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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 staff. Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to respond to the Deputy in relation to the issues...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: In line with the recent Government Decision to introduce 'whistleblowing' provisions on a sector by sector basis, I am proposing to include specific provisions concerning protected disclosure of information in the draft Heads and General Scheme of the Bill establishing the Health Information and Quality Authority and the Office of the Chief Inspector of Social Services, which I will be...

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

Mary Harney: The management of expenditure against budget for individual acute hospitals is a matter for the Health Service Executive. However, in reporting on expenditure to the end of the first quarter of 2006, the HSE indicated some concerns regarding emerging trends in major acute hospitals. I am informed by the HSE that the National Hospitals Office is now undertaking an assessment of the situation...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 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 children's hospitals. I would be very supportive of such a service being available for parents and...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: The Heads of Bill for a new Medical Practitioners Act are at an advanced stage of preparation. It is my intention to make the Heads of Bill available as soon as possible, in order to allow for interested parties to make comments on the proposals. These comments will then assist in the drafting of the Bill proper, which I intend to publish in the Autumn. The concerns raised by the Medical...

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 arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: A breast screening programme is a complex multidisciplinary undertaking that requires considerable expertise and management involving population registers, call recall systems, mammography, pathology and appropriate treatment and follow up. A programme must be quality assured and acceptable to women who attend for screening. The first phase of the programme is of a high quality and a similar...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (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.

Written Answers — Primary Care: Primary Care (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.

Written Answers — Primary Care: Primary Care (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.

Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: Alopecia is a recurrent non-scarring type of hair loss that can affect any hair-bearing area. Although medically benign, alopecia can cause tremendous emotional and psychosocial stress in affected patients and their families. The pathophysiology of alopecia remains unknown. The most widely accepted hypothesis is that alopecia is a T-cell mediated autoimmune condition that is most likely to...

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

Mary Harney: I wish to assure the Deputies that I am committed to ensuring that an insurance scheme for persons infected with Hepatitis C and HIV through the administration of blood and blood products within the State is established on a statutory basis as soon as possible. The legislation is included as a priority in the Government's Legislative Programme for the current session and it is my firm...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (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. 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 — 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 arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: BreastCheck in conjunction with my Department is preparing an estimate of the costs of extending the breast screening programme nationally to women over the age of 64. My Department expects to be in a position later this month to forward the information requested by the Deputy.

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

Mary Harney: As I indicated in my response on 11 May 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, at that time, my Department requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply...

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

Mary Harney: Information on the number of persons aged 70 or over and who hold a medical card under the provisions of section 45(5A) of the Health Act 1970 is held by the Health Service Executive. 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. Statistics on health...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (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.