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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, my Department has asked 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 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. This includes responsibility for considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department is requesting the parliamentary affairs division of the...

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

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 to 359, inclusive, together. The Deputy is aware that, following the publication of the Pollock report commissioned by the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland, the Health Service Executive established a multi-disciplinary working group to review the current configuration and delivery of services to persons with cystic fibrosis in Ireland. The working...

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

Mary Harney: The short-listing, interview and fee negotiation process for the appointment of a design team for the proposed BreastCheck developments at Cork and Galway was completed in August last. The design team has now commenced its work.

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, 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 (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, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: I understand that the Health Service Executive western area issued a detailed reply to the Deputy on 1 June 2005.

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: I understand that the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, IBTS, does not currently accept blood donations from people with haemochromatosis. Blood donors must donate on a voluntary basis and a significant reason donations are not taken from people with haemochromatosis is that blood is taken from them as part of the treatment for their condition rather than for the specific purpose of donating....

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

Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for the provision of health services, including the establishment of haemochromatosis clinics, rests with the Health Services Executive. Accordingly, my Department has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to examine the matters raised by the Deputy and to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: My officials are continuing to examine the feasibility of introducing a vaccine damage compensation scheme. A preliminary review of the vaccine damage compensation schemes in place in a number of other countries was undertaken by my Department earlier this year in order to establish general details of schemes already in existence. More recently my officials have been carrying out an...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: The report of the task force on assaults on psychiatric nurses was discussed at the Cabinet meeting on 13 July 2005. After considering the task force report, the Government decided not to introduce a no fault compensation scheme for psychiatric nurses. Complex legal and financial issues had emerged regarding aspects of the proposed scheme and their implications for the health service and the...

Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 375, 389, 390 and 459 together. My Department is advised that the work of the inquiry is at an advanced stage. In March 2005, I met representatives of Patient Focus, a group representing a number of patients who attended the maternity unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. I advised the group that I would await the report of the inquiry before...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Departments: Accident and Emergency Departments (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: It is recognised that a range of short-term, medium-term and long-term measures are needed that transcend the immediate operational issues in accident and emergency departments and that are integrally linked to the development of primary care services and support services for the elderly. Actions specifically identified in the ten point plan to improve the delivery of accident and emergency...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: The 12 professions selected for inclusion in the Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 were chosen because they are long established providers of health and social care within the public health service and, in most instances, also have experience of self-regulation. In addition, the qualifications of the majority of these professions are already currently regulated within the public...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (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, 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 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, 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 (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, 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 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, 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 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, 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (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, 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.