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- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: On 8 July 2004, the Minister for Finance announced the locations for the decentralised health sector and information and communications technology, ICT, jobs. As part of this decentralisation programme, the headquarters of the health information and quality authority, HIQA, will be located in Cork city involving the decentralisation of 50 jobs. The new authority has not yet been established....
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: The Government decided on 6 July 2004 that up to 300 staff of the Health Service Executive would locate to Naas under the decentralisation programme. Section 6 of the Health Act 2004 states that the Health Service Executive is a corporate body. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (21 Feb 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Feb 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: As part of the overall funding for health services in 2006, additional revenue funding of â¬4.78 million has been allocated specifically for the development of cystic fibrosis services. I wish to see significant improvement this year in the level of services available to persons with cystic fibrosis. The current service deficits in this area are widely acknowledged and have been identified,...
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: Under the terms of the general medical services scheme, GMS, 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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (21 Feb 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 have died since 9 December 1998 will have the charges repaid in full. The scheme will not allow for repayments to the estates of...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. The Deputy's questions relate 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 these matters investigated and to have...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (21 Feb 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. BreastCheck has advertised for lead consultant radiologists and radiographers for the two new units at the South Infirmary and Victoria Hospital, Cork and University College Hospital, Galway. The recruitment of other key clinical posts will...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Acute Hospital Summary Activity Data, 2005 Number A&E Attendances 1,247,192 In-Patient Admissions 569,851 Day Cases 505,588 Note: All figures are provisional. Source: Integrated Management Returns (IMRs) Dept of Health & Children.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: I refer the Deputy to the Health Services Executive's National Service Plan 2006 that has been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, which states that there are 53 public acute hospitals with a total of 13,771 beds â inpatient and day places â in October 2005.
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: My Department is not one of the Departments earmarked for decentralisation under the Civil Service decentralisation programme. Therefore, the issue of staff who have chosen to decentralise with my Department does not arise.
- Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: I understand that the Health Service Executive has issued a reply directly to the Deputy dated 20 February 2006.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: The information sought by the Deputy in Question No. 167 of 11 October 2005 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 HSE has advised my Department that it has provided the requested information to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Harney: The executive has in place several options for the transportation of patients who require radiotherapy and other oncology services, including the use of designated oncology transport vehicles and transport by air. These services and their development relate to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the executive under the Health Act...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Feb 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Feb 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.