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- 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 300 together. As the Deputy is aware, 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...
- 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 271 together. The necessary legislation to allow members of the public to apply for the new "doctor visit" cards has been enacted. Funding of â¬50 million required to introduce this development in 2005 has been made available to the Health Service Executive. The objective of this measure is to use resources to benefit as many people on low incomes as...
- Written Answers — Health Reports: Health Reports (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: The domiciliary births group was established by the health board chief executive officers in 2003 and the group's final report was presented to the CEOs in December 2004. The CEOs discussed the report at their January 2005 meeting and decided to recommend it to the Health Service Executive and to the Department of Health and Children. I understand that the report is being examined by the HSE...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: A preliminary review of the vaccine damage compensation schemes in place in a number of other countries was undertaken by my Department in order to establish general details of schemes already in existence. My officials are now carrying out an investigation to identify the most relevant models from a clinical, administrative and fairness point of view. On completion of this investigation, I...
- 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 Louth County Hospital, Dundalk. Accordingly, my Department has requested...
- Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (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 Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and Louth County Hospital, Dundalk....
- Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (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 cancer services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: The General Register Office in Roscommon is the only section of my Department based outside Dublin. This office will not be moved to another location under the decentralisation programme.
- 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 — 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 is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person referred to by the Deputy resides in County Carlow, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's south-eastern...
- Written Answers — International Trade: International Trade (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: I am aware of the campaign to have fair trade products widely available and used and of the benefits of such a campaign. The purchase of any products by my Department would have to be in accordance with the procedures governing public procurement. Regarding services such as the restaurant in my Department or catering for events organised by my Department, it is a matter for the catering...
- 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 — 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. 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 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. Services at the Mater Hospital are provided under an arrangement with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for...
- 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. Services at Beaumont Hospital, the Mater Hospital and Temple Street Children's Hospital are provided under an arrangement with the...
- Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260, 262 and 265 to 267, inclusive, together. In January of this year the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, asked hospitals to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of their accident and emergency units. The authority reported that it was satisfied with the level of response it received to its request. The HSA then decided to undertake a targeted programme...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive which was established on 1 January 2005. Under this 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 HSE to reply directly to the Deputy outlining the number of persons who have applied for...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: The report of the task force on assaults on psychiatric nurses was completed in 2003. In addition to quantifying the level of assaults and making recommendations on prevention, the report contained proposals for a scheme of compensation for psychiatric nurses who have been seriously injured as a result of an assault by a patient in the workplace. Government approval would be required for the...