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Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (19 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: BreastCheck, the national breast screening programme, commenced in 2000 and covers the eastern, north-eastern, midland and part of the south-eastern regions of the country. The roll out of the national breast screening programme to the remaining regions in the country is a major priority in the development of cancer services. A design team has been appointed to work up detailed plans for two...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (19 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. 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 Services: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I am not aware of the case mentioned by the Deputy. 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. I suggest that the Deputy provide the details of the case in question to the parliamentary affairs division of the Health Service Executive to enable the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 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 — Capital Programme: Capital Programme (19 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy will appreciate, since I took up office in late September 2004, I have had numerous discussions, both formal and informal, within and outside my Department about the capital programme for the health service. These discussions, some of which are ongoing, range from those with Government colleagues through to the Department of Finance, the Health Service Executive and capital...

Written Answers — Capital Programme: Capital Programme (19 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: A total of 11 management advisory committee-chief executive officer group meetings were held over the three year period 2002 to 2004 inclusive. In 2002, management advisory committee — chief executive officer group meetings were held on 26 February, 24 April, 26 June, 25 September, 19 November and 18 December. In 2003, management advisory committee-chief executive officer group meetings...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I asked the Health Service Executive to gather the required information for me but it was not possible to do so in the time available. I will provide the information to the Deputy in the next day or so.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: The following is the information I have received from the Health Service Executive. Year Expenditure to Date â'¬ 2003 500,000 2004 16,772,617 2005 14,278,287

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: In recent years, provision has been made under the indicative drugs target savings scheme for the development of a primary care website, myGP.ie, which is operated by the Irish Medical Organisation, IMO, with the aim of answering patients' queries and disseminating non-biased and comprehensive information on primary and preventative health care. This is consistent with the overall objectives...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (19 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 — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: The report of the national task force on medical staffing or Hanly report made a series of important recommendations about the development of hospital services. These covered issues such as: the changes needed in NCHD work patterns; reform of medical education and training; the need for a significantly revised contract for medical consultants and an increase in the number of consultants; and...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72, 79 and 86 together. Avian influenza, bird flu, is an infectious disease of birds caused by the type A strains of the influenza virus. The Department of Agriculture and Food is responsible for controlling avian influenza in birds and mammals other than humans. That Department has a contingency plan for avian influenza and all questions relating to this...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (20 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. An outline development control plan for the hospital has been prepared and was endorsed by the Mid-Western Health Board in December 2004. The progression of the development at Ennis is now a matter for...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (20 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. 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 Services: Hospital Services (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 81 together. 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, HSE. My Department raised this matter with the HSE last May to ensure that appropriate transport arrangements are put in place on a...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: BreastCheck, the national breast screening programme, commenced in 2000 and covered the eastern, north-eastern and midland regions of the country. In 2003 the Minister for Health and Children announced the extension of the programme to counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford and the national roll out to the remaining regions in the country. Screening commenced in Wexford in March 2004 and in...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, since 1 January 2005 statutory responsibility for the determination of eligibility of applicants to medical cards is a matter for the Health Service Executive. In November 2004 I announced that from 1 January 2005, income guidelines to be used for assessments of full eligibility to medical cards would be increased by 7.5% with the objective of issuing an additional...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (20 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 — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 239 together. Avian influenza —"bird flu"— is an infectious disease of birds caused by the type A strains of the influenza virus. The Department of Agriculture and Food is responsible for controlling avian influenza in birds and mammals other than humans. That Department has a contingency plan for avian influenza and all questions relating to this...