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- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (27 May 2010)
Mary Harney: Information in relation to my Department's web sites is set out in the table below. The requested details in relation to the agencies under my Department's aegis are not readily available and will be provided to the Deputy when compiled. Website Description Estimated Cost in 2010 DoH&C group sites www.dohc.ie Department of Health & Children website www.cpsqa.ie Commission on Patient...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 May 2010)
Mary Harney: 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 this issue was the subject of discussions between the Health Service Executive and the Mater Hospital. I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 May 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 — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 May 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 — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (27 May 2010)
Mary Harney: The European Parliament approved a draft directive on 19 May 2010 regarding quality and safety standards for organs intended for transplantation. I welcome this development. The draft directive seeks to ensure that a set of minimum health and safety standards for human organs intended for transplantation is in place in all member states. The aim is firstly, to reduce the risk of infectious...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 May 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 (27 May 2010)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2008, a much simplified system of assessment for eligibility was introduced in respect of persons aged 70 or over, based on the significantly higher gross income thresholds rather than the standard net income limits. The gross income thresholds are â¬700 per week for a single person and â¬1,400 for a couple, as against net income limits of â¬201.50 for a single person...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 May 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 (27 May 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 May 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 — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (27 May 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 again in due course. Subject to the resources available to it, the National Treatment Purchase Fund arranges...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 May 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 May 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 May 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 May 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 (27 May 2010)
Mary Harney: Consultation on the Health Service Executive's draft Capital Plan which sets out the Executive's capital investment proposals over the period 2010-2014 is ongoing between my Department, the HSE and the Department of Finance. Details of the developments included in the plan will be published by the HSE following its approval.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (27 May 2010)
Mary Harney: I am not aware of any changes to the manner in which emergency services will be delivered at Naas General Hospital. The HSE is anticipating some difficulties in the filling of junior doctor (NCHD) posts in July when doctors begin their new rotation. There are indications of a reduction in applications for posts, especially in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and general medicine. However,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 May 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 (27 May 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 Service Executive Reports: Health Service Executive Reports (27 May 2010)
Mary Harney: As indicated to the Deputy in my response to Question No. 434 of 20th April 2010, work on the outstanding information sought by him will resume when the industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive has been resolved.