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Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 223 together. The Russian Federation, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the People's Republic of China are, respectively, the first, third and fourth most popular destinations for Irish persons who seek to adopt children from abroad. According to the most up-to-date foreign adoption statistics available from the Adoption Board, a total of 1,229...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As the medical card application process is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. My Department has no function in the other issue raised by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The matter raised by the Deputy 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 — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The entering into agreements by other sovereign States does not determine the stance or standards required by Ireland in entering into similar agreements. This must be determined by Irish policy and legal frameworks. In the same way, neither are such arrangements a prerequisite for the Government's decision.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Properties: Health Service Properties (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: In the context of the current exceptional financial circumstances and with a view achieving financial savings, my Department has written to the Health Service Executive and requested a critical review of all supplier relationships with the objective of ensuring that all areas of expenditure are reduced to the greatest extent possible that may be achievable this year.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 provides a clear legal framework to repay recoverable health charges for publicly funded long term residential care including contract beds in private institutions. Recoverable health charges are charges which were imposed on persons with full eligibility under the Health (Charges for In-patient Services) Regulations 1976 as amended in 1987 or charges...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The Acts sponsored by the Minister for Health and Children which were passed since 2004 are set out below. Any Act which included provisions meeting or reflecting European Union (EU) requirements are shown with an asterisk. The Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2007 amended the Health Insurance Act 1994 which gave effect to the EU's Third Non-Life Insurance Directive (Council Directive...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The matters raised in the email have been examined and a reply has been issued to the sender of the email referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 241 together. As hospital doctors do not have General Medical Services (GMS) contracts, prescriptions written by them for medical card holders are not reimbursable under the GMS scheme. Such prescriptions must be transcribed by the patient's GMS-contracted general practitioner to a GMS form, in line with the audit and governance procedures applying to...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: To qualify as a clinical psychologist, a post-graduate qualification in clinical psychology must be completed after an initial undergraduate degree in psychology. Students are sponsored by health agencies and spend time over three years in clinical placements in different specialties; course work and a thesis must be also satisfactorily completed. The number of training places in clinical...