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Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The statutory basis for the fluoridation of public piped water supplies is the Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act 1960 [No. 46 of 1960] and various regulations made under the Act. The Act provides for the making by health authorities of arrangements for the fluoridation of water supplied by sanitary authorities through pipes. The Act also provides that the amount of fluorine added to...

Written Answers — General Register Office: General Register Office (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 to 227, inclusive, together. An tArd-Chláraitheoir, the Registrar General, is the person with statutory responsibility for the administration of the civil registration system in Ireland. I have made inquiries of the RegistrarGeneral and the position is as set out below. The General Register Office, GRO, with the exception of its public research facility,...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jun 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: No group in society, other than persons aged 70 years and over, has automatic entitlement to a medical card. Determination of eligibility for medical cards is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Medical cards are issued to persons who, in the opinion of the Health Service Executive, are unable to provide general practitioner medical and surgical services for themselves and...

Written Answers — Medical Statistics: Medical Statistics (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together. As Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are not notifiable diseases, there are no precise statistics available on the number of persons in Ireland suffering from these conditions.

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: Part 10 of the Health Act 2004 provides for the dissolution of certain health bodies and the transfer of their functions and employees to the Health Service Executive with effect from the executive's establishment day. The bodies specified under that part of the Act include the Health Boards Executive, HeBE. Under Statutory Instrument (S.I. No. 885 of 2004) made by me pursuant to the Act, the...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive and the dissolution of the health boards and other specified bodies, including the Health Boards Executive. The Act also provided for the transfer of employees of specified bodies. To support the transition process, health board chief executive officers who had not taken up other positions within the new...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 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 — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (21 Jun 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I met representatives of the Neurological Alliance in May. In the course of the meeting, the representatives indicated that pending the implementation of the recommendations of the Comhairle report on neurology and neurophysiology, the appointment of clinical nurse specialists would significantly improve the services available to patients with neurological disorders. Additional revenue...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: BreastCheck has indicated it received 50 requests to participate in the procurement process, which will be carried out in accordance with EU procurement procedures using the restricted procedure. BreastCheck anticipates that the short-listing, interviews and fee negotiations will be completed by the end of July 2005.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jun 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 271 together. 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...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland commissioned Dr. Ronnie Pollock to review existing hospital services for people with cystic fibrosis in the context of accepted international standards. The report concluded that the services available for persons with cystic fibrosis here are not of the standard that they should be. The report provides an assessment of need for current and future...

Written Answers — International Legal Proceedings: International Legal Proceedings (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: In July 2003 the Government was approached unilaterally by a firm of New York lawyers with the proposal that the Government could sue certain pharmaceutical companies in the United States arising from the manufacture of blood products that caused Hepatitis C and HIV infection to persons with haemophilia. Initial advice received from counsel appointed by the Attorney General raised serious...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jun 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — HAI Infections: HAI Infections (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Irish Society for Clinical Microbiologists, ISCM, is a society of medical professionals with specific commitments to and expertise in infection control. The Deputy will wish to note I have made arrangements to meet the society to discuss avoidable hospital-acquired infection and that this meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, 6 July. Following this meeting, I will meet the delegation...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues 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.