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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 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, 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 — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: On foot of the recommendations of the pharmacy review group, approval was given in Government decision S180/20/10/0831 of 21 June 2005 to the Department to commence drafting new pharmacy legislation in two pharmacy Bills. The first Bill is to deal with fitness to practice provisions for pharmacists, the removal of the prohibition — the "derogation"— on non-Irish graduates being...

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

Mary Harney: I have been advised by the Health Service Executive that a response to the Deputy's question was issued on 20 April.

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

Mary Harney: The following table outlines expenditure under the general hospital programme for the years 1996 to 2003 inclusive, as published in the Revised Estimates Volumes 1997 to 2004, under the former health board structure. Figures for 2004-06, inclusive, have been sourced from the Revised Estimates Volumes 2005 and 2006 and show the totals for the National Hospitals Office, as recorded under the...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The common list of reimbursable drugs and medicines for the general medical services and drug payment schemes is reviewed and amended monthly, as new products become available and deletions are notified. For an item to be included in the list, it must comply with published criteria, including authorisation status as appropriate, price and, in certain cases, the intended use of the product. In...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the assessment of initial applications for medical cards and the review-renewal of existing cards....

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The vitamin B12 products concerned — Cytamen/Neo-cytamen — were removed from the common list of reimbursable drugs and medicines when the manufacturer advised the Department that, because of problems in the manufacturing process, they had become temporarily unavailable both in Ireland and the UK. The manufacturer has informed the Department that the problems with both products have now...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The amounts paid by my Department in 2004 and 2005 from the National Lottery funded grant scheme to the organisations referred to are set out in the following tables: Organisation Amount paid in 2004 Project funded â'¬ Asthma Society of Ireland. 9,306 Towards the cost of a nationwide survey of second level schools to gauge the incidence and awareness of asthma. AWARE. 30,000...

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

Mary Harney: Employment information collected by my Department relates to grade and employment authority rather than personal information, such as age profile. As the information requested by the Deputy relates to management of human resources, which is a matter for the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004, the executive's parliamentary affairs division has been asked to reply directly to...

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

Mary Harney: This matter relates to human resource management issues within the Health Service Executive and is, therefore, a matter for the executive under the Health Act, 2004. My Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to have this matter investigated further and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: We are stockpiling 1 million treatment packs of the anti-viral drug, Tamiflu. A total of 600,000 packs have already been delivered. The remaining 400,000 packs will be delivered later this year. Arrangements have also been made to purchase a supply of the active pharmaceutical ingredient, oseltamivir phosphate powder, to treat children aged between one and five years.

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

Mary Harney: I am fully committed to the national roll out of a cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. My Department has requested the Health Service Executive to prepare a detailed implementation plan for a national programme. The plan is to have cervical screening managed as a national call and recall programme via effective governance structures that provide overall...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 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 this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 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 this case investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Apr 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 this case investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

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

Mary Harney: The hospital inpatient inquiry system records details on discharges from publicly-funded acute hospitals. A new coding system was introduced in January 2005 which allows separate classification of elective and emergency caesarean sections. This was not possible prior to 2005. Hospital inpatient inquiry data for 2005 are not yet complete, with approximately 79% of figures received to date. It...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (25 Apr 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 this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Apr 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 this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 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 this case investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for the determination of eligibility of applicants for medical cards and general practitioner visit cards is, statutorily, a matter for the Health Service Executive. Under section 45 of the Health Act 1970, medical cards are provided for persons who, in the opinion of the executive, are unable, without undue hardship, to arrange general practitioner medical and surgical...