Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has on a yearly basis in the past five years ever taken prosecutions in the courts against nursing home proprietors and persons in charge for breaches of regulations; if she will list the breaches of the regulations in each case; the name of the persons who were successfully prosecuted; if the nursing home closed or if new proprietors or persons in charge were in place as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24123/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy's question 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 this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 218: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has ever carried out an HSE or health board internal inquiry into the running of nursing homes as a result of a death or a serious breach of the regulations; the outcome of such inquiry and the action taken. [24124/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 219: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has ever set up an inquiry by a specialist or other person outside the nursing home inspectorate into the death of a resident or serious breach of the regulations in any nursing home; the outcome of such an inquiry; the recommendations of same and the actions taken as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24125/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 225: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if all nursing homes here have complied with directions from coroners from 2001 to date which were to be implemented rigorously with regard to procedures to be followed in the event of the death of a resident of a nursing home, that bodies must not be removed for burial without first being certified dead by a doctor; and that in the circumstances the coroner should be notified if a patient dies and there is no documented record of a consultation with their GP during the four weeks prior to death, if a patient dies and there is any history of injury in the days prior to death, if the patient dies and the cause of death is not obvious; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24131/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 218, 219 and 225 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 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, is satisfied that sufficient incontinence wear has been and is available at all times in all nursing homes to all subvented patients as required under the nursing home regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24126/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 221: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, is satisfied that sufficient dressings for the treatment of pressure sores have been and are available at all times in all nursing homes to all subvented patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24127/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 221 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 222: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of complaints about nursing homes her Department has received since the year 2000 on a county basis; the nature of such complaints and the action taken by her Department in each case. [24128/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of complaints about nursing homes received by her Department for each year since 2000; the action taken by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24135/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 229 together.

I wish to advise the Deputy that it is not possible, within the timeframe allowed, to collate the information requested by the Deputy. The Department will forward the information requested to the Deputy as soon as it is collated.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 223: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the HSE decided, after inspection, not to recommend the transfer of Leas Cross residents to certain other nursing homes in the Dublin area; the breaches of regulations found at these further homes and to name these homes; if these homes are registered homes under the Health Acts and if they continue to be so registered; if there are public patients resident in these homes and if they will now be moved to other homes; if there are subvented patients, if they will now be advised to move and, if not, the reason therefor. [24129/05]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 224: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reasons the HSE decided that all public patients would be moved out of Leas Cross nursing home and all other residents advised to move out; the medical and other concerns of the inspection teams who went to Leas Cross; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24130/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 224 together.

The Deputy's questions relate 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.