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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Company Year in which contract was secured Nature of Contract Colgan & Associates 2001 Consultation programme for the development of the National Health Strategy. The main objective was to gather the views of members of the public, service users, service providers, staff and management of the health service and to channel these...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 416 together. Pandemic influenza is a type of influenza that can be expected to occur, on average, three or four times each century when new virus subtypes emerge and are readily transmitted from person to person. Influenza experts agree that another influenza pandemic will occur. However, it is impossible to predict when it will occur. The ongoing...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: I have received the reports of the postgraduate medical education and training group â the Buttimer group â and the working group on undergraduate medical education and training â the Fottrell group. Each report contains a detailed plan of action for the implementation of its recommendations. Both reports are under consideration in the Departments of Health and Children and Education...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 and 246 together. The Government considers that the best option for improving geographic access for patients in the north-western area is to facilitate access for them to radiation oncology services as part of North-South co-operation on cancer. I have met the Minister for health for Northern Ireland, Mr. Shaun Woodward MP, to discuss access by patients...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (28 Sep 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: I recently announced the Government's plan for a national network of radiation oncology services, to be put in place by 2011. The network will consist of four large centres in Dublin, Cork and Galway and two integrated centres at Waterford Regional Hospital and Limerick Regional Hospital, conditional on their conformity to certain quality assurance measurements. A new radiotherapy unit is...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: In line with Government policy, the Department of Health and Children has been examining a number of procurement options with a view to finding an approach that will deliver 850 additional long stay beds and provide the best services and value for money to the Exchequer. There have been discussions between the Department and the Department of Finance on an initiative which is based on...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The number of persons in County Kerry in possession of a medical card in September 2005 is 41,289.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 396 and 421 together. I am committed to the national roll-out of the cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. Following the publication of the international expert's report on the feasibility and implications of a national roll-out, the Department of Health and Children undertook a consultative process with relevant...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: EU member states are the main purchasers of medicines in their domestic markets, through their national reimbursement schemes. While they seek to control drug prices, the extent of control varies widely. Higher priced countries, such as the UK and Germany, rely to a greater extent on market forces to set prices. Spain, on the other hand, closely regulates and controls prices. Ireland's...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Sep 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 executive is responsible for considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The Irish Medicines Board is the statutory body that is responsible for the regulation of medicinal products in Ireland. I have been advised by the board that Vioxx was withdrawn on a worldwide basis by a company in September 2004 following new clinical trial data which indicated an association of increased risk of cardiovascular side effects. Vioxx was authorised for use in Ireland by the...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (28 Sep 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Sep 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 executive is responsible for considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary...