Results 141-160 of 311 for speaker:Mary Wallace in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Food Safety Authority: Food Safety Authority (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: Responsibility for the enforcement of food safety and food labelling legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and its official agents, which include Health Service Executive and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. I have been informed by the FSAI, that in 2007 the Health Service Executive recorded 48,597 inspections across all premises under their...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Food Poverty: Food Poverty (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 and 159 together. Food poverty is usually defined as an inability to obtain an adequate, nutritious diet, because of lack of money, physical difficulty in getting to and from suitable shops, lack of equipment or cooking skills, and linguistic or cultural barriers. It will be appreciated, therefore, that tackling food poverty involves a range of Government...

Written Answers — Obesity Levels: Obesity Levels (18 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143, 144, 157 and 158 together. Implementation of the report of the National Taskforce on Obesity (NTFO) is ongoing. By its nature, implementation of many of the recommendations was going to take place in the medium term with some of the actions more long-term. A survey by the National Nutrition Surveillance Centre on the implementation of the NTFO Report...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Obesity Levels: Obesity Levels (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: Implementation of the report of the National Taskforce on Obesity (NTFO) is ongoing. By its nature, implementation of many of the recommendations was going to take place in the medium term with some of the actions more long-term. A survey by the National Nutrition Surveillance Centre on the implementation of the NTFO Report shows that there has been action and progress on 60% of the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (10 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (10 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: The information requested is being collated by the Food Safety Authority Ireland in conjunction with the Health Service Executive and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Dec 2008)

Mary Wallace: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Health Strategy 2001 sets out a new direction for primary care as the central focus of the delivery of health and personal social services in Ireland. It promotes a team-based approach to service provision which will help to build capacity in primary care and contribute to sustainable health and social development. The re-configured Primary Community and Continuing Care (PCCC) services...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (25 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: At present general EU food labelling legislation is harmonised by Council Directive 2000/13/EC, while nutrition labelling is covered by Directive 40/96. Both have been transposed into Irish law. The former requires that the labelling of pre-packaged foodstuffs must be clear and must not mislead the consumer. The nutrition labelling legislation makes allowance for nutrition labelling on a...

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (25 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: Packaged water, including bottled water, is tested in accordance with the following regulatory provisions; The European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 369 of 2006), the European Communities (Natural Mineral Waters, Spring Waters and Other Waters in Bottles or Containers) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 225 of 2007) and the European Communities (General Food Law)...

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (25 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: Packaged water, including bottled water, is subject to several sets of regulations in Ireland and I am satisfied that there is an appropriate legal framework in place for the establishment and maintenance of standards in production of bottled water. The regulations covering the production of bottled water include the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 369...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (25 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. This includes the development and ongoing implementation of public awareness campaigns. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.