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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 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. The HSE has placed advertisements providing details of the application process in the national press and intends to place further advertisements in the regional press over the coming week. Those people whom...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: Preliminary talks were held in 2003 between management and the medical organisations to discuss the commencement of negotiations on a new contract for hospital consultants. Unfortunately, the opposition of these organisations to the extension of the clinical indemnity scheme to cover claims against consultants led to a decision by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, IHCA, not to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The health strategy, entitled Quality and Fairness, acknowledged the central role of primary care in a modern health service. In recognition of this central focus on primary care services a separate strategy document, entitled Primary Care: A New Direction, was published in November 2001. The strategy sets out the Government's vision for integrated team based primary care services and...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: In response to the Deputy's Question of 25 May 2005, I advised that the Health Service Executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services, including responsibility for the provision of hospital services for people who have suffered strokes, and that my Department had requested the director of the executive's...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (30 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 again 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 — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I understand that the Health Service Executive has now provided the Deputy with the information required in respect of Galway Regional Hospital and Roscommon County Hospital. My Department has asked the Health Service Executive to provide the information requested in respect of Mayo General Hospital as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (30 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 (30 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 Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (30 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 (30 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 — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I assume the Deputy is referring to infectious diseases screening for asylum seekers. Since May 2000, screening in respect of specific infectious diseases has been offered to asylum seekers on a voluntary and confidential basis, free of charge, shortly after their arrival in this country. The purpose of screening is to detect and treat certain infectious diseases in the interests of the...

Written Answers — Health Sector Reports: Health Sector Reports (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: This matter is not within the remit of my Department. There are a number of organisations which may be able to provide information on this topic, including the National Medicines Information Centre, the National Centre for Pharmaco-economics, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers in Ireland, the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: A range of dental services for adult medical card holders is available under the dental treatment services scheme, DTSS, from participating dentists holding contracts with the Health Service Executive, HSE. The treatments provided include examinations, prophylaxis, fillings, extractions, dentures and x-rays. The scheme is administered by the HSE primary care reimbursement service on behalf of...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 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 (30 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, HSE, under the Health Act 2004. The HSE has placed advertisements providing details of the application process in the national press and intends to place further advertisements in the regional press over the coming week. The...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 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 Waste Disposal: Medical Waste Disposal (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I welcome the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on waste management in hospitals. The principles outlined in my Department's 1994 health services waste policy and later segregation packaging and storage guidelines for health care risk waste, are consistent with the recommendations of the report. While the cost of good waste management in the health services may be significant, the...

Written Answers — Medical Waste Disposal: Medical Waste Disposal (30 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 collating the information sought by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (30 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 for the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 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