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- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: Part 8 of the Health Act 2004 provides for public representation and user participation in the health system. Section 42 of the Act provides for the establishment by the Minister for Health and Children of not more than four regional health forums. These forums will comprise members appointed from each city and county council within the functional area of the forum. The function of a forum,...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The management of outpatient waiting lists is, in the first instance, a matter for the National Hospitals Office and the individual hospitals concerned. However, earlier this year I asked the national treatment purchase fund, NTPF, to examine the position with a view to further assessing the needs of patients waiting longest on outpatient waiting lists and the most appropriate clinical...
- 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.
- Written Answers — Organ Retention: Organ Retention (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: I have received correspondence from the Deputy on behalf of a constituent, relating to the terms of reference of the inquiry into post mortem practice and organ retention and a specific query relating to medical records. On 3 May last, the Government approved the appointment of Dr. Deirdre Madden, BL, a distinguished expert on medical law and ethics, to provide me with a report on post mortem...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: I am aware of a proposal by the Health Service Executive, HSE, to construct a primary health care centre in Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. I am also aware of a proposal by a private medical group to open a primary care centre in Mulhuddart and the intention of its promoters that it should be available to both public and private patients. The responsibility for the provision of health services in the...
- 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 Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive's National Hospitals Office has advised my Department that a reply to the matter raised in the Deputy's question of 18 May 2005 issued directly to the Deputy on 15 July 2005.
- 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 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 — 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, 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.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 14a, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Ãireann for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-13 the specific programme "Civil Justice" as part of the general programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice"; No. 15, motion re membership of committee; and No. 6, Diplomatic Relations and...
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: A strong focus of Government actions this autumn, both in terms of the Estimates and the budget, will be on care of the elderly issues. The legislation is not on the A list because the Bill has not yet been cleared by the Government.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: To answer Deputy Bruton's question, considerable work is being done in the Department of Health and Children on this matter. We have an inspectorate but it does not have statutory backing and the idea is to put that on a statutory footing. On the second matter, that does not require legislation. The idea is to create up to 1,000 additional public bedsââ
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: ââby taking private beds out of the public hospital system.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: We do not need legislation on that. The Deputy will see a good deal of legislation brought forward this autumn on nursing home related issues.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: I cannot answer that question until it is cleared by the Government.