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Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: I reviewed the suspensions of the persons concerned on 23 December 2004 and decided, based on legal advice, and pursuant to the powers conferred on me as Minister for Health and Children by section 22(3) of the Health Act 1970, to terminate the suspensions with effect from that date. This decision was formally advised to the parties concerned. Following on from the enactment of the Health Act...

Written Answers — Health Board Property: Health Board Property (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provides for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for management of land and properties formerly held by health boards and now vested in the executive....

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The source for all official figures on mortality, including suicide, is the Central Statistics Office, as published in its annual and quarterly reports on vital statistics. The quarterly reports, which contain provisional data as they are classified by year of registration, are generally published within five months of the end of the relevant quarter. The annual reports, which give a further...

Written Answers — Ruddle Review Panel Report: Ruddle Review Panel Report (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: I received the report of the Ruddle review panel yesterday, 7 February. I am making the report available to the family and to the other relevant parties today. It is my intention to publish the report on my Department's website shortly.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Services at Beaumont Hospital are provided under an arrangement with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for audiology services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Clinical Indemnity Scheme: Clinical Indemnity Scheme (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The clinical indemnity scheme covers personal injury claims against staff employed by agencies covered by the scheme who provide care or treatment in emergencies in the Republic of Ireland. The scheme does not extend to informal non-emergency diagnosis, treatment or prescribing for family, friends or colleagues other than in the context of a formal attendance for treatment at an agency...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the development and expansion of out-of-hours general practitioner co-operatives. Between 2000 and 2004,...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for Mayo General Hospital and Merlin Park Hospital, Galway. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 190 together. The information requested is being collated by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the assessment of applications for medical cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for recruitment. As the Deputy may be aware, arising from the settlement of a High Court action, an agreed...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The provision of a new community hospital for Dingle, County Kerry, will be addressed in the context of the Health Service Executive's national service plan which will indicate its proposed capital plan for the year. I expect this plan will be presented to me shortly.

Written Answers — Health Insurance Companies: Health Insurance Companies (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The most recent figures available, provided by the health insurance authority, are that total premia paid in 2004, including premia paid to restricted membership undertakings, was approximately €1,060 million. Corresponding figures for expenditure are not available.

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for ambulance services in County Meath. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 and 217 together. My Department is at present considering the nature of the legislative changes required to enable effect to be given to the decision to introduce doctor visit medical cards. Legislation in this regard will be introduced as soon as possible. The new doctor visit card will cover visits to general practitioners who hold General Medical...

Written Answers — Civil Registration Service: Civil Registration Service (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The civil registration service has been engaged in a major modernisation programme in recent years, including conversion of historic records to electronic format and implementation of a new computerised registration system. This work, which is key to the implementation of the Civil Registration Act 2004, is being carried out in phases and the stage has been reached when it will soon be...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205, 206 and 218 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the assessment for medical cards. The new...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Feb 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the assessment of applications for medical cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...