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- Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: A number of senior administrative personnel in The Health Service Executive are eligible for an annual Performance-related Award under a Scheme recommended by The Review Body on Higher Remuneration. The Board of The HSE is responsible for the operation of the Scheme which is based on the setting of individual sets of stretch objectives on an annual basis linked to key result areas and...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that the circular to which he is referring is the Health Service Executive Circular 01/2008. This circular sets out the HSE Employment Control Framework for 2008 and is aimed at ensuring that health services are delivered in accordance with the provisions of the 2008 National Service Plan and within the funding provided by Government. The Employment Control...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Apr 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: BreastCheck commenced roll-out in the Western Region last May and in the Southern region last October. I officially opened the BreastCheck clinical static units in Galway and Cork last December. The expansion of the BreastCheck programme to the Southern region covers counties Limerick, Kerry, Cork, Waterford and Tipperary South Riding. The expansion of the BreastCheck programme to the West...
- Written Answers — Health Service Executive Review: Health Service Executive Review (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I have recently received the report from Mr John Fitzgerald in relation to the decision to suspend breast radiology services in Portlaoise Hospital. This report has identified that the problems arose fundamentally from systemic weaknesses of governance, management and communications within the HSE in dealing with the situation which arose in Portlaoise. I have asked the Board to consider...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: Last August, the Health Service Executive decided to commission an independent external clinical review of the radiology breast service at the Midland Regional Hospital at Portlaoise. This review was carried out by Dr. Ann O' Doherty, Clinical Director, BreastCheck, Merrion Unit in Dublin. Her report was published last month. In addition, I published two reports in relation to Portlaoise...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Information and Quality Authority commenced the investigation referred to by the Deputy in June 2007. The report was published today.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) report of their investigation into the care provided to Rebecca O'Malley by the Health Service Executive (HSE) was published today. It refers to a group of 24 patients who followed a similar pathway of care to Rebecca O'Malley. The review of the slides of the 24 patients by three expert pathologists on the investigation team found no...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The investigation by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) into the Mid-Western Regional Hospital's symptomatic breast disease services and Cork University Hospital's pathology services commenced in June 2007. The report was published today. The Authority did not include the work of the person referred to by the Deputy in its review. However, I have been informed by the...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 289 and 290 together. As I have previously advised the Deputy, my Department was not furnished with any documentary or other evidence in support of the concerns that had been expressed by a particular HSE Consultant in relation to Barrington's Hospital. It formed the view that there was insufficient evidence available to allow it to pursue these concerns...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The investigation by the Health Information and Quality Authority into pathology services at University College Hospital Galway in the context referred to by the Deputy was commenced in September 2007. I am naturally keen that the report be completed and published as soon as possible. I am aware that, in the interest of thoroughness, the Authority extended the original scope of the...
- Written Answers — Health Information and Quality Authority Investigation: Health Information and Quality Authority Investigation (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The investigation by the Health Information and Quality Authority into pathology services at University College Hospital Galway commenced in September 2007. I am informed that significant progress has been made in this investigation and that the work is now nearing completion. It is anticipated that the investigation will be concluded by the end of April 2008 and the report will be...
- Written Answers — Hospital Service Review: Hospital Service Review (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I have been informed by the Health Service Executive that the independent review of the work of the temporary pathologist commissioned by Cork University Hospital (CUH) management is at an advanced stage. The report is near completion and following this it will be submitted to the Director of the National Hospitals Office for consideration. The Health Service Executive has emphasised that...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: At present, medical cards are granted primarily on the basis of means and individual circumstances. Under the Health Act, 2004, determination of eligibility for medical cards is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Persons aged seventy years and over are automatically entitled to a medical card, irrespective of means. Under Section 45 of the Health Act 1970, medical cards are...
- Written Answers — Working Group Report: Working Group Report (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 and 298 together. I take it that the Deputy is referring to the report by Dr Ronnie Pollock which was commissioned by the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland. Following publication of the Pollock Report in 2005, the Health Service Executive established a Working Group to undertake a detailed review of cystic fibrosis services. The Group, which was...
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has been advised by the Health Service Executive that 44 additional staff were recruited arising from the provision of additional revenue funding of â¬6.78m for the development of cystic fibrosis services and that the necessary funding is available to facilitate the recruitment of a further 37 staff nationally. My Department has asked the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Apr 2008)
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. 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....
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Apr 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 — HIV Infection: HIV Infection (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is Ireland's specialist agency for the surveillance of communicable diseases. Case Based Reporting of HIV which allows for the linkage of HIV cases with AIDS cases was introduced in July 2001. The following table sets out the numbers of new cases diagnosed in each year from 2001 to June 2007. Year New HIV Cases 2001 299 2002 364 2003 399...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (2 Apr 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.