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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Oct 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 (13 Oct 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 — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (13 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: My Department replied on my behalf to the person concerned on 6 October 2010 in relation to the issue of medical records as raised in the correspondence referred to. Regarding the further issue of the Drogheda Review, I will meet with patient advocacy groups this week in relation to this matter. The Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to make any public statements...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (13 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The Department does not retain information on the location and geographical spread of defibrillators. This is a service delivery matter and it has therefore been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (13 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: I understand that the Deputy is referring to food inspections. Environmental Health Officers of the HSE carry out food safety inspections of all food establishments under service contract to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). Data regarding inspections of food establishments is captured in six broad categories of establishments, including the services sector, which includes...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (13 Oct 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 (13 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2008, a much simplified system of assessment for eligibility was introduced in respect of persons aged 70 or over, based on the significantly higher gross income thresholds rather than the standard net income limits. The gross income thresholds are â¬700 per week for a single person and â¬1,400 for a couple, as against net income limits of â¬201.50 for a single person...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (13 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (13 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: With effect from 1 October last, medical card holders are required to pay a 50c charge for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists under the General Medical Services Scheme, subject to a cap of â¬10 per month for each person or family. In some long-stay facilities patients receive their medicines and other prescription items from hospital pharmacies...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Oct 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 (13 Oct 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 (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Most recent figures supplied by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department show 343,399 medical card holders aged 70 or over as at 1st September 2010. When the Government took the decision to remove automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 or over, it had been estimated that 20,000 persons would lose eligibility to the medical card under this measure. Following the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Oct 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 (14 Oct 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 — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (14 Oct 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 (14 Oct 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 Service Property: Health Service Property (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Management of the Health Service Executive property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: I understand the Deputy is referring specifically to the operation of the Civil Service Worksharing Scheme in this question. Out of a total staff of 519 (477.35 wholetime equivalents) at the end of September 2010, 119 (77.34 wholetime equivalents) are participating in the scheme. Of these, 111 (93%) are female. Although decisions on worksharing arrangements are considered in light of the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Oct 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 (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service delivery matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.