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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I take it the Deputy is referring to the announcement made by the previous Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, on 15 September 2004 approving the commissioning of a number of new units in acute and non-acute hospitals throughout the country which have been funded under the national development plan. New units in the following locations have opened since September 2004: a new...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The national treatment purchase fund, NTPF, which is now a statutory body, was established as one of the key actions for dealing with public hospital waiting lists arising from the health strategy. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the NTPF to reply directly to the Deputy with regard to the issue raised.

Written Answers — Company Privatisation: Company Privatisation (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The Government's legislative programme provides for legislation to be brought forward before the end of the year which will address the VHI's future corporate status. As part of the process of preparing the legislation I recently met the chairman of the VHI board and the senior management of the company. Officials of my Department have also been meeting representatives of the company on a...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The HSE advises me that it has indicated that it is prepared to engage in discussions with the staff representative bodies, including IMPACT, regarding the introduction of the GP-visit cards. I do not anticipate any difficulties in this regard.

Written Answers — Risk Equalisation: Risk Equalisation (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 147 together. My Department received the Health Insurance Authority's report on 29 April. However, as I am sure the Deputies are aware, there is a statutory process to be adhered to, following receipt of the report. Given that the statutory process assigns specific functions to me as Minister, it would be inappropriate for me to make any comment on...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: Funding has been provided to open an additional 900 in-patient beds and day places in acute hospitals throughout the country. Health agencies have informed my Department that by 6 May 2005, 780 were in place. The Health Service Executive has informed my Department that the remaining 120 beds places will come on stream during 2005. In addition, extra beds will be provided in the new acute...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: Funding for full out of hours co-operatives commenced in 2000. Between 2000 and 2004 a total of €72.882 million was allocated to the Health Service Executive for out of hours co-operatives nationally and in 2005 €31.98 million has been included in their baseline funding which includes €5.6 million in additional funding. These figures do not include the fees of the participating doctors....

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The actions to improve the delivery of accident and emergency services take a wide-ranging approach and are aimed at improving access to accident and emergency services, improving patient flows through accident and emergency departments, freeing acute beds and providing appropriate longer term care for patients outside of the acute hospital setting. While we all wish to see more immediate...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: On foot of proposals from the interim Health Service Executive my predecessor, as Minister and the executive chairman of the interim HSE, announced the four regional areas of the Health Service Executive, which are the western region, the southern region, Dublin and north-east and Dublin and mid-Leinster. The function of these units is to assist in the co-ordination of services delivered...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The provision of chiropody services is a matter for the local area of the Health Service Executive. This is a service which the executive is not statutorily obliged to provide but a variety of arrangements are in place nationally under arrangements made by the former Eastern Regional Health Authority, ERHA, and other health boards. Generally speaking, fees paid to private health care...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The Irish Medicines Board notified my Department on 8 March last that possible counterfeit condoms had been placed on the Irish market. The condoms had been imported from China through a UK distributor to a company in County Meath. The packaging of the counterfeit condoms was very similar in appearance to the genuine products and had a CE marking on the boxes. A large quantity of products,...

Written Answers — Public Health: Public Health (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: Iodine tablets offer protection from radioactive iodine. Those principally produced in a nuclear reactor are iodine-131, iodine-132, iodine-133 and iodine-135, of which iodine-131 is normally the most significant in terms of radiation dose. Radioactive iodine is no longer produced at Sellafield since the closure of the Calder Hall reactors in March 2003. The Deputy may wish to note that in...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 May 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 Sligo, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north western area to...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 May 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 Sligo, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north western area to...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 May 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 Leitrim, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north western area...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: Under EU regulations, 1408/71, persons taking up permanent residence in Ireland who are in receipt of a social security pension from another EU member state, who are not in receipt of an Irish Department of Social and Family Affairs pension, as either a recipient or dependant and who cannot be regarded as employed or self-employed in Ireland, are entitled to receive health services free of...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (11 May 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director of the Nationals Hospitals Office to reply to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165, 170, 171 and 172 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 hospital services at...

Written Answers — Civil Registration Service: Civil Registration Service (11 May 2005)

Mary Harney: An tArd Chláraitheoir, Registrar General, is the person with statutory responsibility for civil registration in Ireland. I have made inquiries of the Registrar General and the position is set out below. The Civil Registration Service has been engaged in a major modernisation programme in recent years, including conversion of historic records to electronic format, implementation of a new...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 May 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. Significant investment has been made in the south eastern region since the implementation of the national cancer strategy in 1997 to...