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Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Nov 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 (3 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 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 (3 Nov 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 (3 Nov 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The HSE has advised that 26 General Practitioners are working in Gaeltacht areas and that they possess a level of proficiency in the Irish language which allows them discharge their clinical and contractual duties and obligations on a day to day basis.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Banned Substances (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Cannabis is a Schedule 1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. Its cultivation, supply and possession is prohibited and unlawful in Ireland, except for the purposes of research. Cannabis continues to be the most widely abused drug in Ireland and it is not the intention of Government to legalise its use. The Government has strong concerns that legalisation of cannabis use would...

Banned Substances (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The contamination or adulteration found involved the use of crushed grass particles or grass micro-beads. Some evidence of this was found in 2007 and 2008 but recent testing has revealed no evidence of these materials. The Government's main concern relates to the physical and mental health effects of the long-term use of cannabis which have been associated with lung and throat cancer but...

Community Employment Schemes (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I thank both Deputies for raising this issue. As far as I can figure out, this appears, by and large, to be a communications problem. I will read the reply I have to hand, which is a little long-winded. In addition to operating the community employment scheme, FÁS also oversees the implementation of the community employment drugs rehabilitation programme which provides 1,000 places for...

Community Employment Schemes (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: My information is that the community sector was represented by Ms Joan Byrne of SAOL, with an alternate being Mr. Daithí Doolan of Citywide, and by Ms Teresa Weafer of the Ringsend and District Response to Drugs. The voluntary sector was represented by Mr. Tony Geoghegan from the Merchants Quay Project. That said, I cannot understand why on an initiative dating back as far as 2004 there is...

Hospice Services (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Deputy Walsh for raising this issue and giving me an opportunity to update the House on this matter. Our policy is to continue to develop and improve palliative care health services in all regions to meet the objective of providing modern, high quality palliative and end of life care services. The development of such services is informed by the report of the National Advisory...

Hospice Services (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I take Deputy Walsh's point on the inequality in the funding allocations. I suppose much of that is for historical reasons. Very often where groups are very good at fundraising, they lose out because other facilities in other areas may be fully funded. I take that point. Increasingly, on a policy basis, we are trying to move to a standardised unit cost for funding services. I think that...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The HSE has confirmed that the person referred to by the Deputy has been referred to the audiology services in Cootehill, Co Cavan for assessment and is currently on a waiting list. I understand that the person will receive an audiology assessment appointment by the end of November 2011. The report of the HSE's National Audiology Review Group was published in April 2011. The HSE is currently...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The report of the HSE National Audiology Review Group was published in April 2011. The Group has developed a comprehensive set of recommendations to address the inconsistencies and inadequacies in audiology services. Recommendations currently being pursued include the following. A group is carrying out an urgent workforce planning review for audiology. This group is due to complete...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Under the former Eastern Health Board, it was the practice to provide psychiatric medicines free to all patients who attended an outpatient clinic for services regardless of their eligibility status. Such arrangements were unique to the greater Dublin area. In all other former Health Board Areas, patients used either their medical card or Drug Payment Scheme card to access psychiatric...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The purpose of the study referred to by the Deputy is to inform the Programme for the Implementation of Universal Primary Care, which will progressively extend access to general practitioner (GP) care without fees, in accordance with the Programme for Government 2011. The Programme for Government provides that under Universal Primary Care, GPs will work in primary care teams with other...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Nov 2011)

Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.