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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 May 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 May 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 May 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 (3 May 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE), was established on 1 January 2005 under the Health Act 2004. 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. Information...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 May 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 May 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 May 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 — Environmental Assessments: Environmental Assessments (3 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that 'health' is not one of the sectors whose plans are covered by the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive and which are listed in regulation 9(1)(a) of the transposing Irish Regulations (SI No. 435 of 2004) introduced by the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 May 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 (3 May 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 May 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. The Executive has advised that its National Ambulance Office intends to conduct a comprehensive review of patient transport services. The separation of the Emergency Medical Service and the Patient...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 May 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 respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 May 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Irish national daily newspapers are available on-line to staff in the Department. Five Assistant Secretaries, two Directors, 30 Principal Officers and 15 staff in a professional grade receive a copy of one Irish national daily newspaper. Three members of staff receive a copy of more than one Irish national daily newspaper. The cost in 2005 of purchases of each printed daily newspaper,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 May 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 is requesting the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues in 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 11a, motion on referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2006; No. 11b, motion on arrangements to facilitate Europe Day; No. 17, National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006 — Second Stage, resumed; and No. 18, Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006 —...

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: They come into effect when the Minister signs the regulations subsequent to the approval of the Oireachtas. I will clarify that if it is not correct. The general rule is that an officer in the agency or Department is appointed by the Secretary General or CEO as the freedom of information officer. I do not know if additional resources are required for every entity but it is the responsibility...

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not know when the Barr report will go to Government but we are expecting it and the Dalton report will come before Government soon. The intention is to publish both reports and to act on their findings.