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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 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 — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (28 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 Strategy: Health Service Strategy (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The health care assistant or HCA grade supports the work of nurses-midwives and acts under their supervision. Health care assistants and similar grades such as nurse's aide and ward attendant have been a feature of the Irish health service for some time. In recent years there has been investment in the upskilling of these grades so that they can play a greater role in the delivery of care and...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 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. My Department is not aware of widespread difficulty being experienced by applicants for medical cards in securing the services of GPs in order to access the general medical services scheme. If the Deputy is...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy will be aware that operational issues in relation to the services provided by acute hospitals now rest with the Health Service Executive. Effective infection control measures, including environmental cleanliness and hand hygiene, are central to the control of hospital acquired Infections, including drug-resistant organisms such as MRSA. Improving the standards of cleanliness in...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The number of persons covered by medical cards in County Limerick in May 2005 was 49,133, or 28.03% of the population of 175,304 (census 2002 population figure).

Written Answers — Hospital Re-admissions: Hospital Re-admissions (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: In 2004 there were 31,727 re-admissions to hospital within one week of discharge. This figure is derived from the hospital inpatient inquiry or HIPE system which gives details of activity in all publicly funded acute hospitals in the state as well as in two private hospitals. HIPE data only allows the identification of a re-admission if it is to the same hospital as the original admission....

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 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, the 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 (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The study referred to by the Deputy is an unpublished student dissertation and is not possible to comment on unpublished research. However, I am informed that a number of peer reviewed published studies have shown no evidence of a link between water fluoridation and cancer. The Irish expert body on fluorides and health held its inaugural meeting in April 2004. The terms of reference of the...

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (28 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, the 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 (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: Fluoridation of public water supplies as a public health measure is accepted as being one of the most effective methods of ensuring against tooth decay. The World Health Organisation, WHO, recommends fluoridation of public water supplies and has stated that "fluoridation of water supplies, where possible, is the most effective public health measure for the prevention of dental decay". The WHO...

Written Answers — Nursing Staff: Nursing Staff (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: Government investment and support has ensured rapid progress in implementing the recommendations of the report of the Commission on Nursing. This commitment by Government has transformed nursing in Ireland over the last decade. The commission examined and made recommendations on areas such as the evolving role of nurses and midwives, promotional opportunities and the training and educational...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: Three new speech and language therapy courses commenced in the 2003-04 academic year, one of which is a two year postgraduate course at the University of Limerick. In total, these courses provide an additional 75 training places in speech and language therapy. This expansion in training numbers has been identified in the report commissioned by my Department from Dr. Peter Bacon and associates...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 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 is requesting 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 — General Practitioner Service: General Practitioner Service (28 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, the 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 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, the Department is requesting 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 (28 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 — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Government has agreed the key elements of a scheme for the repayment of long-stay charges. All those who were illegally charged for publicly funded long-term residential care and are alive and the estates of all those who were charged and died in the six years prior to 9 December 2004 will have the charges repaid in full. The repayment will apply to all those who were charged including...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I have arranged for a copy of the 1985 guidelines to be sent to the Deputy under separate cover.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for standards for orthodontic treatment is statutorily vested in the Dental Council under the Dentists Act, 1985, Part II, Section 6(1). The Dental Council was established to "promote high standards of professional education and professional conduct among dentists". In recent years there have been several reviews of the orthodontic service. Formed at the invitation of the...