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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. People who hold medical cards, including all those aged 70 and over, are entitled to free general practitioner medical and surgical...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (4 May 2005)
Mary Harney: As the competent authority for the regulation of medicinal products in Ireland, the Irish Medicines Board assesses the safety, quality and efficacy of medicinal products. The matter raised by the Deputy is one which falls within the IMB's remit. The use of antidepressants in children and adolescents has been the subject of continuous review at both national and EU level for some time and the...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (4 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The number of medical card holders under 18 years for whom antidepressants were prescribed in 2004 was 2,541.
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (4 May 2005)
Mary Harney: In January 2005 my Department responded to the group referred to by the Deputy indicating that I was unable to meet it due to the heavy schedule of Government and departmental business at the time. At my request, my Department forwarded the invitation to my colleague the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government who has primary responsibility for the issue of waste management.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the assessment of applications in respect of eligibility for health services. Accordingly, my Department...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The letters of determination which issued to former health boards-health authority last December provided for an additional â¬12 million in 2005 for increased oncology services nationally. In addition, â¬11.5 million was allocated to commission the new radiation oncology department at University College Hospital, Galway, which received â¬9.5 million, and to expand capacity at the radiation...
- Written Answers — Information Communications Technology: Information Communications Technology (4 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for information and communications technology. Accordingly, my Department has requested the national...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (4 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director of the National Hospitals Office to reply to the Deputy directly in relation to the...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (4 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I announced a ten point plan aimed at improving the delivery of accident and emergency services on the publication of the Estimates for 2005. Additional funding of â¬70 million is available to the Health Services Executive this year for these initiatives, which include measures to allow for the discharge of patients from acute beds to a more appropriate setting. These measures are being...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (4 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 to 212, inclusive, together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the development of accident and...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Services at the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, are provided under...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of services at the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street. Accordingly, my...
- Written Answers — Survivors of Symphysiotomy: Survivors of Symphysiotomy (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: My predecessor met the survivors of symphysiotomy group in late 2003 and agreed that a range of measures would be put in place to support the group. My Department is advised by the Health Service Executive that the current position in this regard is as follows. The former health boards and the relevant voluntary hospitals have appointed liaison officers, who have met and continue to meet...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of services at acute hospitals. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director of...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the issue raised by the Deputy rests with the national hospitals office of the health service executive. Accordingly,...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The former health board executive commissioned an international expert in cervical screening to examine the feasibility and implications of a national roll out of a cervical screening programme. The examination included an evaluation of the current pilot programme in the mid-western area, quality assurance, laboratory capacity and organisation and the establishment of national governance...
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. Applications for inter-country adoption are processed by the Health Services Executive under the Adoption Acts 1952 to 1998, as amended by the Health Act 2004. The length of time it takes to complete the necessary assessment and the allocation of resources within the HSE is a matter for the management of the HSE. However, I have asked the...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The current position on the transposition of European directives for which my Department is responsible is set out in the following table. The statutory instrument for transposition is at an advanced stage. Subject/Title Deadline for Transposition into Irish Law Current Position Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003, setting standards of...
- Written Answers — Registration of Birth: Registration of Birth (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: An tArd Chláraitheoir, Registrar General, is responsible for the registration of all life events, including births. I have made inquiries with him concerning this matter and the position is set as follows. The procedures for the registration of the birth of the person in County Kildare are governed by the provisions referring to late registrations, that is births that are not registered...
- Written Answers — Health Legislation Review: Health Legislation Review (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The membership list of the working group is as follows: Mr. Jimmy Duggan, principal officer, Department of Health and Children, chair; Mr. James Conway, programme manager, Health Service Executive, mid-western area; Ms Valerie Nagle, health economist, HSE, eastern regional area; Ms Anne Vaughan, principal officer, planning unit, Department of Social and Family Affairs; Mr. Joe Mooney,...