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- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: Health funding for 2006 included additional funding of â¬3 million for the further development of neurology and neurophysiology services. This funding was provided to allow the Health Service Executive to progress further the implementation of the recommendations made by Comhairle na nOspidéal in respect of these services. The allocation of resources and employment of consultant...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Oct 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 (17 Oct 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 this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: 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 appropriate staffing mix required to deliver its service plan...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: In relation to the number of educational psychologists currently employed by the HSE, I wish to advise that employment information collected relates to grades and employing authority rather than to specific areas of responsibility for individual staff. Numbers employed in the specific health and social care professions referred to in the question, at end March 2006, are set out in the table...
- Written Answers — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: The decision to transfer St. Luke's Hospital was taken by the Government in the context of its consideration of the National Plan for Radiation Oncology Services. The decision is based on expert advice and is designed to ensure that radiation oncology, one element of cancer care, is integrated with all other aspects of care, including surgery and medical oncology. This is in line with best...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: I met with the MRSA and Families group in December 2005. The main concerns that the group raised with me related to communication of information to persons infected with MRSA, death certification and hospital visiting times. Following that meeting, I wrote to Professor Brendan Drumm, Chief Executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE), and requested him to follow-up the matters raised by...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 provides a legal framework for a scheme to repay recoverable health charges for publicly funded long term residential care and also regulates patients private property accounts. Recoverable health charges were charges imposed on persons with full eligibility under the Health (Charges for In-Patient Services) Regulations 1976 as amended in 1987 or the...
- Written Answers — School of Podiatry: School of Podiatry (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 and 312 together. As outlined in my responses to the Deputy's previous questions 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. No decision has yet been taken on the location of the school. As the Deputy was previously...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: There is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; however in practice arrangements are made to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of the arrangements for chiropody and the level of service provided was a matter for individual health boards and so a degree of variation in practice developed...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: I take it the question refers to a report prepared by the Children's Rights Alliance and submitted to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child as a shadow report in the context of Ireland's appearance before the Committee on 20th September, 2006. In September, the State delegation led by Minister for Children Brian Lenihan outlined the progress that has been achieved in...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 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 (17 Oct 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Oct 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: Psychiatric nurses can currently avail of the Revised Physical Assault Scheme 2001 which provides support to nurses who have suffered serious injury. This scheme provides for enhanced sick pay arrangements and medical expenses. In circumstances where a nurse is certified permanently unfit to resume duty they may be paid 5/6 of full salary until retirement. However, the psychiatric nurses have...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: In response to concerns regarding labour shortages, my Department commissioned a report from Dr. Peter Bacon and Associates on current and future supply and demand conditions to 2015 in the labour market for speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. The report was published in 2001. Arising from its recommendations three additional speech and language...
- Written Answers — Drug Treatment Programme: Drug Treatment Programme (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: The 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 — Organ Retention: Organ Retention (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: The report of an Inquiry into post mortem practice and organ retention chaired by Ms Anne Dunne SC was presented to me in March 2005. Unfortunately it could not be published for legal reasons. Dr Deirdre Madden, a distinguished expert on medical law, was appointed by Government in May 2005 to provide a report on key issues relating to post mortem practice and procedures. She had access to...
- Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (17 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: Since 1987 one officer of my department has pursued such a claim through the Courts. This matter was the subject of a judicial review in the High Court and as it is now the subject of litigation, I do not propose to comment further.