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- Written Answers — Antimicrobial Resistance: Antimicrobial Resistance (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for infection control measures in hospitals. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Director of the...
- Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: I am currently scheduled to undertake a number of engagements at the St. Patrick's Day festivities in San Francisco from 10 to 15 March. However, my diary has yet to be finalised in this regard. The Minister of State, Deputy Sean Power, will attend the annual St. Patrick's Day banquet at the Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, hosted by Irish Welfare and Information Centre, Deritend, Birmingham....
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the assessment of applications for medical cards at the time of the initial application and any renewals...
- Written Answers — Emergency Medical Supplies: Emergency Medical Supplies (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The report of a consultancy study jointly commissioned by my Department and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Belfast, DHSSPS, on the costs and benefits associated with the introduction of a dedicated helicopter emergency medical services, HEMS, for the island of Ireland was published last year and is available on my Department's website. The study concluded that...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: I have offered to meet with the committee on 18 April next.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person referred to by the Deputy resides in County Kilkenny my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person referred to by the Deputy resides in County Cork, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department is currently studying the Supreme Court judgement in relation to repayment of charges for publicly-funded long term residential care in detail and will take on board all the consequences for policy and law arising from the judgment. A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach Mr. Ahern, the Minister for Finance Mr. Cowen, the Attorney General Mr. Brady and myself...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person in question resides in County Monaghan, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north eastern area...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person referred to by the Deputy resides in County Cork, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Voluntary organisations providing health and personal social services are funded by the executive and it is a matter for it to agree the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department is studying the Supreme Court judgment on repayment of charges for publicly-funded long-term residential care in detail and will take on board all the consequences for policy and law arising from the judgment. A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, the Attorney General, Mr. Brady, and me has been established to consider...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: Any woman irrespective of her age or residence who has concerns about breast cancer should contact her GP who, where appropriate, will refer her to the symptomatic services in her area. More than â¬60 million has been invested in the development of symptomatic breast disease services since 2000. This investment has enabled the appointment of additional surgeons with an interest in breast...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (2 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department is studying the Supreme Court decision on the repayment of charges for publicly-funded, long-term residential care in detail and will take on board all the consequences arising from the judgment for policy and law. A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, the Attorney General, Mr. Brady, and me has been established to...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (2 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department is studying the Supreme Court decision on the repayment of charges for publicly-funded, long-term residential care in detail and will take on board all the consequences arising from the judgment for policy and law. A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, the Attorney General, Mr. Brady, and me has been established to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: I understand that the Health Service Executive's western area authority has issued a response to the Deputy dated 28 February 2005.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the creation of the Health Service Executive which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to have delivered on its behalf health and personal social services. Its responsibilities include the provision of services at Galway Regional Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has...