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Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 194 together. BreastCheck, the national breast screening programme, commenced in 2000 and currently covers the eastern, north-eastern, midland and part of the south-eastern regions of the country. There are approximately 160,000 in the target age group in these regions. The roll out of the national breast screening programme to the remaining regions in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: The Government is committed to making the full range of cancer services available and accessible to cancer patients throughout Ireland in line with best international standards. It is important to build teams of highly expert clinicians working together to deliver top quality cancer care to cancer patients. To this end, we will provide considerable investment in oncology services in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: The arrangements for the provision of third level primary medical education are, in the first instance, a matter for the Department of Education and Science. The working group on undergraduate medical education and training, Fottrell, submitted its final report to me and my colleague, Deputy Hanafin, Minister for Education and Science during the summer. The report is under consideration in...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162, 180, 268, 300, 309 and 348 together. I wish to take this opportunity to clarify that avian influenza, "bird flu", is an infectious disease of birds caused by the type A strains of the influenza virus. The Department of Agriculture and Food is responsible for controlling avian influenza in birds and mammals other than humans. That Department has a...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: At the request of the Department of Health and Children, a committee was established by the former Comhairle na nOspidéal, currently the national hospitals office/Comhairle, to review the existing arrangements for the provision of neurosurgical services and consultant staffing nationally and, following consultation with the interests concerned, to make recommendations on the future...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165, 174, 187 and 328, together. The Health Service Executive is advancing the implementation of a series of measures to improve the delivery of accident and emergency services. These measures take a wide ranging approach and are aimed at improving access to accident and emergency services, improving patient flows through accident and emergency departments,...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (18 Oct 2005)

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. Accordingly, my Department requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated. The Health Service Executive has advised that it was not possible to...

Written Answers — Organ Retention: Organ Retention (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: Following a review of all inquiries by the Attorney General during mid-2004, the Government decided in September 2004 that the Dunne post mortem inquiry should submit its report on or before 31 March 2005, on which date the inquiry would cease to exist. The chairman, Ms Anne Dunne SC, submitted her report on the due date. However, following consultation with the Attorney General, I was...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: The information requested is being collated in my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: The most recent report from the National Cancer Registry, Cancer in Ireland 1994-2002, estimates the annual incidence of prostate cancer to have increased by 5% over the period. A new national cancer strategy is currently being finalised by the national cancer forum, a multidisciplinary group of experts in oncology. As part of this work, the forum has reviewed all issues relating to...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (18 Oct 2005)

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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Forums: Health Forums (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: Section 41 of the Health Act 2004 provides for the convening of a National Health Consultative Forum to advise me, in my capacity as Minister, on matters relating to the provision of health and personal social services as defined in the Act. This forum will replace the National Consultative Forum on the Health Strategy which has been convened annually since 2002. The strategy forum will be...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (18 Oct 2005)

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. Accordingly, 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.

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: My Department is aware that proposals are being formulated by at least one Dublin hospital to put additional beds on certain wards in order to ease overcrowding in the accident and emergency department. These proposals have been drafted in the light of the Health and Safety Authority's report on certain accident and emergency departments earlier this year which recommended that hospitals...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: I am aware of concerns expressed regarding the practice of admitting children to adult psychiatric units. I accept that the placement of children with mental health problems in adult facilities is inappropriate. The first report of the working group on child and adolescent psychiatry, recommended that a total of seven child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric units for children ranging from...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: The national treatment purchase fund, NTPF, was established as one of the key actions for dealing with public hospital waiting lists arising from the health strategy. It is used for the purpose of treating public patients who have been waiting longest for surgery. Up to the end of September over 35,000 patients have had treatment arranged for them by the NTPF. The management of outpatient...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: There has been no change in the eligibility determination process. Since 2001 people who are aged 70 or over have a statutory entitlement to medical cards. Under the terms of the Health Act 1970, applications for medical cards for persons other than those in this group are a matter to be assessed and decided upon by the Health Service Executive, HSE, based on a range of measures including the...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: On foot of the commitment in the health strategy, funding has been provided to open an additional 900 inpatient beds and day places in acute hospitals. Health agencies have informed my Department that as of 14 October 2005, 806 beds were in place. The Health Service Executive has informed my Department that the remaining 94 beds/places will come on stream over the coming months. My Department...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: The Government has agreed the key elements of a scheme for the repayment of long-stay charges for publicly funded residential care. All those who were charged and are alive and the estates of all those who were charged and died in the six years prior to 9 December 2004 will have the charges repaid in full. The scheme will not allow for repayments to the estates of those who died more than six...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2005)

Mary Harney: My predecessor in the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Martin, met the Survivors of Symphysiotomy, SOS, group in late 2003 and agreed that a range of measures would be put in place to support the group. My Department is advised by the Health Service Executive, HSE, that the current position in this regard is as follows: the former health boards and the relevant voluntary hospitals...