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- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (15 Feb 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 issues raised by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the north...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Feb 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 recruitment. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the western area of the...
- Written Answers — Health Centres: Health Centres (15 Feb 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 of the north...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Feb 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 medial cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Cross-Border Projects: Cross-Border Projects (15 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: I had arranged to have lunch with Ms Angela Smith MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office, on the occasion of her visit to Dublin on 9 December 2004 on other business. Unfortunately, on the day, I was obliged to cancel the lunch appointment as I was scheduled to take Report Stage of the Health Bill 2004 in the DáÃl. I hope to meet her as soon as possible....
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (15 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The provisional outturn for the national treatment purchase fund in 2004 was â¬44 million. My Department has asked the chief executive of the national treatment purchase fund to reply directly to the Deputy on the number of patients treated in respect of each procedure carried out.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (15 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: Following receipt of legal advice on the matter, my Department issued an instruction to each former health board on 9 December 2004 to cease imposing any charges on fully eligible individuals in receipt of in-patient services in the public long-stay care facilities in question with effect from that date. The Health Service Executive, responsible for the delivery of health and personal social...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 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. Several measures have been adopted to improve orthodontic services in the Health...
- Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (15 Feb 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 fluoridation issues raised by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 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 oral maxillo facial services for the north-western region. My Department allocated...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198, 208 to 210, inclusive, and 240 together. I welcome the recent Pollack report commissioned by the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland on the treatment of cystic fibrosis in Ireland. The Health Service Executive, which has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services, recently met...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 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 services to persons residing in County Kildare. Accordingly, my Department has...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 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 referred to by the Deputy resides in County Carlow, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's south...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 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 referred to by the Deputy resides in County Kilkenny, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Health Centres: Health Centres (15 Feb 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 funding of the Ballymun health centre, including the fit-out and equipping of the facility. The...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (15 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The provision of a new accident and emergency unit at Letterkenny General Hospital is a matte to be addressed in the context of the Health Service Executive's national service plan, which will indicate its proposed capital plan for this year. I expect this plan will be presented to me shortly.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (15 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The question of a new capital development at Waterford Regional Hospital is a matter to be addressed in the context of the Health Service Executive's national service plan, which will indicate its proposed capital plan for this year. I expect this plan will be presented to me shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: Children in Hospital Ireland, CHI, is a voluntary organisation which was established in 1970. It provides support and advice to parents before, during and after their child's stay in hospital. In 2003, CHI received grant aid of â¬165,000 from my Department. In 2004, CHI received funding of â¬150,000, including â¬100,000 approved under the national children's play policy â Ready, Steady,...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Feb 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Feb 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 referred to by the Deputy resides in County Kilkenny, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...