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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Oct 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 Services: Health Services (29 Oct 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 — Health Services: Health Services (29 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has the operational and funding responsibility for Primary Care services, including physiotherapy services, it 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 this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: Yes.

Mental Health Bill 2008: Order for Second Stage (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Mental Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am grateful to the House for facilitating early discussion of the Bill. I approached the Opposition parties about this matter in the afternoon. While it was not my intention to bring the legislation to the House in such a speedy fashion, given the circumstances with which we may be confronted it is essential we proceed with it as a...

Mental Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: I appreciate the difficulties for the Opposition because the timeframe for dealing with this legislation has been difficult for us. I will outline the precise dates as I was inaccurate at the earlier briefing. My Department became informed of this case on 10 October. I was recalling from memory about ten days ago. It was actually 10 October. The case concluded on 17 October. Originally,...

Mental Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: In response to Deputy Neville, section 7(1) states: "Nothing in this Act shall prejudice any right or entitlement of a patient under or relating to section 28 of the Act of 2001." That is in regard to the effect on this particular patient and, as I said, this legislation cannot affect this patient. Deputy Ó Caoláin took the view that perhaps this person is only involuntarily detained...

Mental Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: It was this morning that the Attorney General advised me that emergency legislation was desirable in this particular set of circumstances. When we became aware of this case about 10 October, we were made aware of the possibility of a decision of this kind. The view was that in event of this happening, we would perhaps appeal the case. A view was expressed that in this event all of these...

Mental Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: The Deputy is correct. It can also cover a person whose renewal order expired yesterday, today or during the past week. When we began discussing these issues, 230 cases were involved and this has been reduced to approximately 209. Patients involuntarily detained for a period of time are discharged all the time.

Mental Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: I am deeply grateful to the Deputies on the opposite side of the House and to the staff of the Houses for the facilitation of this Bill at extremely short notice.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's specific question in relation to the roll-out of BreastCheck to Waterford City is the responsibility of the National Cancer Screening Service. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Service to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: The Government recently announced, as part of its budget proposals, the withdrawal of automatic entitlement to the medical card from people aged 70 years and over and the introduction of new income thresholds for entitlement to a medical card for those aged 70 and over of €700 (gross) per week for a single person and €1,400 (gross) per week for a couple. Any savings up to €36,000...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme general practitioners hold one of two contract types, i.e. the Fee per Item contract (first introduced in 1972) or the Capitation contract (effective from 1989). These contracts reflect the agreed outcomes of negotiations between my Department and the GP representative body, the Irish Medical Organisation. Over time, provisions additional to...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Oct 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: The management of waiting lists generally is a matter for the Health Service Executive and the individual hospitals concerned. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the case investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy....

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (30 Oct 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Oct 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: I have been informed by the Health Service Executive that a reply issued by e-mail to the Deputy on 24 October 2008.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Oct 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...