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- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Details of the numbers of medical card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive (HSE). 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 a person's circumstances. I set out a table for the Deputy...
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: This is an operational matter and as such is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I have identified the enhancement of services to persons with cystic fibrosis as a key priority over recent years. Development funding of â¬6.78m has been allocated to the Health Service Executive since 2006 to facilitate the recruitment of specialist staff in this area. The detailed application of this funding across the various hospital networks is a matter for the Executive and...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Feb 2008)
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 — Health Services: Health Services (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, 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. (27 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 — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive administers the Local Government Superannuation Scheme and therefore is the appropriate organisation to address the Deputy's query. 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.
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I welcome the opportunity to update the House on the pharmacy reform programme, which one cannot isolate from the overall health transformation programme that has been under way for the past number of years. The purpose of the latter is to deliver better services to patients and clients of the health service to ensure that we place a higher emphasis on quality of care and that people have...
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: We are paying a wholesale margin that is roughly double the level of other European countries but it is now to be halved to 8% from 1 March 2008 and it will be 7% from 1 January 2009. Independent analysis has confirmed that this is a fair return for a quality, frequent service that comes to many pharmacies twice daily that can deliver a reasonable profit to wholesalers. There is a virtual...
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I do not expect anyone to do business with somebody who will charge them more than they will get. Any pharmacist who is charged more at the end of the month should contact the HSE and the manufacturers and that will be sorted out. Of that I am certain. What we are talking about is getting a fairer deal for taxpayers and a fairer deal for patients and, hopefully, we can move very quickly...
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: How many does the Deputy think will have gone out of business?
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: That is why we need savings.
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Rubbish.
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Where did the Deputy see the letter?
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: It has not been published. He is a pharmacist, which the Deputy should remember.
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I have seen the letter. He is a pharmacist.
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: He said the same in 2002, by the way.
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Rubbish. The Deputy knows the reason for that. It is the intimidation of staff.