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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: The management of chronic conditions is a matter for decision by the doctor or doctors treating the individual patient. With regard to the treatment arrangements and support services in place for persons with chronic conditions 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...

Written Answers — Hospital Budgets: Hospital Budgets (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: My Department is advised that the Health Service Executive, which has responsibility for the funding of the hospitals concerned, responded on 11 April to the Deputy's Question of 22 March 2005.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for undergraduate training of dentists lies with my colleague the Minister for Education and Science. I have been informed that on access to dental education the Higher Education Authority has recommended that consideration be given to placing a range of health science courses on a graduate entry rather than undergraduate entry basis. This will...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (12 Apr 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 provision of cancer services and the recruitment and replacement of consultant staff. Accordingly my...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Apr 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. Services at St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin are provided under an arrangement with the executive. Accordingly my Department has...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (12 Apr 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 provision of ambulance services. Accordingly my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 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 Mayo, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's western area to...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 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 Clare, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's mid-western area to...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 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 Clare, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's mid-western area to...

Written Answers — Departmental Payments: Departmental Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: My Department is currently undertaking a review to confirm the current position on payments to members of all state boards under its aegis. I will revert to the Deputy on this matter as soon as the review has been completed.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Apr 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 Mayo, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's western area to...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I am aware of the work done by the cochlear implant programme at Beaumont Hospital. I had the pleasure of visiting Beaumont Hospital recently and also met with the director of the programme. I can assure the Deputy that the future development of the programme in under active consideration by the Health Service Executive. My Department is advised that the former Eastern Regional Health...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 295, 298 and 301 together. 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 provision of services at Kerry General...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: Work has been under way in the Department of Health and Children on a proposal for a public private partnership investment scheme for 850 community nursing units. There have been discussions between my Department and the Department of Finance in the development of this PPP scheme. These are complex schemes and it is important to have a clear view of the benefits that will accrue given the...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, established on 1 January 2005, to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for progressing the health capital programme for hospitals. The HSE service plan for 2005 was recently approved by me and as required by relevant legislation laid before...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 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 Mayo, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's western area to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 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 southern...

Written Answers — Travers Report: Travers Report (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I recieved the Travers report on Friday, 4 March 2005. Before being published it was considered by the Cabinet at its next meeting on Tuesday, 8 March 2005. Copies of the report were given to each Member of the Dáil on Wednesday, 9 March and the Dáil then referred it by resolution to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children. The committee published it subsequent to its meeting...

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (12 Apr 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 issues raised by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 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...