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- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: New facilities for the national expansion of BreastCheck are included in the health capital investment framework 2005 to 2009. My Department recently gave approval to BreastCheck to advertise for the appointment of a design team to work up detailed plans for the design and construction of two clinical units, one at the South Infirmary-Victoria Hospital, Cork and the other at University...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. This includes responsibility for considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: Since 2002 there has been a cumulative additional investment of approximately â¬620 million in the development of appropriate diagnostic, treatment and care services for people with cancer. This sum includes the following approximate funding which was made available to the former health authority-boards during the period: HSE Area Funding (â¬m) Eastern Area 203.00 ...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The report of the task force on assaults on psychiatric nurses was completed in 2003. In addition to quantifying the level of assaults and making recommendations in relation to prevention, the report contained proposals for a scheme of compensation for psychiatric nurses who have been seriously injured as a result of an assault by a patient in the workplace. Government approval would be...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: There are schemes in operation that provide assistance towards the cost of approved drugs and medicines for people with significant ongoing medical expenses. People who cannot, without undue hardship, arrange for the provision of medical services for themselves and their dependants may be entitled to a medical card. Eligibility for a medical card is solely a matter for determination by the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. Number of Deaths from Suicide per 100,000 Population by Health Board/Regional Authority and County, 2000 to 2003. Health Board/Regional Authority and County 2000 2001 2002 2003* Eastern Dublin 10.5 10.9 9.2 9.8 Kildare 13.1 7.6 12.8 10.6 Wicklow 8.2 8.0 13.1 9.4 ...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy is aware, a forum on fluoridation was established to review the fluoridation of public piped water supplies in Ireland. The forum report's main conclusion was that the fluoridation of public piped water supplies should continue as a public health measure. In all the report of the forum on fluoridation made 33 recommendations covering a broad range of topics such as research,...
- Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The statutory basis for the fluoridation of public piped water supplies is the Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act 1960 [No. 46 of 1960] and various regulations made under the Act. The Act provides for the making by health authorities of arrangements for the fluoridation of water supplied by sanitary authorities through pipes. The Act also provides that the amount of fluorine added to...
- Written Answers — General Register Office: General Register Office (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 to 227, inclusive, together. An tArd-Chláraitheoir, the Registrar General, is the person with statutory responsibility for the administration of the civil registration system in Ireland. I have made inquiries of the RegistrarGeneral and the position is as set out below. The General Register Office, GRO, with the exception of its public research facility,...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: No group in society, other than persons aged 70 years and over, has automatic entitlement to a medical card. Determination of eligibility for medical cards is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Medical cards are issued to persons who, in the opinion of the Health Service Executive, are unable to provide general practitioner medical and surgical services for themselves and...
- Written Answers — Medical Statistics: Medical Statistics (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together. As Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are not notifiable diseases, there are no precise statistics available on the number of persons in Ireland suffering from these conditions.
- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: Part 10 of the Health Act 2004 provides for the dissolution of certain health bodies and the transfer of their functions and employees to the Health Service Executive with effect from the executive's establishment day. The bodies specified under that part of the Act include the Health Boards Executive, HeBE. Under Statutory Instrument (S.I. No. 885 of 2004) made by me pursuant to the Act, the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive and the dissolution of the health boards and other specified bodies, including the Health Boards Executive. The Act also provided for the transfer of employees of specified bodies. To support the transition process, health board chief executive officers who had not taken up other positions within the new...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.