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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The medication mentioned by the Deputy is a cannabis-based medicinal product. Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, the manufacture, production, preparation, sale, supply, distribution and possession of cannabis-based medicinal products is unlawful except for the purposes of research. I am aware that claims have been made in respect of the possible health benefits of cannabis-based medicinal...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The HSE allocated additional funding of â¬2.46m late in 2010 for the ongoing development of additional front-line addiction services for under 18 year olds in partnership with the voluntary sector. The additional services include psychology, counselling and family therapy services.
- National Asset Management Agency (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I thank Deputy Barry for raising this issue tonight. I am responding to this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Coveney. The Minister for Finance does not consider it necessary to establish an agricultural review body within NAMA, although I understand that the agency has agreed to review its procedures where farming assets involving...
- Local Authority Charges (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, and I thank Deputy Nolan for raising it. Commercial rates income is a very important contribution to the cost of local services provided by local authorities such as roads, public lighting, development control, parks and open spaces. All commercial rates...
- Hospital Accommodation (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Health. I thank the Deputy for raising the issue as it provides an opportunity to update the House on the matter and to outline the background to the current situation and the action taken by the Health Service Executive. The Health Service Executive has operational responsibility for the delivery of health and social...
- General Practitioner Services (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The provision of GP out-of-hours co-operatives throughout the country is an essential part of our health service policy of strengthening primary care services and ensuring that, to the greatest extent possible, care needs are met in the primary care setting. Out-of-hours co-operatives are now in place in all HSE areas, providing coverage in all or in part of all counties. The service can be...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: There is a standard form of agreement between individual General Practitioners (GPs) and the HSE for the provision of services to medical card and GP visit card holders. Such agreements are contingent upon an agreement between the Minister and the Irish Medical Organisation which has itself been varied on a number of occasions over the years, by agreement between the parties. In summary, the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Treatment Centres for Juveniles: Treatment Centres for Juveniles (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the HSE. I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy in the next few days.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Unfair Dismissals: Unfair Dismissals (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I am advised that the case referred to by the Deputy concerns a complaint to the Employment Appeals Tribunal under the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 to 2007 against an organisation which was allocated funding by the East Coast Regional Drugs Task Force to deliver addiction services in Wicklow until the end of December 2010. The implementation of the findings of the Tribunal are a matter for...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.