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- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Secretary General of my Department chairs a High Level Value for Money Group which consists of representatives from the HSE, HIQA and the Department of Finance. The role of this group is to oversee and promote initiatives in the area of value for money/cost effectiveness in the health services. Whilst there are many ongoing internal Departmental reviews which impinge on Value for Money,...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together. Details of the number of medical card and GP visit card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive. The figures are provided on a net basis showing the balance after new cards have been issued and other cards, as appropriate, have been deleted from the Executive's database, e.g. following a review of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Nov 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 — Community Care: Community Care (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Primary Care Strategy aims to increase health service capacity through the development of services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's health and social services needs can be properly met...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (21 Nov 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The decision to transfer St. Luke's Hospital was taken by the Government in the context of its consideration of the National Plan for Radiation Oncology Services. The decision is designed to ensure that radiation oncology, one element of cancer care, is integrated with all other aspects of care, including surgery and medical oncology. This is in line with best international practice. I am...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: I take it that the Deputy's question refers to St Luke's Hospital Rathgar. The co-location initiative is designed to ensure that private beds in certain public hospitals are freed up for the use of public patients by having co-located private hospitals built on public hospital sites. St Luke's Hospital Rathgar is not amongst the public hospitals participating in the co-location initiative.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (21 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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (21 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 — Community Care: Community Care (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Primary Care Strategy aims to increase health service capacity through the development of services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's health and social services needs can be properly met...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The main supports the Government makes available to parents to assist them with their childcare costs are Child Benefit and the Early Childcare Supplement. The latter payment, which is in recognition of the higher childcare costs of pre-school children, is the responsibility of my Office, and it alone amounts to expenditure of over â¬400m in a full year. These payments are universal and...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) monitors rates of TB in Ireland on an on-going basis and identifies any increases in rates or clusters of the disease. According to data provided by the HPSC TB notifications in Ireland between 2002 and 2006 were as shown in the following table. Year Number of cases Crude Rate per 100,000 population 2002 408 10.4 2003 407 10.4 2004* 432...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 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 — Community Care: Community Care (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Primary Care Strategy aims to increase health service capacity through the development of services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's health and social services needs can be properly met...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 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 — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children does not collect the statistics referred to by the Deputy either on a national or European Basis. The Deputy's question on the issue of research into the incidence of autism and Asperger's syndrome has been addressed in my reply to question no. 224 on 17th October 2007.
- Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children does not collect the statistics referred to by the Deputy either on a national or European Basis. The Deputy's question on the issue of research into the incidence of autism and Asperger's syndrome has been addressed in my reply to question no. 224 on 17th October 2007.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 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 grounds...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...