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Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (5 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of services at the Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar rests with the Midland Health Board. My Department is not in receipt of an application from the board for approval of a consultant physician, with an interest in diabetic services, at Mullingar. However, my Department is advised that the development of this service is being considered in the context of...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (5 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The major capital development project at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore is a new hospital to replace the existing out-dated facility. I am glad to report that construction of the new hospital commenced on site in October 2002 with a programmed contract completion date of August 2005. The construction contract is currently approximately 12 weeks behind programme and every effort is...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (5 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy is aware, responsibility for the provision of orthodontic treatment for eligible persons in County Mayo rests with the Western Health Board. My Department has asked the chief executive officer to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (5 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: My Department maintains several websites in support of its work and the various initiatives being co-ordinated within the Department, including health reform, the work of the General Register Office, the health promotion unit, the national cancer forum, primary care, the Adoption Board etc. The main site for the Department's work is www.doh.ie. This site publishes all press releases relating...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for the administration of the GMS scheme, including decisions relating to applications for and reviews of medical cards, lies with the chief executive officer of the relevant health board-authority by legislation. Applications are assessed on the grounds of income and medical need. Accordingly, the question has been referred to the regional chief executive officer of the...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (5 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: According to the health service personnel census, a total of 50.6 occupational therapists in whole time equivalent, WTE, terms were employed in the South Western Area Health Board region by the health board, voluntary hospitals and the intellectual disability sector at end-March 2004. This represents an increase of over 50%, plus 17.5, on the numbers employed at end-1999. The Deputy may wish...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (5 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The proposed capital development at the hospital includes three 32 bed wards, 96 beds in total, a new paramedical services department, a new out-patient department and a number of other services on site. This development will bring the total bed complement of the hospital to 160. My Department has recently approved stage 3 of the detailed design process for the project. I understand that the...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Oct 2004)

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

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The provision of hospital services in this instance is a matter for the Western Health Board. My Department has asked the chief executive officer of the board to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (5 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: My Department has no record of having received correspondence from the persons referred to by the Deputy. The clinic in question is privately operated and I have no direct function in the matter. However, my Department has asked the regional chief executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority to investigate the matters raised and to reply to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 Oct 2004)

Mary Harney: The national roll-out of BreastCheck to the western and southern regions is a key priority in the development of cancer services. Women in the age group 50 to 64 years will be invited for screening. As regards the southern region, the designated clinical unit at the South Infirmary-Victoria Hospital with its three associated mobile units will provide services for women in counties Cork,...

Oil Prices. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: The price of oil has traded at significantly high levels for some time reflecting a number of interacting factors including unanticipated strong demand, tight capacities, geopolitical uncertainties and some market speculation. Disruption to supply has not been a factor, though anxiety about possible disruption has fuelled the market. However, since OPEC's announcement on increased production...

Oil Prices. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: It is an inaccuracy to say Ireland is uniquely exposed. In 2002 the economy grew by 6.9% whereas energy consumption grew by0.1%. We have been extraordinarily efficient users of energy. By way of comparison, Finland uses twice as much energy to produce one unit of GDP as does Ireland. While we are energy efficient there is no room for complacency. Energy has a huge role to play in industrial...

Oil Prices. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: Many of the countries to which the Deputy has referred depend on nuclear power for a large amount of their energy.

Oil Prices. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: These are the facts.

Oil Prices. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: During the past 12 years our energy intensity has fallen by 9% per annum, which is unique in the European Union. The price of oil will be determined in the international marketplace and not in Ireland. Hopefully, we can find our own source which would be terrific. If it can supply our needs for longer than two years that would be even better.

Semi-State Bodies. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: I propose to take QuestionsNos. 6 and 54 together. As I have indicated in response to previous similar parliamentary questions and the earlier question from Deputy Howlin, Shannon Development at present performs a range of functions on a delegated authority basis for Enterprise Ireland. Under the decentralisation proposals, the headquarters of Enterprise Ireland, involving 300 of its Dublin...

Semi-State Bodies. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: In case there is any misunderstanding, what the board fully supports is both the transfer of the town to Clare County Council and the transfer of the staff working in Shannon Development on an agency basis to Enterprise Ireland. I will send the Deputy a letter to that effect. The board does not support the asset issue in relation to the zone. As I said earlier, the Department of Transport is...

Semi-State Bodies. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: In the early 1990s when the Culliton proposals were being implemented the foreign direct investment, FDI, role was taken from Shannon Development, for the very good reason that it was very hard to explain to companies in north America that one agency in Ireland called Shannon Development was knocking on their door and another agency called IDA Ireland was also knocking on the door from a...

County Enterprise Boards. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: My Department, through Forfás, recently commissioned an independent review of the role of the city and county enterprise boards, CEBs. This review was conducted by Fitzpatricks Associates. It involved consultations with all relevant interested parties and represents an in-depth, objective study of the work of the boards. Notwithstanding the success of the county enterprise boards in...