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Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: My Department no longer has a role in the creation of consultant posts. Since the establishment of the Health Service Executive in January 2005, hospitals and other health agencies seeking consultant posts must apply directly to the National Hospitals Office or Comhairle na nOspidéal for approval of the post and related funding. Accordingly, my Department has asked the director of the...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (14 Apr 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 the provision of paediatric services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director of the National Hospitals...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Apr 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 Roscommon, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's western area to...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (14 Apr 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 consultant staffing in the HSE western area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: The primary purpose of the national treatment purchase fund is to make arrangements for the provision of hospital treatment to those waiting longest for admission to hospital particularly in relation to surgical specialities. Any woman irrespective of her age or residence who has concerns about breast cancer should contact her GP who, where appropriate, will refer her to the symptomatic...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Apr 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Apr 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...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: My Department is at present considering proposed capital developments for the BreastCheck service at Cork and Galway in the context of finalising the capital investment framework, CIF, 2005-9. This process will be concluded in the near future. Design briefs in respect of both have now been completed. The advertisement for the appointment of a design team will be placed in the EU Journal, when...

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I do not know who mentioned the spring session as the Bill is a mammoth piece of legislation and it certainly will not be published this year. However, I am examining bringing forward issues surrounding fitness to practice in a smaller Bill that can be completed more quickly.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: The Bill does not deal with the issue of liquidation but it will be introduced in 2006.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: The harbours Bill is intended for 2006 but I do not know if it deals with the second issue the Deputy raised. I understand that the foreshore Bill is being reviewed.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: It is being reviewed.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy may laugh but there is no drift.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I am making substantial changes to the heads of the medical practitioners Bill as we must ensure we get this right. It is better to do so and have the Bill next year than to have it as it is this year. I have given a commitment to the House that I will publish the heads of many of the Bills Deputy McManus mentioned, as it would be helpful from the point of view of public debate. No...

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: It is not possible to say at this stage.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: The issue of the charges will concern public beds. The pending litigation with regard to private nursing homes and the State's liability for their costs will be vigorously defended by the State. This country cannot afford to pay for all the private nursing home costs.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 18, Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad] — Second Stage (resumed); and No. 17, Land Bill 2004 [Seanad] — Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the taking of any divisions demanded on Nos. 18 and 17 shall be postponed until immediately after the Order of Business on Tuesday, 19 April.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: Legislation will be needed to deal with some elements of the nursing home charges issue. It is intended to have that legislation passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas by the end of this session. The legislation, if required, will deal with the issue of ensuring that the moneys to be paid back will not be used to prevent people getting social welfare entitlements. In other words, it will not...

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: On long-stay charges the intention is to have the legislation passed before the summer recess. As this will obviously be a mammoth logistical task, we are going to tender to get assistance because the last time the health service was in a position in which repayments had to be made, it took a considerable length of time — I believe it was up to three years — to reimburse a relatively...

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: If one appoints experts to do these things and they carry out inquiries or an audit is carried out on behalf of the company——