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- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380 to 386, inclusive, together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) is in the process of reconfiguring the way services are provided in the region, including services at Louth County Hospital, in the context of the HSE North East Transformation Programme. The Transformation Programme for the North East region involves widespread and fundamental change and is...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jul 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 (8 Jul 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 — Environmental Pollution: Environmental Pollution (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I am not aware of any relevant research or statistics relating to these tests either nationally or in the Cork Harbour area. The area of study comprehended by the Deputy is referred to as Human Bio-Monitoring (HBM). The E.U. is at an early stage of examining the feasibility of a coherent approach to HBM in Europe. I understand however, that it is recognised internationally as a complex...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: A number of State Agencies are in receipt of grants from this Department. The total budget includes all administrative costs, including pay and non pay costs and costs associated with the programmes and activities these agencies are responsible for. Information relating solely to administrative costs is not available in the form requested by the deputy. I set out below the list of Agencies...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: There are currently no employees of my Department in receipt of the minimum wage under the terms of the Minimum Wage Act, 2000.
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (8 Jul 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. The Executive is also responsible for the supply of drugs and medicines for the GMS and community drugs schemes. Therefore the Executive is...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The specific questions raised by the Deputy relate to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the HSE under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this regard.
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 to 400, inclusive, 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. The Executive is also responsible for the supply of drugs and medicines...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Multi Annual Investment Programme for Disability Services makes provision for the development of additional residential, respite places and day care places each year between 2006 and 2009 for people with Intellectual Disability and Autism and additional residential care and home support services for people with physical and sensory disabilities. â¬50m was provided to the Health Service...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: All of the information requested by the Deputy's question is not routinely collected by my Department. However the information which is currently available in respect of published reports for the period 2002 to June 2006 is set out in the table below. This table does not include information on the implementation of the reports in question. Additional information, including information in...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 403 to 405, inclusive, together. The Health Service Executive (HSE), assisted by my Department, has engaged with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU) on discussions surrounding a number of outstanding issues. These discussions commenced in the week beginning 5 May 2008. Progress has been made on these issues. I established an Independent Pricing Body, chaired...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: No community pharmacist has withdrawn from the GMS and community drugs schemes as a result of recent developments in the sector, and all patients continue to receive their entitlements in the normal way. The Health Service Executive (HSE), assisted by my Department, has engaged with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU) on discussions surrounding a number of outstanding issues. These...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (8 Jul 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (8 Jul 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. The...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (8 Jul 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. The...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The development of the National Paediatric Hospital is a priority project for the Government. The objective is to provide a world class specialist paediatric service for children in this country. The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board was established in May 2007. The Board has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building, furnishing and equipping the new National...
- Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The National Cancer Registry has informed my Department that it did not publish a report regarding cancer incidents in the Cork Harbour area between 1994 and 2005. The Registry responded to a query from a journalist seeking cancer statistics for specified electoral divisions in the Cork Harbour area. The Registry, while noting that the incidence in the area was higher than the national...
- Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (9 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: We were all sad to hear of the premature passing overnight of our colleague, Séamus Brennan. As many others have said, Séamus was the consummate politician. He devoted almost all of his adult life to politics. He was appointed general secretary of the Fianna Fáil Party when he was 24 years of age. He served in six different Departments, and he used his great intelligence and his spirit...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 132 together. As the Health Service Executive has the operational and funding responsibility for medical card benefits, it is the appropriate body to consider the case raised by the Deputy. My Department has therefore asked the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the...