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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 2007)
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 moderate and lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost grounds...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 132 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) issued Invitations to Tender for St James, Beaumont, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Sligo issued on 19th April 2007 in respect of the co-location initiative. The bids for the six sites were returned on 17 May 2007. It is expected that the HSE will appoint the successful bidders following HSE Board...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 139 together. The co-location initiative has been the subject of lengthy debates in the House this week, both during Private Members Time and yesterday's Question Time. I believe that it has been demonstrated, beyond all doubt, that co-location will deliver huge benefits for public patients. Co-location is essentially about improving access for public...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to carry out an independent review of the co-location initiative following completion of the current programme. My Department will make the necessary arrangements to commission such a review in due course.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department has been informed by the Health Service Executive that Invitation to Tender documents for the co-location of a private hospital on the site of Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown issued on 11th June 2007.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Jul 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 — Health Services: Health Services (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy may be aware, an additional sum of â¬75m for revenue purposes was provided to the Health Service Executive for Disability Services in the 2007 Budget. This sum incorporates the 2007 element of the Government's multi-annual investment programme for the National Disability Strategy. This Strategy is committed to enhancing the level and range of multi-disciplinary support...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department is not one of the Departments earmarked for decentralisation under Civil Service Decentralisation Programme. The General Register Office, currently located at Government Offices, Convent Road, Roscommon is the only section of my Department located outside of Dublin following an earlier decentralisation programme.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. The HSE included these eight community support beds in its Capital Plan 2007-2011. The developments proposed by the HSE for 2007 were approved by my Department in March. However, the community support beds project...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Jul 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Jul 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 — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: There is a common list of reimbursable medicines for the General Medical Services and Drug Payment schemes. This list is reviewed and amended monthly, as new products become available and deletions are notified. For an item to be reimbursed, it must comply with published criteria, including authorisation status as appropriate, price and, in certain cases, the intended use of the product....
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Jul 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (3 Jul 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.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Jul 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Jul 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. Therefore, the Executive 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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Jul 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 — Health Services: Health Services (3 Jul 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. The Executive is, therefore, 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...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Jul 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 healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such...