Results 421-440 of 2,339 for speaker:Seán Power in 'Written Answers'
- Written Answers — Medical Practices: Medical Practices (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: The web pages referred to by the Deputy are contained in the Consumer Section of the Department of Health & Children's website (under Health Information). The information in this section is provided in conjunction with the citizens information website, (formerly known as OASIS) provided by Comhairle. Health related topics are copied to the Department of Health and Children's site by way of a...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: The Government's sustained high level of investment in health care has enabled the completion and commissioning of numerous new facilities in both the acute and the non-acute sectors. This year, the sum available for expenditure in health under the Health Service Executive's capital plan is â¬559.5 million and over the period of the NDP the figure is â¬4.9 billion. The HSE has...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The issue which the Deputy raises may also involve a clinical decision. My Department has requested the Parliamentary...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The HSEs responsibility includes the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Central to the concept of food labelling is that the consumer should not be misled. In addition, consumers should be provided with sufficient clear information to allow them to make food consumption choices which best suit their circumstances and preferences: an appropriate labelling system is a key element to enable these informed choices to be made. Food labelling, by its nature, covers a...
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: As this matter does not fall within the food safety remit of either agency, I have no proposals to initiate research by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland or by Safefood (the Food Safety Promotion Board) on the issue.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Disease Incidence: Disease Incidence (13 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 401, 402 and 404 together. 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, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (8 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: The start date for the new nursing home support scheme â A Fair Deal â is 1 January, 2008. This is because primary legislation must be passed in order for the scheme to commence. The Department is currently working on preparing the Heads of the Bill. In the interim, the Minister announced an initiative to make the existing subvention scheme fairer. The standard subvention has been...
- Written Answers — Home Care Packages: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Home Care Packages: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Home Care Packages: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Home Care Packages (HCP) including Home Care Cash Grants and are designed to facilitate timely discharge of older people from acute hospitals; reduce inappropriate admission; reduce pressure on A&E departments and support older people to continue to live in their own community. In the first instance use of mainstream community services are maximized to support and maintain the older person...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (8 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (8 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: The start date for the new nursing home support scheme â A Fair Deal â is 1 January, 2008. This is because primary legislation must be passed in order for the scheme to commence. The Department is currently working on preparing the Heads of the Bill. Some of the benefits and key commitments to individuals as part of A Fair Deal will be: Nursing home care will now be affordable to every...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (8 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. I understand that the Executive supplied an interim response to the Deputy on the 5th February, 2007 in response to Parliamentary Question 43355-06. I further understand that the information provided to the Deputy was in...
- Written Answers — Maternity Protection Rights: Maternity Protection Rights (7 Feb 2007)
Seán Power: The Department of Health and Children recommends that mothers breastfeed their children until they are 2 years of age or older. This recommendation is based on a vast scientific literature demonstrating the substantial health, social and economic importance of breastfeeding. The advantages of breastfeeding include lower infant and young child morbidity and mortality from diarrhoea, other...