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- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive's National Cancer Control Programme successfully completed the transfer of all surgical and initial diagnostic breast cancer services from 33 hospitals to the eight designated cancer centres by the end of last year (2009). This was achieved in a seamless manner that was only possible through the significant planning and preparatory efforts of all the hospitals,...
- Written Answers — HSE Expenditure: HSE Expenditure (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: The Government's decision to reduce its payroll costs in various ways â principally by reducing the salaries paid to public servants and reducing the numbers employed â was deliberately designed to protect existing levels of public services and to provide a more sustainable payroll cost base into the future. I understand that the HSE issued an early warning notice to its grant aided...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: The matter raised by the Deputy relates to the provision of healthcare services and accordingly, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 233 to 235, inclusive, together. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and its associated regulations control the import, export, production, supply and possession of a range of named narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances listed in the Schedules to the Act. Substances are scheduled under the Act in accordance with Ireland's obligations under international...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: All employees, including full time and part time employees on the payroll, who are, or are entitled to be members of a public service occupational pension scheme or pension arrangement are subject to the deduction provided for under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2009. I can confirm that the levy applies to all employees of St. Michael's House as this employer is...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: I have always accepted the consensus view of the relevant expert bodies that the introduction of a universal high uptake vaccination programme in young girls, in conjunction with population based cervical screening, could significantly reduce overall cervical cancer incidence. The issue was not, therefore, whether the case for a cervical cancer vaccination programme was accepted by myself...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: Circular 8 of 2008 was issued from my Department on 22 December 2008. This circular is effective from 1 April 2004, and should be read in conjunction with the Department of Finance Circular: 10/2008 - Public Service Pension Reform: Revised method of reckoning variable pensionable allowances for pension purposes. The circular outlines a change in the method of reckoning variable pensionable...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.