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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The necessary legislation to allow for the introduction of doctor visit cards has been enacted. Funding of €50 million required to introduce this development in 2005 has been made available to the Health Service Executive, HSE. The HSE is finalising the necessary administrative arrangements for this measure, and a public information campaign will commence next week. This will indicate the...

Written Answers — Vetting Procedures: Vetting Procedures (5 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The process by which a person is appointed to a State board reflects the conditions for appointment laid down in the relevant statutory instrument establishing the board. When making such appointments, I must have due regard to the nature of the work of the board and the consequent requirement for any appointee to hold the necessary skills and expertise required to discharge the functions of...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health 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. As the person referred to by the Deputy resides in County Wexford, my Department has asked the chief officer for the executive's south...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health 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, deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the national director for primary, community and continuing care at the HSE to investigate the...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: —recognises the pressures on some of our accident and emergency departments and acknowledges that the abuse of alcohol is a significant contributory factor; —supports the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children in her determination to bring about improvements in the accident and...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: It has begun and many patients have been moved out. The plan captures many of the actions that must be taken to address the problems. We have allocated priority funding of €80 million this year, clearly not as a total investment in accident and emergency solutions but on top of substantial funding for hospitals, long-term care, home help, primary care, GP co-operatives and so on. Our...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: That is true. We must recognise that the way we work together, our practices, our rules and our procedures——

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I did not hear Deputy McManus's comment.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: We need to recognise that the way we work together, our practices, rules and procedures can change and can be improved for patients' sake. We must also recognise that change does not threaten us or require us to be compensated. If we all agree we want to improve care for patients, should we not reward and incentivise innovation, ideas and new ways of working that do so? Rather than reward the...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I have already welcomed the Health and Safety Authority's report arising from its assessment of 11 accident and emergency departments. The National Hospitals Office has separately analysed assessments of risks carried out in all hospitals and the actions taken to deal with such risks. I stress that this is the first nationally co-ordinated analysis of all accident and emergency departments....

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: As I told the Deputy last week, an extra €950 million is not a shortfall. It is an increase.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: Where is the shortfall?

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: And billions of euro as well.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: This House voted the Estimates through. The sum was €950 million more.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127, 151 and 161 together. The provision of chiropody services is a matter for the local area of the Health Service Executive. This is a service which it is not statutorily obliged to provide but a variety of arrangements are in place nationally under arrangements made by the former Eastern Regional Health Authority, ERHA, and other health boards. Generally...

Written Answers — Crisis Pregnancies: Crisis Pregnancies (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The manner in which persons or agencies provide information about pregnancy termination services outside the State is regulated by the Regulation of Information (Services Outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995. This Act permits a doctor or advice agency to provide abortion information to pregnant women — in the context of full counselling — as to all available options...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 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 for medical cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 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. Services at the relevant hospitals are provided under an arrangement with the executive. My Department has, therefore, requested the...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 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. As the person in question resides in County Clare, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's mid-western area to...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 144 together. Entry to the general medical services, GMS, scheme for general practitioners is normally through open competition and interview following advertisements in national and medical newspapers. All suitably qualified persons may apply for these positions. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1...