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Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: I would like to thank those Members of the House who have spoken for their good wishes. I want to assure them I am no messiah. If Senator Henry was in the House I would pass on a letter to her I received last week from somebody wishing me well, and acknowledging that I was a consultant and expert in health care. The person was sure I had all the answers and clearly believed Senator Henry was...

Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: I will make sure the Senator gets a copy.

Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: I do not have copies with me but I will make sure the Senator gets one.

Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The Government is currently working on Estimates for all Departments in preparation for approval and publication of the Book of Estimates later this autumn. The goal of extending medical card eligibility is a very high priority for me in the context of those Estimates. The motion before the House offers an opportunity to set out certain aspects of how the GMS scheme currently works. There has...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The bursary model of supporting postgraduate clinical psychology training was adopted to underpin the implementation of a key recommendation of the union and management joint review group on psychological services in the health services to increase substantially the number of training places in clinical psychology from 30 to 50 and support the establishment of new courses at the NUI, Galway...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: I understand my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, will respond to the Deputy in respect of personnel employed by local authorities. The number of environmental health officers employed in the health service at end of 2003 is detailed in the following table.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 Oct 2004)

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 region. The roll-out of the national breast screening programme to the remaining counties, including Waterford, is a major priority in the development of cancer services. This will ensure that all women in the 50...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The provision of health services in the Dublin 8 area is the responsibility of the South Western Area Health Board, acting under the aegis of the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the authority's chief executive to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply direct to him as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Organ Retention: Organ Retention (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 to 208, inclusive, and 235 together. The terms of reference of the post mortem inquiry require it to review post mortem policy, practice and procedure in all hospitals in the State since 1970, with particular reference to organ removal, retention, storage and disposal. The inquiry is also mandated to examine any arrangements with pharmaceutical companies...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: Services at Beaumont Hospital are provided under an arrangement with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has, therefore, requested the authority's regional chief executive to investigate the issues raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The provision of hospital services for people living in County Mayo is a matter for the Western Health Board. My Department has asked the board's chief executive officer to investigate this case and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of hospital services to residents of Counties Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has asked the authority's regional chief executive to investigate this case and to reply to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The number of people covered by medical cards for the dates requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Region As at 1 January 1997 As at 30 Sept 2004 Dublin 282,872 273,582 East Regional Health Authority (excl. Dublin) 70,072 65,195 Midland Health Board 80,447 69,879 Mid-Western Health Board 106,961 99,605 North Eastern Health Board 122,993 100,048 ...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The total number of persons aged 70 years and over who have received medical cards since 1 July 2001, the date of the introduction of automatic entitlement to a medical card to all persons aged 70 over, on age grounds alone is 110,349. This figure includes persons in the community and those resident in private nursing homes.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of health services in the Wexford area rests with the South Eastern Health Board. My Department has provided funding to the board under the national development plan for a number of projects at the New Haughton Hospital including the upgrading of the kitchen, the provision of lighting to the entrance, the rewiring of the hospital and upgrading of the first...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: General medical services contract holding GPs are obliged to register the hours which they will be available for surgery and domicilary consultation during normal hours with the local health board. Outside of these times, they are further obliged to make appropriate arrangements for contact with them or a deputy for their patients. All issues relating to doctors on call at medical centres are...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The provision of health services in Counties Sligo and Leitrim is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the North Western Health Board. Additional revenue funding for the development of services for older people has increased significantly from €12.7 million in 1997 to an additional €111.407 million in 2003. This year €9.5 million in additional revenue funding was allocated to...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: Detailed design has been undertaken by the Mid-Western Health Board for the proposed dementia unit for St. Ita's Hospital, Newcastle West, County Limerick, and the project is now at pre-construction stage. It has been indented in my Department's capital investment framework 2004-08. The question of giving approval to the board to invite tenders is being considered by my Department, in...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The provision of health centres to meet the needs of local communities and the maintenance and upgrading of such centres within its functional area is a matter for the relevant health board or the Eastern Regional Health Authority. In the case of Tully, Ballinahown, Connemara, County Galway, this responsibility rests with the Western Health Board. My Department has asked the board's chief...

Written Answers — Hospital Catering Services: Hospital Catering Services (12 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: Currently there is no assessment policy at national level for nutrition in hospitals. However, healthy catering guidelines for hospitals are being developed by the health promotion unit of my Department as part of the implementation of key departmental strategies, Building Healthier Hearts, the National Health Promotion Strategy 2000-2005 and Quality and Fairness — A Health System for You....