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Written Answers — Public Health Issues: Public Health Issues (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 and 371 together. Following the inquest into the death of a young Dublin man from variant CJD, I have received correspondence from the Dublin county coroner requesting an investigation into the apparent geographical connection of this case with two other cases of variant CJD. The chief medical officer of my Department has requested the Health Service...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (25 Jan 2006)

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. My Department has brought the particular concern raised by the Deputy in this question to the attention of the parliamentary affairs division of the executive and requested that a reply issue to him directly.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: My Department has not imposed limits on the recruitment of home help assistants. It is a matter for the Health Service Executive to determine the appropriate staffing mix required to deliver its service plan priorities in line with public sector pay and employment policies. The Deputy should also note that my Department has allocated an additional €30 million to the home help service in...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: The Mater and children's hospital development is the largest single capital development project in the HSE capital programme. It involves the redevelopment of the Mater campus to include considerably expanded and improved facilities for the Mater itself and the construction of new, purpose-built accommodation which will replace the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street. In the context...

Written Answers — Medical Research: Medical Research (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: My colleague, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, has lead responsibility for Ireland for negotiation of the EU 7th research framework programme under which research of this kind arises.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: I am committed to the national roll-out of the cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. An international expert examined the feasibility and implications of a national roll-out of a cervical screening programme. The examination included an evaluation of the current pilot programme, quality assurance, laboratory capacity and the establishment of national...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: 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 on detailed plans for two new clinical units, one at the South Infirmary, Victoria Hospital, Cork and one at University College Hospital, Galway. It is anticipated that, subject to obtaining...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the implementation of the capital programme for the health services, which is 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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Jan 2006)

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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)

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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)

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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 362, 457, 459, 460 and 463, together. The report of the national task force on medical staffing, known as the Hanly report, makes a series of important recommendations about the development of hospital services. These covered issues such as the changes needed in non-consultant hospital doctor, NCHD, work patterns, reform of medical education and training, the...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: I approved grants totalling €3,727,200 from my Department's 2005 allocation of national lottery funds under subhead B2 of the Vote for Health and Children. Details of the amounts paid to each organisation and the approved projects are set out in the following table. Organisation Amount Approved Project â'¬ The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Coolock, Dublin 17 8,225 Towards the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: I presume the Deputy is referring to contracts deemed to be of indefinite duration under section 9(3) of the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003. Staff with such contracts have the same job security as permanent staff.

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: The system of industrial relations in Ireland is essentially voluntary in nature. The State has established a number of institutions to assist in the resolution of trade disputes between employers and workers, comprising the Labour Relations Commission, the rights commissioner service and the Labour Court. The Labour Relations Commission's conciliation service is a voluntary mediation...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues within the Health Service Executive. As this is a matter for the executive under the Health Act 2004, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (25 Jan 2006)

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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (25 Jan 2006)

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 — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (25 Jan 2006)

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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Harney: The Government has agreed the key elements of a scheme for the repayment of long-stay charges for publicly funded residential care. All those fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged and are alive and the estates of all those who were wrongly charged and are dead since 9 December 1998 will have the charges repaid in full. The scheme will not allow for repayments to the estates of those...