Written answers
Wednesday, 18 May 2005
Department of Health and Children
Nursing Home Regulations
9:00 pm
Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the regulations which govern private and public run nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16621/05]
Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Regulation of the private nursing home sector is governed by the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 and regulations made under this Act. The regulations provide for the registration and inspection of private nursing homes and also for the payment of subvention to those patients in private nursing homes who qualify on both dependency and means grounds.
The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the management and regulation of public nursing homes.
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