Results 421-440 of 46,692 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the provision of new health centres generally, the position is that the identification, prioritisation and provision of such facilities to meet the needs of local communities within its functional area is a matter for the relevant health board or the Eastern Regional Health Authority, or ERHA. In the case of Mulhuddart, that responsibility rests with the ERHA. The ERHA has...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the funding of services at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the regional chief executive of the authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: The provision of hospital services to residents of County Mayo is the responsibility of the Western Health Board. My Department has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the issues raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: The provision of hospital services to residents of County Mayo is the responsibility of the Western Health Board. The Western Health Board has outlined the position in this case in its letter to the Deputy dated 29 April 2004. My Department has again asked the chief executive officer of the board to respond to the Deputy's queries regarding this case and to reply directly to him.

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: Under the Health Act 1970, a health board may arrange for the supply, without charge, of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with a specified condition, for the treatment of that condition under the long-term illness, or LTI, scheme. The conditions are: mental handicap, mental illness — for people under 16 only, phenylketonuria, cystic fibrosis, spina bifida,...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: The provision of hospital services to residents of County Galway is the responsibility of the Western Health Board. My Department has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the position regarding the case and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Audits: Departmental Audits (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: The audits carried out in my Department since 1 January 2001 are as follows: ERDF operational programme 1994 to 1999: Tallaght Hospital: 5% verification under Article 3.1(b) of Regulation 2064/97: audit carried out by consultants Deloitte & Touche: January 2002. ERDF operational programme 1994 to 1999: vocational training infrastructure: system-based audit: 1999 to close of programme under...

Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 283 together. The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely collected by my Department. My Department has, therefore, requested the regional chief executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority to collate the information and to forward it directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the funding of services at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the regional chief executive of the authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to her directly.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the funding of services at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the regional chief executive of the authority to examine the issues raised and to reply to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: As the Deputy is aware, the provision of orthodontic services to eligible persons is the responsibility of the health boards or authority in the first instance. The aim of my Department is to develop the treatment capacity of orthodontics in a sustainable way over the longer term. Given the potential level of demand for orthodontic services, the provision of those services will continue to be...

Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder. The care and nursing management of the condition is included on the curriculum of the undergraduate general nursing degree and diploma. Regarding specialist training, Parkinson's disease fits into the broader area of neurology. There are eight clinical nurse specialist, or CNS, posts in neurology with one post specific to Parkinson's disease and...

Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: The conditions that the Deputy refers to are not notifiable diseases under the public health system. Thus the figures that the Deputy requested are not collected by my Department. Under the Health Act 1970, a health board may arrange for the supply, without charge, of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with a specified condition for the treatment of that condition...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella and, in accordance with the recommendations of the immunisation advisory committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, can be administered to children between 12 and 15 months of age. A vaccine uptake rate of 95% is required to protect children from the diseases concerned and to stop the spread of the diseases in the...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of drug treatment services rests with the health boards in the first instance. Since 1997, additional funding of €52 million has been provided to health boards to fund a wide range of drug treatment services. Those services include methadone maintenance, methadone detoxification, education, outreach services, rehabilitation and counselling. I am advised by...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. Services at the Mater Hospital are provided under an arrangement with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. The primary objective in establishing an Irish-based lung transplant programme is to increase the numbers of Irish patients receiving lung transplants, while at the same time ensuring that the clinical outcomes for those patients...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (17 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the funding of services at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has therefore asked the regional chief executive of the authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: The provision of hospital services for people living in County Mayo is a matter for the Western Health Board. My Department has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the position in relation to this case and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: The provision of hospital services for people living in County Kilkenny is a matter for the South Eastern Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the position in relation to this case and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: The provision of hospital services for people living in County Mayo is a matter for the Western Health Board. My Department has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the position in relation to this case and to reply directly to the Deputy.