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Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (15 Nov 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 has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (15 Nov 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 has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Equipment: Hospital Equipment (15 Nov 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 (15 Nov 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 has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Nov 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 — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: The guidelines issued for monitoring the employment of people with disabilities by public bodies are set out in the Code of Practice for the Civil Service 1994. Information on the nature of their disabilities, grade or any specific qualifications they might hold is not currently collected. Numbers are only collected to provide statistics on the employment of people with disabilities in the...

Written Answers — North-South Co-operation: North-South Co-operation (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: A designated North-South co-ordination unit within the international unit has been operating in my Department since 2001. Its primary role is to co-ordinate the Department's responsibilities arising from the Good Friday Agreement generally and to act as the focal point for the North-South health agenda in particular. With the establishment of the North-South Ministerial Council, the health...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Nov 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 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (15 Nov 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 has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Nov 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 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: Employment information is collected by the Department every quarter on the basis of grade and employing agency rather than on a county basis. As the Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues within the Health Service Executive, which is a matter for the Executive under the Health Act 2004, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's earlier question related 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 Department requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. The executive has informed...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borelliosis, is an infection caused by a spiral shaped bacterium borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but can sometimes be more severe. Lyme disease has been reported from North America, Europe, Australia, China and Japan. Ticks feed by biting...

Written Answers — Medical Qualifications: Medical Qualifications (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: The Medical Council is the independent authority charged with primary responsibility for the registration and regulation of medical practitioners in the State. The function of the Medical Council is to protect the public through implementing appropriate controls on the medical profession. Doctors practising medicine in Ireland should be registered with the Medical Council. The Medical Council...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: Under the terms of the general medical services scheme contract, participating general practitioners undertake to provide a range of treatments and general practitioner services for the patients on their GMS panel. Their GMS contract obliges them to provide the first and last certificates to explain work absence for their patients. All other requested certificates in respect of requirements...

Written Answers — Ministerial Visits: Ministerial Visits (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy will note that I have made several visits to hospitals around the country following my appointment as Minister for Health and Children. It is my intention to continue to visit hospital facilities around the country, including the Cavan-Monaghan hospital group, as my schedule allows.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Nov 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 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Nov 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: BreastCheck, the national breast screening programme is available to women in the 50 to 64 age group in the eastern, midland, north eastern and parts of the south eastern regions. More than 60% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in this country are under 65 years of age. The current priority of BreastCheck is to progress the roll out of the screening programme to women in the 50 to 64 age...

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (16 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: Fluoridation of public water supplies as a public health measure is accepted as being one of the most effective methods of ensuring against tooth decay. The World Health Organisation recommends fluoridation of public water supplies and has stated that fluoridation of water supplies, where possible, is the most effective public health measure for the prevention of dental decay. The WHO has...