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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Mar 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 delivery of hospital services, including the application of guidelines for the use of cytotoxic...

Written Answers — MRSA Incidence: MRSA Incidence (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: In 1995, a Department of Health committee comprising representatives from the Department of Health, consultant microbiologists, specialists in public health medicine and general practice and a representative from the Association of Infection Control Nurses produced a set of guidelines for the management of MRSA in acute hospital wards, including specialist units. The implementation and...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: 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 services in her area. More than €60 million has been invested in the development of symptomatic breast disease services since 2000. This investment has enabled the appointment of additional surgeons with an interest in breast...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Mar 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 Meath, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north eastern area to...

Written Answers — Proposed Regulation: Proposed Regulation (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: While my Department is aware of the organisation referred to by the Deputy, no legal powers are currently available or proposed to regulate such services, in so far as they can be categorised as involving health care provision. A national working group was established in May 2003 to advise on future measures to strengthen the regulatory environment for complementary therapists. The group is...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: Medical card holders are eligible for a range of treatments and services without charge under the GMS scheme. However, the issue of certificates to any medical card holder, regardless of age, for medical examinations required for a driving licence, may incur charges. It is a matter for the general practitioner to assess each case individually and decide what is the best course of action for...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Mar 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 ambulance services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108, 109, 110 and 115 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 health services for patients with cystic...

Written Answers — : (22 Mar 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 health centres. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — National Repayment Scheme: National Repayment Scheme (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: My Department is studying the Supreme Court judgment on repayment of charges for publicly-funded long-term residential care in detail and will take on board all the consequences for policy and law arising from the judgment. A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, the Attorney General, Mr. Brady, and myself has been...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: Details of appointments made by the Minister for Health and Children to State boards under the aegis of the Department of Health and Children since 1 January 2002 are as set out in the following table. My Department is undertaking a review to confirm the current position regarding payments to members of all State boards under its aegis. I will respond to the Deputy about this matter as soon...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 St. John's Hospital, Limerick. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 GMS general practitioner services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Mar 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 (22 Mar 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 number of staff at health centres. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (22 Mar 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 Temple Street Hospital are provided under an arrangement with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: I take it the Deputy is referring to the subject matter of the Travers report, but I believe his question prejudges any answer I may give. It is a function of the Oireachtas to hold Ministers to account. The House considered the report for two hours on 10 March, including a half an hour of questions to me and to my predecessor as Minister for Health and Children. The Oireachtas Joint...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (22 Mar 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 disability services. As the Deputy may be aware, my colleague, the Minister for Finance, in his 2005...

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that before the 1 January 2005 land and property which formed part of the health estate was vested in the health boards and the Eastern Regional Health Authority. Under the Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Act 1996, health boards were granted the statutory authority to approve the disposal of land, and property, subject to any general directions given by the Minister for...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (22 Mar 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 services at Naas General Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...