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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Jul 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 — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (5 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 (5 Jul 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 matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: I was.

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: It is a fantastic country. It is a pity it is so far away or I might stay there.

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: I move: To delete all the words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "—acknowledges the increased investment in cancer control, and supports the Minister for Health and Children in her commitment to ensuring equitable access to high quality cancer services for patients throughout the country; and in particular welcomes: —the appointment by the Health Service Executive of...

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: When the doctor in question, Professor Rajnish Gupta, contacted the Department, he was asked to make a complaint to the Medical Council. He was asked to do so again a few weeks ago, but it has not happened. Some of the complaints made by Professor Gupta also apply to the public system. We do not have multidisciplinary assessment in many of the hospitals in which we are ceasing breast...

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: There is no general surgeon.

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: This matter will be addressed in this House later this evening during the Adjournment debate. The facts I have just outlined are in line with the information I have received from the Health Service Executive. I would like to put the freeze in HSE recruitment in context. There are 12.2 nurses per 1,000 people in Ireland. The OECD average is nine per 1,000. The corresponding figure in...

Written Answers — Civil Registrations: Civil Registrations (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: An tArd Chlaraitheoir, the Registrar General, is the person with statutory responsibility for the administration of the civil registration system in Ireland, including marriages. I have made enquiries with an tArd Chlaraitheoir and the position is as follows. Where either party to a proposed marriage, which is to be solemnised in the state, has been previously married and obtained a divorce...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: On the 25th September last, I was very pleased to announce the research and development of a new National Oral Health Policy. This new oral health strategy, the first such strategy in thirteen years, will be undertaken by the Department of Health and Children, in conjunction with the HSE. The development of this new national strategy will allow a critical examination of the many challenges...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Sep 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 — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: The Drugs Payments Scheme, which protects against excessive medicines costs, is available to non-medical card holders. Under this scheme, no individual or family unit pays more than €85 per calendar month, or approximately €20 per week, towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. The scheme is available to all age groups, is easy to use and significantly reduces the cost burden for...

Written Answers — Health Contributions: Health Contributions (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 273 together. The Health Contribution was introduced by virtue of the Health Contributions Act 1979 and came into effect on the 6th April of that year. The contributions are levied on income at a percentage rate set in pursuance of the Health Contributions Act and are paid over to the Minister for Health and Children in respect of the Vote for the...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 and 275 together. The law provides that persons aged 70 years or more are required to undergo a medical review for driving licence renewal purposes. As you will be aware, this requirement is one which is determined by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and is therefore outside the responsibility of my Department. In making...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: There is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; however in practice arrangements are made to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of the arrangements for chiropody and the level of service provided was a matter for individual health boards and so a degree of variation in practice developed...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 276 and 368 together. 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 allocated additional revenue funding of €8 million to the National Cancer Screening Service for this year to meet the additional costs involved. The full complement of 111 staff for roll-out...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Sep 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 requested the...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: My Department received an application for a grant from the Health and Children allocation of National Lottery funds from the organisation referred to. There is a protocol in my Department for processing applications for National Lottery grants. Following assessment, evaluation and recommendation, applications are considered in the context of the recommendation and the overall level of funds...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Sep 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...