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- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department does not have a contract with any particular taxi company. If a wheelchair accessible taxi is required, this will be requested when a taxi is being called for. The amount expended on taxi hire by my Department each year from 2003 is as follows: 2003 â â¬5,626 2004 â â¬17,110 (This figure is inflated due to Ireland having the EU Presidency) 2005 â â¬9,222 2006 â...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Feb 2008)
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. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested that the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive investigate the matter and issue a...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Feb 2008)
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 Feb 2008)
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 — EU Directives: EU Directives (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Council Directive 92/73/EEC was transposed into Irish law by the Medical Preparations (Licensing, Advertisement and Sale) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 439 of 1994) and the Medical Preparations (Labelling and Package Leaflets) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 440 of 1994). Council Directive 92/74/EEC was transposed into Irish law by the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
- Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) entered into an Agreement with the New York Blood Centre Inc (NYBC) for the provision of a data query tool on 23 October 2007. The purpose of the data warehousing and reporting tool is to improve the existing IBTS blood banking system computer system, Progesa, in order to provide a better service to its donors and clients. Under the terms of that...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Almost 130,000 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 numbers 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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Feb 2008)
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 — Health Services: Health Services (26 Feb 2008)
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 — Health Services: Health Services (26 Feb 2008)
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 Procedures: Hospital Procedures (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together. My Department has made enquiries with the Health Service Executive (HSE) and has been advised that the matter referred to by the Deputy concerns a complaint made by a parent in relation to her child's experience in a HSE hospital in 2004. The complaint is being processed in accordance with the Regulations made by me at the end of 2006...
- Written Answers — Hospital Building Programme: Hospital Building Programme (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The hospital reconfiguration process in the North East is being overseen by a Health Service Executive (HSE) Steering Group. A sub-committee of the Steering Group was established to progress the issue of site selection for the new regional hospital. Following a tendering process, the HSE appointed a firm of consultants to carry out an independent site location study. The HSE anticipates...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Talks between health service employers and the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) on new contractual arrangements for medical consultants came to a successful conclusion on 24th January 2008. Agreement was reached on the terms and conditions from which an employment contract for consultants will now be drafted. While the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) withdrew from the talks on...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (26 Feb 2008)
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 (27 Feb 2008)
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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Under Section 59 of the Health Act 1970 the Health Service Executive (HSE) may arrange for the supply, without charge, of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with a specified condition, for the treatment of that condition, through the Long Term Illness Scheme (LTI). The LTI does not cover GP fees or hospital co-payments. The conditions are: mental handicap, mental...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (27 Feb 2008)
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 — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the 1970 Health Act, the Health Service Executive may arrange for the supply, without charge, of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with a specified condition, for the treatment of that condition, through the Long Term Illness Scheme (LTI). The LTI does not cover GP fees or hospital co-payments. The conditions are: mental handicap, mental illness (for people...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Feb 2008)
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...