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- Cancer Services Reports: Motion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Between 2001 and 2004 the Midland Health Board received â¬5 million for cancer services.
- Cancer Services Reports: Motion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Portlaoise General Hospital received â¬500,000 in 2001 for its symptomatic service.
- Cancer Services Reports: Motion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: When the HSE was established, nearly every health board, as well as the staff representative organisations, were opposed to the redundancy packages. I did know Portlaoise General Hospital was a centre of excellence. A centre, however, that deals with 46 cases is not safe.
- Cancer Services Reports: Motion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Up to 250 worldwide medical publications have stated a woman's survival chances are improved by 20%. That means one in five women who would otherwise die is saved if they are treated in a centre that deals with 150 cases a year.
- Cancer Services Reports: Motion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: The entire midlands region did not have that volume of cases. The Northern Ireland health services are way ahead of ours. They were rationalised many years ago and reduced the number of surgeons.
- Cancer Services Reports: Motion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Belfast has a centre of excellence.
- Cancer Services Reports: Motion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: For many reasons, it makes sense for the north west to be served by a cross-Border unit, for which we have indicated our support. The centres were not chosen by me. The hospital in my constituency is not a centre of excellence. The centres were chosen by the best medical and clinical experts we could assemble both at home and abroad.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 177 together. Over recent years, considerable funding has been made available for the completion of capital projects at Naas General Hospital. In drawing up its capital plan, the Health Service Executive is required to prioritise the projects to be progressed within its overall capital funding allocation. The HSE has been finalising its capital plan...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 to 153, inclusive, together. The HSE has designated Limerick Regional Hospital and University College Hospital Galway as the two cancer centres in the Managed Cancer Control Network for the HSE Western Region. Waiting times for routine investigations can, and will be, reduced by making better use of the existing capacity. The National Cancer Control...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Following disclosures about the provision of breast cancer services at Barrington's Hospital and Medical Centre, it was agreed to commission an independent review of patients' files in the Hospital during the period 1 September, 2003 to 10 August, 2007. The Chairperson of the review team is Dr. Henrietta Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of the All-Ireland Cancer Foundation and former Chief...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Mar 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 157 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: I take it that the Deputy is referring to public acute hospitals. My Department has been informed by the Health Service Executive in relation to public acute hospital services that gender mixing occurs in high dependency units such as intensive care, coronary care and accident and emergency departments as well as in small geriatric assessment units. Outside of these areas, gender mixing may...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Mar 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Mar 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (12 Mar 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Mar 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Over 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 number of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: 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. I officially opened the BreastCheck static unit for the Western Region at University College Hospital Galway last December. An additional â¬26.7 million capital funding was provided for the construction of two new static units, eight...