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Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: I have recently been made aware of a proposal to develop a new hospital in north County Dublin. The proposal will be examined by my Department in consultation with the Health Service Executive.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Sep 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.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: It is not a question of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Minister for Finance being in any disagreement in regard to this matter. However, if a commission is to be established, resources must be made available so it can succeed. That process of discussion between the Ministers is under way.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: I am not in a position to say. I do not know.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: Yes, but I am not the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. I do not know when the Minister will bring the Bill before us for approval.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: I am not aware of proposals for legislation in that area.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: The Minister has already made an announcement in that regard.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy may not be happy with the inquiry he is putting in place.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: The reason it is not proceeding is because voluntary codes have been agreed.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: That is a different matter. We will examine the possibility of legislation.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: The intention is late next year.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: They are imminent.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: Legislation is not required for the replacement of 1,000 private beds in public hospitals by separate facilities on-site.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: Yes. The Deputy is correct that there must be a new consultant contract, one which is appropriate to the needs of 2005 and beyond.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's opposition to this issue is extraordinary because at the moment private patients have access to public beds. I want to change this but the Deputy's party is opposed to it.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 14a, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-13 the specific programme "Civil Justice" as part of the general programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice"; No. 15, motion re membership of committee; and No. 6, Diplomatic Relations and...

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: A strong focus of Government actions this autumn, both in terms of the Estimates and the budget, will be on care of the elderly issues. The legislation is not on the A list because the Bill has not yet been cleared by the Government.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: To answer Deputy Bruton's question, considerable work is being done in the Department of Health and Children on this matter. We have an inspectorate but it does not have statutory backing and the idea is to put that on a statutory footing. On the second matter, that does not require legislation. The idea is to create up to 1,000 additional public beds——

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: ——by taking private beds out of the public hospital system.

Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Harney: We do not need legislation on that. The Deputy will see a good deal of legislation brought forward this autumn on nursing home related issues.