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Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: Full details of the pay scales sanctioned by my Department for child care worker, or house parent, grades in respect of the years 1985 to 2000 are given in the attached table. Details of the pay scales sanctioned by my Department for grades of managers of children's residential centres are shown for the years 1997 to 2000. This grade had not been included in my Department's consolidated pay...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: My Department has asked the chief executive of the National Treatment Purchase Fund to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: Nurse to patient ratios in public hospitals are currently determined locally by such factors as staffing, historical establishment, the professional judgement of the director of nursing and his or her staff and service needs. I am advised that the Health Service Executive is currently planning a project to identify workforce systems that could be used by health service managers to assist in...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: Nursing is a regulated profession. While health care assistants make a very valuable contribution to the care of patients, their position is quite different to that of the nurse and there is a clear distinction between the role of a nurse and a health care assistant. The assistants work under the supervision of nurses and midwives and a higher level qualification is required for employment as...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: Under the 1970 Health Act, the Health Service Executive 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, through the long term illness scheme. The scheme does not cover general practitioner fees or hospital co-payments. The conditions covered are mental handicap,...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 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. This includes responsibility for considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: Under current legislation, persons aged between 16 and 25 years are considered financially independent of their parents or guardians if they are maintaining themselves. Their eligibility for a medical card is then assessed in their own right. Financial independence may be established through student loans, education grants, employment, self-employment, part-time employment, savings or social...

Written Answers — Avian Flu: Avian Flu (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: Avian influenza, or bird flu, is an infectious disease of birds caused by 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 contingency plans in place and all questions relating to these plans should be referred to my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture...

Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 210 together. The opening or establishment of all new pharmacies is governed by the Pharmacy Acts, subject to restrictions imposed by non-pharmacy legislation such as the Planning Acts. There is no statutory prohibition on the provision of pharmacy and general practitioner services from co-located facilities. However, a community pharmacy contract may...

Written Answers — Death Certificates: Death Certificates (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: The administration of the civil registration system is statutorily a matter for an tArd-Chláraitheoir, the Registrar General, and for registrars of births, deaths and marriages who operate under his general direction. I have made inquiries of an tArd-Chláraitheoir and the position is set out below. When a person dies, it is the duty of a relative of the deceased to act as qualified...

Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: The annual organ donor awareness campaign, which is organised by the Irish Donor Network and administered by the Irish Kidney Association, highlights the necessity for organ donation generally. The campaign, which is supported by my Department, highlights the need for organ donors by promoting the carrying of a organ donor card. My Department has been providing financial support to the donor...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 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 — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: The amount of gross funding provided for the health Vote from 1998 to 2006 is detailed in the following table. The Deputy should note that figures for 2005 and 2006 relate to the Votes for the Department of Health and Children and the Health Service Executive. The 2006 figures are in respect of published Abridged Estimates figures plus the budget 2006 provision. Year Current Capital...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (22 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 — State Property: State Property (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: In July 2005, I made a policy direction to the board of the Health Service Executive in regard to private hospital developments that would free up new public beds. Attached to the policy direction was an assessment framework which the Health Services Executive, HSE, has been requested to follow in relation to proposals to locate private hospital facilities on public hospital sites. It...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 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.