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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: Medical Card holders are entitled to general medical and surgical services and a supply of prescribed approved medicines and appliances without charge. GPs contracted under the General Medical Services Scheme (GMS) are paid an annual capitation fee in respect of GMS services to medical card holders. Accordingly where B12 injections are indicated as necessary as part of the recognised...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (5 Jul 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 (5 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: The Irish Psychiatric Training Committee oversees postgraduate training in psychiatry and advises the Medical Council as to the suitability of trainees for the specialist register. It is working closely with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK and is fully appraised of relevant developments there. A working group was set up some months ago, by the Committee, to review training in...

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: While no monetary support or compensation can ever repair the damage done in this area, Ireland is doing more for victims compared with other countries in similar circumstances. For many years, people infected with hepatitis C have made the reasonable case for a method of addressing the insurance difficulties which they and their spouses face. No particular solution to these difficulties was...

Written Answers — General Register Office: General Register Office (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: Statutory responsibility for the administration of the Civil Registration Service in Ireland rests with an tArd-Chláraitheoir (Registrar-General). I have made inquiries of an tArd-Chláraitheoir regarding the matters raised by the Deputy and he advises as follows: The Civil Registration Service has been engaged in a major programme of modernisation in recent years, the main features of which...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 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 (6 Jul 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 GP contracts under the General Medical Services Scheme. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 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 — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 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 (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: The number of home helps employed in County Sligo and north Leitrim for the years 2003 to 2006 relates to the management of human resources which is 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...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Jul 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 — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: The incidence of TB in Ireland has declined dramatically since its peak at the beginning of the twentieth century. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) monitors rates of TB in Ireland on an ongoing basis and identifies any increases in rates or clusters of the disease. According to data provided by the HPSC TB notifications in Ireland between 1991 and 2003 are as shown in the...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: I wish to see the Irish Cervical Screening Programme (ICSP) rolled out nationally by 2008, based on an affordable model and in line with international best practice. Significant preparatory work is well under way involving the introduction of new and improved cervical tests, improved quality assurance training and the preparation of a national population register. An additional €9m is...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question regarding the way that children are assessed and deemed eligible for orthodontic treatment 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...

Written Answers — Non-Governmental Agencies: Non-Governmental Agencies (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: In total, 203 applications for National Lottery Funds were received by my Department in 2004, of which 105 applications were not approved. €3.631m was paid out by my Department under the National Lottery discretionary grant scheme in 2004. Details of the amounts paid by my Department to each organisation are set out in the following table. TABLE 1 Organisation Paid 2004 Project ...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (6 Jul 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (6 Jul 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 by the end of this month to forward the information requested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 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 (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 152 together. Let me say at the outset that there is no embargo on the recruitment of staff in the public health service. Nor does my Department set employment quotas at national level for any grade in the public health service. It is a matter for the Health Service Executive, as part of its management of its employment ceiling, to determine the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 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.