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Written Answers — Health Care Professionals: Health Care Professionals (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: There has been a growing demand for and investment in physiotherapy services over the last number of years. A particular priority for my Department and the Department of Education and Science in recent years has been the expansion of the supply of physiotherapy graduates and, in this regard, training places have increased significantly in recent years and currently stand at 145. In addition,...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise that the Health Service Personnel Census, which contains data in relation to the numbers (in wholetime equivalent terms) employed in the public health service, is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. In that regard, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (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 — 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Midwifery Courses: Midwifery Courses (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: The numbers of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health system have increased significantly in recent years, in tandem with the high level of investment in the development in new services. In December 2006, a revised employment ceiling for the health service of 108,000 expressed in whole time equivalents was sanctioned, representing an increase of...

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

Mary Harney: The new Programme of Government contains a commitment that orthodontic cases can be referred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) by creating an orthodontic fund to treat children who have been waiting the longest for treatment. Officials from my Department will examine the steps involved in advancing this issue while also having discussions with the National Treatment Purchase Fund.

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...

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 case issue by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: The first Pharmacy Act was passed by the Oireachtas on 5th April this year and will be commenced in 3 stages. Stage 1 of the Pharmacy Act implementation process has been completed and the Council of the new PSI has been established. The Society's Council has been working on reviewing current procedures, and on the preparation of new procedures to allow the commencement of those sections of...

Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: My Department and the HSE have been reviewing the pharmaceutical supply chain, with a view to seeking value for money in the State's drugs bill in order to better fund existing and innovative therapies without compromising continuity of supply or patient safety. The review of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) and the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of Ireland...

Written Answers — Compensation Schemes: Compensation Schemes (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: I have received an interim report from the Vaccine Damage Steering Group detailing its work to date. The Group is continuing with it's consideration of this matter, and is consulting with a number of representative bodies and individuals, and I look forward to receiving their final recommendations when their work is complete.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: Officials from my Department (a Principal Officer, 2 Assistant Principal Officers, a Higher Executive Officer and an Executive Officer) liaise with staff from the Health Service Executive (HSE) on a fortnightly basis. The purpose of these meetings is to monitor the implementation of the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 which includes the regulation of patient private property accounts. The...

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

Mary Harney: The transfer of services from St. Luke's Hospital to new facilities at St. James's Hospital is not due to take place for a number of years. In the meantime, two additional linear accelerators will be commissioned at St. Luke's in early 2008 and two replacement linear accelerators will be commissioned later in 2008. These will provide much needed interim capacity pending the roll out of the...

Written Answers — School of Podiatry: School of Podiatry (26 Sep 2007)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the establishment of a School of Podiatry in Ireland. As outlined in my responses to the Deputy's previous questions on the matter, responsibility for its establishment, including its location, is a matter in the final instance for the Department of Education and Science. In January 2007 the Higher Education Authority (HEA) issued a call for proposals for a...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (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 Services 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 (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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Sep 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...