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- Written Answers — Departmental Publications: Departmental Publications (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The 2006 Annual Report of the Department of Health and Children was published in June 2007 and is available on the Department's Website. The 2007 Annual Report is in the course of preparation, with a view to publication early in 2008.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Dec 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Dec 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: As I have previously informed the Deputy, the National Cancer Screening Service Board (Establishment) Order, 2006 was signed by me on 14 December 2006 and came into effect on 1 January 2007. The Order provides that the quorum for a meeting of the Board is five members. I signed an Appointment Order in respect of five members of the Board on 20 December 2006 with effect from 1 January 2007....
- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214, 219 and 220 together. Details of public office opening hours and public phone line availability for functions under my Department's control are outlined in tabular form. Function Times (excl. Bank Holidays) Department of Health and Children main phone line 9 amâ5:45 pm Monday to Friday Adoption Board main phone line and public office 9.30 am to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 to 217, inclusive, together. I introduced the GP visit card in November 2005 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 from visiting their GP. Details of the numbers of GP visit card holders are provided each month...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Forms falling within the core remit of my Department are available on line, but cannot at present be completed on line. However, the number of such forms is quite small. The General Register Office (GRO), which is the central civil repository for records relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages in the State, administers a significant number and volume of forms, and I understand that these...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy is aware the new reimbursement pricing arrangements for drugs and medicines under the GMS and community drugs schemes were announced by the HSE on 17th September 2007. I have previously outlined in detail to the Oireachtas the legal provisions under competition law which prevent the Health Service Executive (HSE) from negotiating with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU) on...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (4 Dec 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 — Health Services: Health Services (4 Dec 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 (4 Dec 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 — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department has made enquiries with the Health Service Executive (HSE) and has been advised that a letter issued to the Deputy on 10 October 2007 addressing the issues raised in the three previous Parliamentary Questions asked by him. The HSE has also advised my Department of the content of the information supplied to the Deputy. If the Deputy is dissatisfied with the HSE response, he...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Dec 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 question raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (4 Dec 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 — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (4 Dec 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 — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The vast majority of patients in this country receive effective and safe treatment from the health services. However, international studies show that a minority of patients can be harmed through their care either in hospital or in the community. A very large number of people are treated in the health services each year in our country. There are over 1.1 million emergency presentations, a...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Section 60 (1) of the Health Act 2004, states that "Each person who immediately before the establishment day, was an employee of a specified body is, on that day, transferred to and becomes an employee of the Executive." In accordance with this Section of the Act, no redundancies occurred, either of a compulsory or voluntary nature, as a specific consequence of the enactment of the Health...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. The HSE has informed my Department that all individual letters issued to public representatives are now being signed. However, in certain cases, acknowledgement and deficiency letters which are computer generated and...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Services National Partnership Forum (HSNPF) is a joint management/trade union steering committee for workplace partnership in the Irish health service. The HSNPF was established in 1999 on foot of the provisions of Partnership 2000, the national agreement on social partnership then in place. It has continued to promote a partnership approach to change and problem solving in the...