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Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: My Department has requested the HSE to provide an estimate of the percentage of the total medicine items dispensed under the various public drug payment schemes which are generic products. Not all products are substitutable with generic alternatives. Where a generic substitutable is available, my Department has been informed by the HSE that for 2006, the latest year available, the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 and 70 together. 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 questions raised by the Deputy. My...

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: A common list of reimbursable medicines is in place for the General Medical Services and Drug Payment schemes to ensure equity in relation to the range of medicines paid for by the State under both schemes. In order for a product to be reimbursable under the two schemes, it must satisfy a number of criteria, including that it is ordinarily supplied to the public only by medical prescription...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The National Cancer Screening Service is planning to roll out the National Cervical Screening Programme on a national basis in early 2008. I have allocated additional revenue funding of €5 million to the Service this year for this purpose and an additional 30 posts have been approved. It is expected that approx. 240,000 women will be screened annually. Women aged 25 to 44 years old will...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme, medical card holders are entitled to general practitioner services from General Practitioners who hold a GMS contract with the Health Service Executive (HSE), and to a range of prescribed medicines free of charge. The GMS contract is a diagnosis and treatment contract and gives effect to the statutory requirement of the HSE to provide General...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (8 Nov 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. The Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive has informed my Department that a reply has issued to the Deputy on 25th October 2007.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: I am informed that the individual concerned had 14.3397 years service given over a 16.2575 year career that included 1.9178 years unpaid leave. A once off ex-gratia payment of €3,196.54 was authorised by the Department on the 07-11-2003 as the former employee was not a member of the superannuation scheme. Under Circular 23/2005 — Public Service Pension Reform Revised Arrangements for...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (8 Nov 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (8 Nov 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The National Task Force on Medical Staffing, chaired by Mr. David Hanly, was set up to:— devise a strategy for reducing the average working hours of non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) so as to achieve the requirements of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD); address the consequent medical staffing needs of Irish hospitals ; analyse the practical implications of moving to a...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: While my Department has not conducted specific research on cocaethylene, I am aware that international research has established a link between the combined use of alcohol and cocaine and morbidity. When cocaine is taken with alcohol its combines in the system to form the drug cocaethylene which is more toxic than using either drug alone. The combined use of alcohol and cocaine has, I...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Health Service 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: Since July 2001, all persons aged 70 and over have a statutory entitlement to a medical card. Information provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department indicates that as of 1 October 2007, 343,975 persons aged 70 or over held a medical card. General Practitioners who hold a General Medical Services (GMS) contract with the HSE to provide services to medical card patients...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: To date, my Department has not provided funding to the Asthma Society in 2007. Applications for funding from the Health and Children National Lottery allocation are received from individuals, groups, and organisations with an involvement in the provision of health services to specific client groups and national groups providing information and support regarding disability and illness and...

Written Answers — General Register Office: General Register Office (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: An tArd Chláraitheoir, the Registrar General, is the person with the statutory responsibility for the administration of the civil registration system in Ireland. I have made enquiries with an tArd Chláraitheoir and the position is as set out below. The provisions of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 concerning marriages were commenced on 5 November 2007. From this date, there is a...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (8 Nov 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: I am informed by the Health Service Executive that a reply has already issued to the Deputy.