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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 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. This includes responsibility for the assessment of applications for medical cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: As I told the Deputy last week, an extra €950 million is not a shortfall. It is an increase.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: Where is the shortfall?

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: And billions of euro as well.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: This House voted the Estimates through. The sum was €950 million more.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: —recognises the pressures on some of our accident and emergency departments and acknowledges that the abuse of alcohol is a significant contributory factor; —supports the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children in her determination to bring about improvements in the accident and...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: It has begun and many patients have been moved out. The plan captures many of the actions that must be taken to address the problems. We have allocated priority funding of €80 million this year, clearly not as a total investment in accident and emergency solutions but on top of substantial funding for hospitals, long-term care, home help, primary care, GP co-operatives and so on. Our...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: That is true. We must recognise that the way we work together, our practices, our rules and our procedures——

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I did not hear Deputy McManus's comment.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: We need to recognise that the way we work together, our practices, rules and procedures can change and can be improved for patients' sake. We must also recognise that change does not threaten us or require us to be compensated. If we all agree we want to improve care for patients, should we not reward and incentivise innovation, ideas and new ways of working that do so? Rather than reward the...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I have already welcomed the Health and Safety Authority's report arising from its assessment of 11 accident and emergency departments. The National Hospitals Office has separately analysed assessments of risks carried out in all hospitals and the actions taken to deal with such risks. I stress that this is the first nationally co-ordinated analysis of all accident and emergency departments....

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 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. Services at the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, are provided under...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 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. This includes responsibility for the provision of services at the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street. Accordingly, my...

Written Answers — Survivors of Symphysiotomy: Survivors of Symphysiotomy (5 May 2005)

Mary Harney: My predecessor met the survivors of symphysiotomy 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 that the current position in this regard is as follows. The former health boards and the relevant voluntary hospitals have appointed liaison officers, who have met and continue to meet...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 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. This includes responsibility for the provision of services at acute hospitals. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director of...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 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. Responsibility for the issue raised by the Deputy rests with the national hospitals office of the health service executive. Accordingly,...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The former health board executive commissioned an international expert in cervical screening to examine the feasibility and implications of a national roll out of a cervical screening programme. The examination included an evaluation of the current pilot programme in the mid-western area, quality assurance, laboratory capacity and organisation and the establishment of national governance...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (5 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. Applications for inter-country adoption are processed by the Health Services Executive under the Adoption Acts 1952 to 1998, as amended by the Health Act 2004. The length of time it takes to complete the necessary assessment and the allocation of resources within the HSE is a matter for the management of the HSE. However, I have asked the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The current position on the transposition of European directives for which my Department is responsible is set out in the following table. The statutory instrument for transposition is at an advanced stage. Subject/Title Deadline for Transposition into Irish Law Current Position Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003, setting standards of...

Written Answers — Registration of Birth: Registration of Birth (5 May 2005)

Mary Harney: An tArd Chláraitheoir, Registrar General, is responsible for the registration of all life events, including births. I have made inquiries with him concerning this matter and the position is set as follows. The procedures for the registration of the birth of the person in County Kildare are governed by the provisions referring to late registrations, that is births that are not registered...