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- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: There was a pharmacy dispute last summer
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I have just a short few moments to contribute so the Deputy should listen.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: When the dispute was ongoing Deputy Reilly predicted that hundreds of pharmacies would close and patients would die but the Taoiseach did not waver.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: Everybody acknowledges we have taken â¬100 million from the sector. There are other issues, such as the recent effort to reform health insurance to protect the old and the sick, as well as the fair deal scheme. There are many other examples. For too long party politics were often put ahead of patient safety. I know of no Minister for Finance in any democratic jurisdiction who takes the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The HSE is aware of the challenges currently being experienced by Tallaght Hospital in relation to paediatric ophthalmology services and will be working with the hospital with a view to putting an action plan in place which will allow for the resumption of referrals as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 21 together. The HSE is aware of the challenges currently being experienced by Tallaght Hospital in relation to dermatology services and is actively in discussion with the hospital with a view to putting an action plan in place which will allow for the resumption of referrals for dermatology patients, both adult and paediatric, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (10 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I have received the correspondence referred to. The case has been handled in line with the Patient Safety Protocol that I set in September 2008 for situations of this kind. The Protocol is managed by the Chief Medical Officer on my behalf as a medical assessment of any potential patient safety issues is required. In accordance with the Protocol, the Health Service Executive has been asked...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 10 together. The Government's decision to limit the funding available to the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) was made in view of the current position of the public finances and the 60% increase in expenditure in the DTSS over the past five years. At my Department's request, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has introduced measures to reduce...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The capital budget for the Health Service Executive for each of the past five years was as follows: 2005: â¬564.063m, 2006: â¬574.556m, 2007: â¬524.951m, 2008: â¬593.720m, 2009: ⬠442.763m. The 2010 capital provision is â¬443.792m.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational one and would in the normal course of events be referred to the HSE for direct reply. However, owing to industrial action, the matter cannot be referred and accordingly, I have set out the position for the Deputy in so far as information is available to my Department. In approving its National Service Plan for 2010, I have instructed the HSE...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16 to 18, inclusive, together. The Government has made clear that a critical part of its strategy to restore the public finances is to achieve sustainability in the cost of delivering public services relative to State revenues. To help achieve this goal, it will be necessary to restructure and reorganise the public service and to reduce public service numbers...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: On 1st May 2010, 36.74% of the national population had free access to GP services through a medical card (34.39% / 1,533,511 medical card holders) or GP visit card (2.35% / 104,630 GP visit card holders).
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The Primary Care Reimbursement Service's (PCRS) Statistical Analysis of Claims and Payments 2008 shows that General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme expenditure for 2008 amounted to â¬2.091 billion, â¬463 million of which relates to general practitioner fees and allowances. I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the HSE it is not possible for the Executive to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (9 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: Correspondence received in regard to this matter has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with the HSE in due course.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (9 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The National Treatment Purchase Fund currently arranges treatment for patients who have been waiting longest on surgical in-patient waiting lists, and in some cases, diagnostic procedures for public patients. Therefore the type of service to which the Deputy refers does not fall within the remit of the Fund. There is some expertise within the mental health service for the treatment of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (9 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I have been informed by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) that no specific investigation has been conducted nor Report prepared into the particular circumstances of the case referred to by the Deputy. However the circumstances of the case are known to HIQA and helped inform the Authority's Report of the investigation into the quality and safety of services and supporting...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.