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Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: In August 2008, the Health Service Executive (HSE) was requested by my Department to examine operational and procurement issues relating to the introduction of a HPV vaccination programme for 12 year old girls on a basis that would achieve maximum cost effectiveness and appropriate national uptake rates. A response was received from the HSE and subsequently examined by my Department. This...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (10 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: The matter raised by the Deputy is the responsibility of the National Cancer Screening Service. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Service to respond directly to the Deputy on the matter.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Feb 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 (10 Feb 2010)

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

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170, 186 and 187 together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Respiratory Diseases: Respiratory Diseases (10 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: Figures on the prevalence of respiratory conditions in Ireland are not routinely available. The reason for this is that these conditions cover a very wide range of diagnoses from minor to acute or chronic disease which are not generally notifiable or covered by specific disease registries. In Quarter 3 of 2007, the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) conducted by the Central...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: The number of nurses and midwives (expressed in Whole Time Equivalent terms) employed in the Public Health Service was 37,071 as of 31 December 2009, while the corresponding figure for 2000 was 27,973. These figures are sourced from the Health Service Personnel Census and exclude student nurses and student midwives.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: The current number of undergraduate nursing degree places, each year, across the individual courses is as follows: General Nursing 860 places Intellectual Disability Nursing 180 places Psychiatric Nursing 290 places Midwifery 140 places Children's and General Nursing Integrated 100 places Total 1570 places As a result the total number of nursing undergraduates...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Feb 2010)

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

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (10 Feb 2010)

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

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 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 (10 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: My Department is currently reviewing all legislation relating to eligibility for health and personal social services with a view to making the system as fair and transparent as possible. As part of this exercise, a review of the eligibility criteria for medical cards in the context of financial and medical need is being undertaken. Upon completion of this review, I will consider if changes...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: Details of the number of medical 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. following a review of a person's circumstances. The most recent figures provided by the...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Feb 2010)

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

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: I have consistently emphasised the need to improve facilities and services to persons with cystic fibrosis. Following publication of the Pollock Report in 2005, the Health Service Executive established a Working Group to undertake a detailed review of cystic fibrosis services. The Group, which was multi-disciplinary in its composition and included representation from the Department of...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (10 Feb 2010)

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

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (10 Feb 2010)

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

Hospital Services. (11 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: A number of emergency departments have been recording high numbers of patients waiting to be admitted to hospital in recent weeks. However, detailed sampling from 24 hospitals, which began in February last year, to the end of December indicate that 87% of all patients attending an emergency department were either discharged or admitted within the maximum target of six hours, and 94% of all...

Hospital Services. (11 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: First, I do not accept that everybody who is admitted to a hospital should be there. We know from the bed utilisation study that a large percentage of patients should not have been in hospital in the first place. As Professor Drumm said at the committee the other day, many people are admitted in order to get access to diagnostics. Not only is that an issue for the public health system, it...

Hospital Services. (11 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: I had an experience in an accident and emergency department in County Waterford a number of years ago, where I was on a trolley while tests were done. I am not aware of a hospital anywhere in the world where trolleys are not used if the staff are doing blood tests or other tests. The issue is how long people are waiting before they are either discharged or admitted. A number of years ago,...