Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has always consulted in each case for each year since 2000 with the designated nursing home inspectorate before placing public patients in private nursing homes; if the HSE or regional health board was always fully satisfied that the selected nursing homes were not in breach, at the last prior inspection, of the Nursing Homes Care and Welfare Regulations 1993; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24114/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has always consulted in each case for each year since 2000 with the designated nursing home inspectorate before placing public patients in private nursing homes; if the HSE or regional health board was always fully satisfied that the selected nursing homes were not in breach, at the last prior inspection, of the Nursing Homes Care and Welfare Regulations 1993; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24115/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, for the last registration period to date, every registered proprietor or the person in charge of each nursing home on a county by county basis has sent a notice in writing to the medical officer of health for the area in which the nursing home is situated of the date and time of death of a dependent person in a nursing home not later than 48 hours after it occurs and the certified cause of death as soon as possible thereafter, as required by the Nursing Homes Care and Welfare Regulations 1993; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24116/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE is aware of any case of a breach in the past of the nursing homes care and welfare regulation where a person who was named as the person in charge of one nursing home, who must be a full-time person, was also named as the person in charge of another nursing home at the same time; the period for which this situation continued without the health board's knowledge; if so, the action the health board took as a result; the way in which a recurrence can be prevented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24118/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has since the year 2000, found breaches of the nursing homes care and welfare regulation which requires every registered proprietor or the person in charge of a nursing home to make adequate arrangements for the recording, safekeeping, administering and disposal of drugs and medicines on a county basis; the action taken as a result in each case; if the same breaches were subsequently noted in further inspections in the same homes; the action taken in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24119/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has since the year 2000, found breaches of the nursing homes care and welfare regulations which require every registered proprietor or the person in charge of a nursing home to ensure that the treatment and medication prescribed by the medical practitioner of a dependent person is correctly administered and recorded; if so the action taken; if the same breaches were subsequently noted in further inspections in the same homes; the action taken in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24120/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where accommodation and facilities were found to be a problem and breaches of the regulations had occurred; the action taken by the health board; if the same problem arose in the same home in subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24132/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where the register and records were not up to date and breaches of the regulations occurred; the action taken by the health board; if the same problem arose in the same home in subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24133/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where treatment of residents regulations were breached; the action then taken by the health board; if the same problem arose in the same home in subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24134/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where nutrition was found to be a problem and breaches of the regulations occurred; the action taken by the health board; if the same problem arose in the same home in subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24136/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where fire precautions were found to be a problem and breaches of the regulations occurred; the action taken by the health board; if the same problem arose in the same home in subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24137/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where the welfare and well being of residents regulations were breached and found to be a problem; the action taken by the health board; if the same problem arose in the same home on subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24138/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 233: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where contracts of care regulations were breached; the action taken by the health board; if the same problem arose in the same home on subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24139/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 234: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where staffing levels were found to be a problem; the action taken by the health board; if the same problem in the same homes arose in subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24140/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 235: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where kitchen facilities were found to be a problem and breaches of the regulations occurred; the action taken by the health board; if the same problem arose in the same home in subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24141/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 236: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where hygiene was found to be a problem and breaches of the regulations occurred; the action taken by the health board; if the same problem arose in the same home in subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24142/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 237: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing homes on a county by county basis since 2000 where sanitary facilities were found to be a problem and breaches of the regulations occurred; the action taken by the health board; if the same problem arose in the same home in subsequent inspections; the further action taken by the health board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24143/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 208 to 210, inclusive, 212 to 214, inclusive, 226 to 228, inclusive, and 230 to 237, inclusive, together.

The Deputy's questions relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of complaints about nursing home conditions made to chief executive officers of health boards for each year since 2000 on a county basis; the numbers of such complaints upheld and the nature of the direction issued to the registered proprietor of the nursing home concerned; if this direction was fully complied with in each case; if not, the action the health board took; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24117/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 216: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has ever made a complaint about the treatment of a patient in a nursing home to the Garda; if so, the outcome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24122/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 216 together.

The Deputy's questions relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.