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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: In making arrangements for the provision of publicly funded GP services, under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme, an agreement was negotiated between the Department of Health and Children and the GP representative body, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO). The provisions of this agreement took the form of the current GMS GP Capitation Contract. This contract is a treatment based...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 287 and 288 together. The following tables detail the number and grade of staff presently employed in my private and constituency offices. All staff are permanent civil servants except for Special Advisers, Press Officer, HSE Liaison Officer, Personal Assistants and Personal Secretary. Private Office Grade Number of Officers (Wholetime Equivalents)...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 289 to 293, inclusive, together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that when private ambulance services are contracted to deliver services on its behalf, they must comply with the requirements as laid down by the National Ambulance Office. Private ambulance services carrying out emergency transport duties on the Executive's behalf are required...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (12 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 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 respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: Medical cards are made available to persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services. In 2005 the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost grounds from...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I am committed to ensuring that the BreastCheck service is rolled out to the remaining regions in the country as quickly as possible. I have approved additional revenue funding of â¬8 million for 2007 to meet the additional costs involved, bringing BreastCheck's revenue budget to â¬21.7 million in 2007. I have also made available an additional â¬26.7 million capital funding to...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: BreastCheck has informed my Department that all BreastCheck mobile units are designed to accommodate persons in wheelchairs by providing access by means of a special lift which is installed in every mobile unit.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: In September 2002, Comhairle na nOspidéal initiated a review of Rheumatology Services. Its report, which was published in December 2005, examines the provision of services and makes recommendations on the organisation and development of rheumatology services in the future. Responsibility for the implementation of these recommendations rests with the Health Service Executive under the...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: My Department has been informed by the HSE that a response has issued to the person (details supplied) in Co. Kilkenny.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 and 306 together. 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 issue...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive issued a reply directly to the Deputy in respect of his above question on Monday, 11th December, 2006.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme (PCIP) provides immunisation for all children against BCG, Diphtheria/Polio/Pertussis/ Tetanus/Haemophilus influenza (Hib), Meningococcal C, Measles, Mumps and Rubella. Vaccine uptake statistics are collated on a quarterly basis by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. The most recent report published in November 2006 for the second quarter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: Development funding of â¬3m was provided in 2006 to develop neuroscience services, which includes neurology, and the recently published Estimates for the Health Service Executive includes a further â¬4m to continue these developments during 2007. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to have a more detailed reply issued directly to the Deputy in...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (13 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 — Health Services: Health Services (13 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Primary Care Strategy aims to develop services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, health care assistants, home helps, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's health and social services needs can be properly met within a primary care setting and the...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (13 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I am committed to ensuring that the BreastCheck service is rolled out to the remaining regions in the country as quickly as possible. I have approved additional revenue funding of â¬8 million for 2007 to meet the additional costs involved, bringing BreastCheck's revenue budget to â¬21.7 million in 2007. I have also made available an additional â¬26.7 million capital funding to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 came into effect on 30 June 2006 and provides a clear legal framework to repay recoverable health charges for publicly funded long term residential care. All those fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged for publicly funded long term residential care who are alive and the estates of those wrongly charged and who have died since 9 December 1998...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: Medical cards are made available to persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services. In 2005 the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost grounds from...