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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 to 217, inclusive, together. Over 120,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals employed in the public health services. The...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Mar 2007)

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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has asked the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive 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 question raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2007)

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 — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (21 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: The information in relation to the Deputy's request is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Over 120,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive 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 Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 to 140, inclusive, together. The Revised Estimates Volume for 2007 sets out the gross current expenditure for 2006 and estimated expenditure for 2007 in relation to Children and Families (including Adolescents). These figures, which are within Vote 40 for the Health Services Executive, are set out in the table together with the corresponding figures for...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 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 issues...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Mar 2007)

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 address the particular issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Over 120,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the number of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive 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 raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive 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 Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: This information is not readily available in the format requested by the Deputy. Officials in my Department are examining the relevant legislation and statutory instruments and will forward the information requested to the Deputy as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (22 Mar 2007)

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.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I accept this is not the normal way we do business. This Bill has been in gestation for a considerable length of time. The amendments we propose have been informed by the response of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, the Irish Pharmaceutical Union and by the debate in the House on Second Stage. Some of the amendments are technical, some change the manner in which members of the...

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: As Senator Ryan has acknowledged, this group of amendments effectively relates to amendments Nos. 61 and 62. Amendment No. 1 is necessitated by the new provisions we are including in respect of conflict of interest. Amendment No. 61 deals with the prohibition of certain economic relationships between pharmacists and medical practitioners, namely, either party having a beneficial interest in...

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: As for Senator Browne's query, I mentioned during the Second Stage debate that the HSE was preparing to ensure prescriptions would include a reference one's ability to go to any pharmacist. It is important for patients to have such information. In respect of grants to doctors and pharmacies, there are special arrangements in disadvantaged areas for general practitioners. However, in both...

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I do not like political monopolies either.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I will not deal with a particular company because this legislation is not about a particular set of circumstances. We are not prohibiting co-location. For as long as I can remember, doctors and pharmacists have been in close proximity to each other. What we are seeking to ensure is that a doctor cannot have an interest in the pharmacy business and vice versa. We are also ensuring any rent...