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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Nov 2009)

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

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: The information sought by the Deputy is not provided by the Health Service Executive to my Department as a matter of routine. Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. As the Deputy may be aware, the National Treatment Purchase Fund arranges treatment for patients who have been on a surgical waiting list for more than three months. It is open to the person in question or anyone acting on their behalf to contact the Fund directly in relation to their case.

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (12 Nov 2009)

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

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Nov 2009)

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

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: My Department has asked the HSE to compile the detailed information requested by the Deputy and to communicate it directly to him.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Nov 2009)

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

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive's review of its capital programme, including consideration of options to progress projects through alternative funding arrangements, is ongoing. On completion, the Executive is required to submit its proposals for my approval with the agreement of the Minister for Finance. Details of the individual projects included in the approved capital investment programme...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: The recommendation from the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Programmes was based on the findings of a 2004 Comptroller and Auditor General's report. That report found that, of a sample of cases, 44% were undertaken in public hospitals and 36% were in the public hospital on whose waiting-list the patient had been. However, this does not represent the current position. There is a...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: Grants to health agencies and similar organisations are provided annually by my Department through voted expenditure as set out in the table below. Subhead € 2005 B2 3,722,000 2006 B2 3,815,000 2007 B2 3,903,000 2008 B2 3,985,000 2009 B2 2,984,261 (to date) Since 2005, the total allocation for subheads which had formerly been funded entirely from the proceeds of the National...

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: The cost to date in 2009 of the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal is €45.236m. The cost per annum to end 2008 is as follows: Year €m 1996 31.981 1997 77.047 1998 149.475 1999 63.808 2000 55.709 2001 68.220 2002 49.397 2003 50.039 2004 64.870 2005 67.723 2006 74.734 2007 81.906 2008 62.744 The amount paid by my Department in respect of Tribunals of Inquiry are set...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. The Performance Related Awards Scheme was introduced following a decision by the Government on the implementation of recommendations of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector. The primary function of the Review Body is to advise the Government from time to time on the general levels of remuneration appropriate to...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 163 together. Details of the number of medical card holders and GP visit card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The figures are provided on a net basis, showing the balance after new cards have been issued and other cards, as appropriate, have been deleted from the Executive's database, e.g....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: As I indicated in my reply to the Deputy regarding Parliamentary Question 21860/09, the Health Service Executive's (HSE) National Service Plan for 2009 gives the annual average cost of a medical card as €1,650 approximately. This figure does not take account of any reductions in professional fees and allowances introduced under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: The full income guidelines as of 1st January 2009 that apply to applicants for a medical card or a GP visit card are set out in the following table. Medical Card Income Thresholds for Applicants aged 70 & Over (Effective from 01-01-2009) Medical Card Gross Weekly Rate 2009 â'¬ Single Person Aged 70 or over 700.00 Married Couple or Persons Living Together as Husband and Wife Aged...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: My Department is currently reviewing the eligibility criteria for the assessment of medical cards in the context of financial and medical need in line with the commitment in Towards 2016 to clarify entitlement to a medical card and having regard to the following: The policy objectives underpinning the medical card/GP visit card. Income assessment guidelines. The need or otherwise to retain...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: Under the Health Service Executive's Medical Card / GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines for 2009, persons in receipt of either the Job Seekers Allowance or the Job Seekers Benefit for a period of 12 months or more are entitled to retain their medical card for 3 years on taking up employment. The other information sought by the Deputy is not provided by the HSE to my Department as a...