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- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: That is not happening in many hospitals as the Deputy is aware.
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I apologise. No orders will be made on foot of this legislation. We cannot make orders.
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I cannot because I will not make any orders. It will not be necessary.
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I apologise. I intended to address the issue. I am sorry I forgot to address it. The reality is that what we are doing here is putting beyond legal doubt the 19 bodies in question. If the Minister for Health and Children wishes to have power in the future to make orders, establish bodies or allow bodies to do certain things, we must have new primary legislation. I will not make any...
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I agree. That is what we are doing.
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: That was a good contribution on which to end the debate because, Deputy McGinley will be pleased to hear, that is exactly what we are doing with co-location. However, it is not the view put forward by the Fine Gael spokesperson, who favours public and private service in public hospitals. With regard to St. Luke's Hospital, all the expert advice is that there should not be stand-alone...
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I accept that, because those who live furthest away must stay in Dublin for the period of their treatment from Monday to Friday. St. Luke's does a fantastic job and I am just about to reappoint its board. I have told them on many occasions that we want to keep all that is best about the hospital when it moves to the grounds of St. James's Hospital.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the review of acute hospital services in the HSE South which is being chaired by Prof. Gerry Wrixon. This will identify the appropriate model for acute service provision in Cork and Kerry and will recommend how best to reconfigure acute hospital services in the area to deliver on this model. I am advised by the HSE that the final draft is currently...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I officially opened the BreastCheck static unit for the Western Region at University College Hospital Galway yesterday. BreastCheck commenced the screening process in the Western region last May, with the provision of a mobile unit on the grounds of Roscommon County Hospital. The expansion of the BreastCheck programme to the Western region covers counties Mayo, Clare, Donegal, Galway,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department has not paid in advance for any works or services that will not be completed before the end of 2007. The position in relation to agencies is a matter for the agencies themselves.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department is advised that a reply was issued to the Deputy by the Health Service Executive regarding this matter on the 13th December, 2007.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: It is important to note that 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...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (18 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 (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 to 195, inclusive, together. 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 since the commencement of the scheme over 33,000 claims have been received and 5,346 payments totalling over...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office has indicated to my Department that as of the 7th December 2007 the total number of people who have indicated their intention to appeal under the health repayment scheme is 1,959. However of this figure 895 appeal forms have actually been received. I wish to advise the Deputy that 398 of these relate to the funding offered under the scheme. I...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (18 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.