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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 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 Services: Hospital Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I have identified the need to improve services for persons with cystic fibrosis as a priority in the Estimates process over recent years. Since 2006, additional revenue funding of â¬6.78 million has been allocated to the HSE to develop services for patients with cystic fibrosis. The HSE has advised that 44 additional staff dealing with cystic fibrosis have been appointed to date across a...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 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 Services: Hospital Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Each hospital funded by the Health Service Executive is required to deliver services within the financial allocation provided. The HSE is involved in ongoing discussions with hospital management regarding its 2008 financial allocation and Service Plan. The Hospital has an overrun of â¬10 million from last year, and a projected overrun of â¬14 million this year. The priority of the HSE...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 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 — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The operation of the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE (PAD) allows for the centralised receipt, assignment and tracking of Parliamentary Questions within the HSE's extensive network of operations. More generally, PAD monitors overall performance in relation to the timely issue of replies and provides a central contact for all requests from Oireachtas members for information relating...
- Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has been in correspondence with the Health Service Executive and I am informed that a response is being finalised and will be issued shortly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has the operational and funding responsibility for the medical card and GP Visit Card benefits. It collates medical card and GP Visit Card data by county, age and gender. Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address these matters and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (10 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Care Funding: Health Care Funding (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 to 230, 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. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The information requested is being collated by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 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 — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: A revised Framework for Corporate and Financial Governance was issued in 2006 to all agencies funded by my Department. Agencies are asked to ensure that staff involved in purchasing or placing contracts are familiar with national, EU and international rules that may apply and are aware of the legal and policy framework within which procurement must be conducted. Agencies are required to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has the operational and funding responsibility for the medical card benefit, it is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has therefore requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The budgetary consolidation measures decided by Government, 8 July 2008 will ensure that we can continue on a sound fiscal basis which will support economic growth and provide for improved public services into the future. Within the Health Group of Votes, the 2008 Budget provided for an additional â¬1.16 billion expenditure in 2008 bringing the total to â¬16.156 billion. A total of...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: For the past few days I have been considering how best to address the serious issues that arise from the recent tragic deaths of Ann Moriarty and Edel Kelly following their treatment in Ennis General Hospital. I have met with the husband and the sister of Ann Moriarty and I intend to meet the family of the other woman next week. I wish to extend my sympathy to both families on their sad...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: My agenda is to ensure that the services we provide are as quality assured as possible. This is why, with regard to the cancer control programme, we are putting in place eight designated centres. Notwithstanding that expert advice from Ireland and overseas recommends this, there is considerable opposition to it in this House and around the country. Only last week I met a group of people...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: It did not happen because hospitals like Ennis General Hospital do not have the capacity to provide such a service.
- Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: We do not have specialist breast surgeons and pathologists specialising in breasts in small hospitals. It would not be possible. Until recently more than 30 hospitals in this country were involved in breast surgery. Between 2005 and 2007 there were 17 breast procedures in Ennis General Hospital. It is not possible to have skilled expertise with volumes as low as that.