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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 128 to 131, inclusive, and 152 together. Prior to the establishment on 1 January 2005 of the Health Service Executive with its own Vote, health services were delivered by the individual health boards which were funded by grants from the Vote of my Department. The first contracts for the PPARS system were signed by five of the former boards and St. James's...

Written Answers — General Practitioners: General Practitioners (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: Consultation fees charged to private patients by general practitioners are a matter of private contract between the two parties, the doctor as the service provider and the patient as the user. I have no role in the setting of these fees. However, I will ask my colleague, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, to consider whether the Competition Authority or the Office of the...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (11 Oct 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 HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive which has statutory responsibility for the management and delivery of the health and personal social services, has provided the following information regarding the death of the person in question in County Louth from haemophilus influenza. The HSE North Eastern Area has been notified that a child from County Louth has recently died, whilst abroad, from haemophilus...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Oct 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 HSE to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 to 139, inclusive, together. An Bord Altranais has statutory authority for the registration of nurses under the Nurses Act, 1985. I am sure that the Deputy will appreciate that An Bord Altranais must process each application thoroughly to ensure that all those entered on the register of nurses are deemed professionally qualified and competent for such...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Oct 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 HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Statistics: Medical Statistics (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: As vitamin B12 deficiency is not a notifiable disease and the majority of persons with this condition are treated at GP level, information on the number of persons being treated is not available.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 Oct 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 HSE to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: A new national cancer strategy is currently being finalised by the national cancer forum, a multi-disciplinary group of experts in oncology. I expect the strategy to be completed by the end of the year. As part of this work, the forum has developed a framework for evidence-based decision making in relation to the introduction of population based screening programmes. I understand that the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144, 157 and 173 together. The Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 provides for the establishment of a system of statutory registration for certain health and social care professionals, including psychologists, whether they are employed in the public service, the private health sector or are self employed. The qualifications required of registrants...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: Entitlement to health services in Ireland is primarily based on residency and means. Any person, regardless of nationality, who is accepted by the Health Service Executive as being ordinarily resident in Ireland is entitled to either full eligibility under category 1, namely medical card holders, or limited eligibility under category 2 for health services. The Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Oct 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 HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: The measures identified in the ten point plan to improve the delivery of accident and emergency services take a wide ranging approach and are aimed at improving access to accident and emergency services, improving patient flows through accident and emergency departments, freeing up of acute beds and providing appropriate longer term care for patients outside of the acute hospital setting. The...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 to 151, inclusive, together. Hawkins House is owned by the Office of Public Works and they are responsible for maintenance and ancillary works required to be carried out on the building. The OPW has confirmed that in June 1998 a preliminary survey of the boiler room in Hawkins House revealed small quantities of asbestos based thermal insulation. In...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Oct 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 HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (11 Oct 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 HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: As I have previously indicated to the House, I consider that appropriate transport arrangements for patients requiring radiotherapy should be made available, where necessary, by the Health Service Executive. My Department raised this matter with the HSE last May to ensure that appropriate transport arrangements are put in place on a national basis for patients who are required to travel to...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Oct 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 — Assisted Human Reproduction: Assisted Human Reproduction (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: My colleague the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, has lead responsibility for the EU Seventh Research Framework Programme under which the issue of funding for research of this kind may arise. The work of the commission on assisted human reproduction is directly related to this issue and I was pleased to receive its report last May. As I indicated at that time, the...