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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: The Government decision to extend automatic medical card eligibility to all persons aged 70 years and over, with effect from 1 July 2001, was announced on budget day in December 2000. The measure was subsequently unanimously approved by the House. My Department did not prepare an estimate of the cost of the initiative, but supplied such data as was readily available to it in early December...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (13 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 provision of cancer services and the replacement and recruitment of consultant staff. Accordingly,...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 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 Mayo, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's western area to...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (13 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 pay to psychiatric nurses. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 178 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 Connolly...

Written Answers — Organ Retention: Organ Retention (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I received the report of the post mortem inquiry into paediatric hospitals on 31 March 2005. The report is currently being examined by my Department in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General.

Cancer Screening Programme: Motion (Resumed). (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I thank Deputy Twomey and Fine Gael for tabling this motion. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend last night's debate owing to a private, personal commitment. I thank Deputy Twomey for not criticising this. I have very strong opinions on this subject. One does not have to be a female to empathise with the need to provide breast screening nationwide. One would like to think that, when a...

Leaders' Questions. (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: That is not true.

Leaders' Questions. (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: We are entitled to have a laugh.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 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 orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 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 — Health Services: Health Services (12 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 orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has again requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 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 provision of neurology services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Louth County Hospital: Louth County Hospital (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I have received a number of requests in recent months to meet a delegation representing Dundalk Town Council to discuss issues in relation to Louth County Hospital, Dundalk. In this regard, I have advised the council that I have agreed to a meeting which is scheduled to take place on 18 May 2005.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 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 orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 167 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: I wish to inform the Deputy that as the person in question was not an employee under the Health Service Executive or under the former Eastern Regional Health Authority or the former Area Health Boards this matter does not fall under my jurisdiction. However, the majority of employees of voluntary hospitals who have twelve months' continuous service are covered by the Unfair Dismissals Acts...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 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 provision of services at the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street. Accordingly, my...