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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (1 Jun 2010)

Mary Harney: In relation to the progress made in implementation of the Directive and the implications for small hospitals, I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course. With regard to the impact of the...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (1 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 resubmit the original question again when the current industrial action has been resolved.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Jun 2010)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the HSE 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2010)

Mary Harney: The management and delivery of health and personal social services are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004 and decisions on the allocation of resources and the prioritisation of service developments at regional level are a matter for the HSE. I am aware that the funding of this unit was the subject of discussions between the Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Patient Private Property Fund: Patient Private Property Fund (1 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 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. However, I would like to advise the Deputy that the scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 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 — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (1 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. However, I would like to advise the Deputy that the scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 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. However, I would like to advise the Deputy that the scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (1 Jun 2010)

Mary Harney: It has been ascertained that the site proposed for the development of a new Central Mental Hospital (CMH) at Thornton Hall, Co Dublin, is not large enough to accommodate an Intellectual Disability Forensic Mental Health Unit and a Child and Adolescent Forensic Mental Health, the need for which has been identified by the HSE. The question of the relocation of the CMH to an alternative site is...

Written Answers — Prison Drug Treatment Services: Prison Drug Treatment Services (1 Jun 2010)

Mary Harney: The National Drugs Strategy (interim) 2009-2016 lists various actions under the Treatment & Rehabilitation pillar which effect young people. Actions such as early identification and referral where appropriate, to treatment services are a vital aspect of preventing young people from gravitating into the judicial system through crime. Drug intervention programmes which incorporate a treatment...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 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 — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (1 Jun 2010)

Mary Harney: At present, I am not aware of any changes to the manner in which emergency services will be delivered at St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown. The Deputy will be aware that the HSE is examining the number of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors who will be available in all hospitals after the next rotation of NCHDs in early July. This may have implications for how services are delivered in some...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Jun 2010)

Mary Harney: The Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) is part of the Health Service Executive (HSE). I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the HSE 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (1 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 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 like to invite you to raise it with me again in due course. It is open to the clinician who requests diagnostic tests for a patient, to approach the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Jun 2010)

Mary Harney: As indicated to the Deputy in my previous response, it was not possible to answer the original question due to industrial action. This industrial action currently remains in place and continues to affect the provision of substantive replies to certain Parliamentary Questions. If the matter raised continues to be of concern, it will be necessary for the Deputy to resubmit the original...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2010)

Mary Harney: The HSE has made significant progress on reconfiguring acute hospital and related services in the Mid West region informed by the Teamwork/Horwath Report and the Health Information and Quality Authority Report on Ennis, which was published in April 2009. These Reports highlighted the need for changes to be made in the organisation and provision of acute hospital services across the Mid West...