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Written Answers — Dental Profession: Dental Profession (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Dentists Act, 1985 provides that the Dental Council may with the consent of the Minister for Health make schemes for the establishment of classes of auxiliary dental workers. This is in line with one of two options presented in the Restrictive Practices Commission report, that the general provision on the carrying-on of dentistry by a non-dentist should not apply to the provision of...

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

Mary Harney: Set out below are details of the special advisers, personal assistants and the personal secretary appointed to the Tánaiste's Office in the Department of Health and Children. Name Title Date of Appointment Annual Salary Pension Contribution â'¬ â'¬ John O'Brien Special Advisor 30/09/2004 129,725 7,666 Oliver O'Connor Special Advisor 30/09/2004...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 to 253, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (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 — 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 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 Services: Medical Services (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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (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. This includes responsibility for considering existing or new capital proposals, in relation to the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of...

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

Mary Harney: Persons who suffer from diabetes are covered under the long-term illness scheme for the provision of all approved prescribed medicines for the treatment of that disease, free of charge. I have no plans to change the conditions of the long-term illness scheme to include the provision of general practitioner services free of charge, to persons who suffer from diabetes. There is strong evidence...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The national breast screening programme commenced in 2000 and covers the eastern, midland, north-eastern and parts of the south-eastern regions of the country. Screening is being offered free of charge, every two years to approximately 160,000 women in those areas in the target age group of 50 to 64 years of age. The current priority of BreastCheck and my Department is to progress the roll...

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

Mary Harney: Statutory Instrument 381/1983 issued in December 1983 stated that the provisions of the 1970 Health Act regarding full eligibility would not extend to persons aged between 16 and 25 years who are dependants of persons who do not have full eligibility for the service under Part IV of the Health Act 1970, save where considered by the Health Service Executive in order to avoid undue hardship....

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

Mary Harney: Section 11 of the Health Contributions Act 1979, as amended by section 24 of the Social Welfare Act 1995, lists the payments which are exempt from the payment of the health levy, and recipients of these payments together with the holders of medical cards are exempt from any liability to make a health contribution. On 1 July 2001, full eligibility was extended to all persons aged 70 or over...

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 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 Services: Health Services (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 — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 281 together. Statistics in relation to the incidences of cancer cases including lung cancer are collated by the national cancer registry. My Department has asked the director of the registry to examine the issue raised and reply directly to the Deputy.

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

Mary Harney: The following table gives an analysis of appropriations-in-aid received by my Department in the years 1995 to 1998, inclusive. 1995 1996 1997 1998 â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m Receipts from Health Contributions 271.974 272.816 290.623 360.620 Recovery of cost of health services provided under regulations of EU 65.535 74.486 88.526...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 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 existing or new capital proposals in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive...

Written Answers — : (29 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 (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management of human resource issues within the Health Service Executive. As the management and delivery of health and personal social services, including related human resource issues, are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange...