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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 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 Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The Government and I are anxious to build on the expertise and ethos of St. Luke's. It is held in great affection by the Irish people. Many thousands of Irish patients and their families from every part of the country have experienced high quality cancer care at St. Luke's. The decision to transfer St. Luke's Hospital to St. James's Hospital, Dublin was taken by the Government in the best...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has the operational and funding responsibility for health benefits, it is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 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 reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the matters raised.

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The Executive is currently undertaking a number of reviews of acute hospital service configuration. The overall objective is to ensure the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) established an Orthodontic Review Group. The terms of reference for the Group are to review the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee Reports; to examine the recommendations within the operational remit of the HSE and to establish their status; to conduct an analysis of the HSE's existing orthodontic delivery structure and capacity. Based on...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: I have made inquiries of the Health Service Executive (HSE) regarding the issues raised in the Deputy's question. The Executive has indicated that a reply issued to the Deputy in respect of Question number 663 (28630/06) on 18th October, 2006 and that replies issued in respect of Questions numbers 661 (28628/06) and 662 (28629/06) on 4th December, 2006. As the remaining information being...

Written Answers — Health Service Charges: Health Service Charges (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: There were no changes made to the medical card system for persons with a physical and intellectual disability in long stay care which includes community residences where nurses are employed. The management and delivery of health and personal social services are the responsibility of the HSE under the Health Act 2004. It is a matter for the HSE, based on its own legal advice and taking into...

Written Answers — Health Service Charges: Health Service Charges (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The Expert Group referred to in the question is a HSE Group which produced the Long Stay Charges National Guidelines. The HSE implement the charges in accordance with these guidelines. The management and delivery of health and personal social services are the responsibility of the HSE under the Health Act 2004. It is a matter for the HSE, based on its own legal advice and taking into account...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 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 theDeputy.

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The Influenza Pandemic Expert Group is finalising advice on non-pharmaceutical public health interventions, with reference to recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Influenza is spread mainly by droplet transmission, but can also be spread by direct and indirect contact. Airborne, or fine droplet,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's questions relate 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 respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to check whether the information is available and, if so, to provide it directly to the Deputy. The Health Service Executive recently published a Review of Neurosurgical Services in Ireland. The Report states that information in relation...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: Ireland's recommended immunisation programme is based on the guidelines of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Vaccines are continually evolving and guidelines change given the nature of these developments. The Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland currently recommend vaccination against pneumococcal disease only for persons who are at...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: Where blood tests are indicated as necessary as part of recognised treatment of an ongoing medical condition of a patient, they should be provided free of charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. The monitoring and appropriate care of patients receiving anti-coagulation therapy with Warfarin comes within the scope of competence of general practice. Under the auspices of the Labour...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — HIV Infection: HIV Infection (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The establishment of the Health Service Executive represented a fundamental move from the previously fragmented structure and organisation of the country's health and personal social services to a unitary system under the Executive. This ensured that one body would have responsibility for the management and delivery of services from the local to the national level, including data collection...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...