are 25 long stay residents, with one long stay admission to the facility in the last six months. An independent review carried out highlighted the lack of facilities to provide appropriate care...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: There was no reduction in the level of funding available to the Health Service Executive for nursing home subvention between 2008 and 2009. However, the provision of support by HSE towards the cost of maintenance in a private nursing home is subject to resources. In this regard, the availability of enhanced subvention is limited by the amount of the resource allocated for this scheme and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: The Deputy may be aware that the nursing home in question is a public Welfare Home, built in the 1960's with a lifespan of approx 20 years. Following consideration of a recent Environmental Health Report the HSE decided to close the Home, primarily for health and safety concerns and difficulty meeting fire safety requirements. The Department has received briefing on this decision. However,...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: The Nursing Home Subvention Scheme is governed by the Health (Nursing Homes ) (Amendment) Act 2007. The Act is not explicit on the particular issue raise by the Deputy. However, the HSE's National Guidelines for the Standardised Implementation of the Nursing Home Subvention Scheme state that the private nursing home should advise the HSE of any temporary absences or discharges of patients in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (10 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: During 2008, six additional beds opened in the hospital referred to by the Deputy under the Fast-Track Initiative. However, as the overall operation and capacity of the hospital is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (5 Feb 2009)

Máire Hoctor: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.