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Written Answers — Health Reports: Health Reports (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: The report Concealed Pregnancy: A case-study approach from an Irish setting was jointly commissioned by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency (CPA) and the Health Service Executive (West). It was launched on 23rd May 2006 and it is the first report of its kind that looks in depth at women's experiences of concealed pregnancy in Ireland. I welcome this report and I wish to acknowledge that this research...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: The study the Deputy refers to has not been submitted to my Department. I understand that while it was recently published that its findings are based on information collected in 2003. Since that time there have been many improvements in the public provision of GP services under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme including the introduction of the GP visit card and the significant reform...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: It has not been possible for the Health Service Executive to compile the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will communicate again with the Deputy in this matter as soon as I receive the information.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 22, 36, 45, 61 and 68 together. In 2001, the year of the publication of the Health Strategy, the average number of in-patient beds for HSE Network Hospitals was 11,375 in-patient beds and 770 day places. Provisional figures for 2005 indicate that the average number of beds available for use in HSE Network Hospitals was 12,042 in-patient beds and 1213 day...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 23 and 47 together. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) collects data on MRSA bacteraemia (also known as bloodstream infection or "blood poisoning") as part of the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS). EARSS collects data on the first episode of blood stream infection per patient per quarter. EARSS was designed to allow...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: In 2002, a committee was established by Comhairle na nOspidéal, to review the existing arrangements for the provision of neurosurgical services and consultant staffing nationally, and following consultation with the interests concerned, to make recommendations on the future organisation and development of neurosurgical services. My Department has been informed that the report will be...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: The Government is fully aware of the impact of breast cancer on women's health and has made the development and improvement of diagnostic and treatment services for breast cancer patients a major priority in the development of cancer services. A national breast screening programme combined with quality assured symptomatic services nationally are key elements of our cancer control programme....

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy will be aware that the management and delivery of the health and personal social services is now the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. This includes responsibility for the appointment of additional hospital consultant posts. Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to respond to the Deputy in relation to the issues...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: Tackling the current difficulties with A & E is the Government's top priority in health. Our objectives are to reduce the numbers waiting for admission, the time spent waiting for admission, and the turnaround time for those who can be treated in A & E and do not require admission. The HSE is continuing to implement the 10 Point Action Plan. I have written to the Deputy giving him some...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (1 Jun 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 — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: The Report of the Lourdes Hospital Inquiry was published on 28th February last. Since the publication of the report, I have met with many of the key stakeholders including Patient Focus, the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Medical Council, and the management and medical board of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. I have listened carefully to the views of these bodies on the recommendations in...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: Decisions on the provision of hospital services to an individual in a private hospital are a matter for the hospital management. Any person can opt to be a private patient, and is then liable for the appropriate charge for private or semi-private treatment. It is open to patients who receive treatment in a private hospital to seek appropriate follow-up services in the public system. If the...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: An IHCA representative indicated, in his presentation to the Joint Committee on Health & Children on 27th April 2006, that the IHCA had discussed the issue of an extended working day for consultants with the Department of Health & Children in 2002. It should be noted that the IHCA representative did not state that the Department had rejected its proposals. I have been advised that it was...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: My Department has recently received a copy of the Report of the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Working Group and is in discussion with the Health Service Executive in relation to its implementation.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: Section 35 of the Health Act, 2004 requires the Health Service Executive to submit to me a code of governance. This code is to include amongst other things an outline of the guiding principles applicable to the Executive, the structure of the Executive including its roles and responsibilities, the methods to bring about the integration of health and personal social services, the Executive's...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 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 (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: As outlined in my response to the Deputy's previous question on the matter, responsibility for the establishment of a school of podiatry, including its location, will be a matter, in the final instance, for the Department of Education and Science. However, as the Deputy may be aware, the delivery of clinical training, which is a significant core component of the course, has been the subject...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take QuestionsNos. 39, 57 and 75 together. This Government is committed to exploring fully the scope for the private sector to provide additional capacity in the health system. In this context, my Department issued a policy direction to the Health Services Executive (HSE) last July which is aimed at freeing up 1,000 additional beds in public hospitals for public patients. This...

Written Answers — Health Reports: Health Reports (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: Further to contact by my Department with the Deputy, I understand that his question relates to reports commissioned by my Department since 1997 and reports commissioned by the Health Service Executive since its establishment. The information in relation to reports commissioned by my Department is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (1 Jun 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.