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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (18 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 Staff: Health Service Staff (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I understand the agency in question is funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) under section 38 of the Health Act 2004. Existing employment control arrangements for the health services include the HSE and section 38 agencies. 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...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 to 236, inclusive, together. In order to implement savings measures on public service numbers, the Government introduced a moratorium on recruitment, promotion, or payment of an allowance for the performance of duties at a higher grade, with effect from 27 March 2009. The Employment Control Framework for 2010-2012 gives effect to the Government decision on...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 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 (18 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, the question would in the normal course of events be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. This is not possible due to industrial action. However, I can advise that waiting times for referrals to symptomatic breast services were set by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in its 2007 National Quality Assurance Standards for...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: 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 over the coming years. This requires that the moratorium on...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 290 to 292, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputies that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If these matters remain of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise them with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: 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. However, in the meantime, should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 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 (18 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 (18 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 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 (18 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. I would also recommend that you inform the individual mentioned that it is open to him to contact...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: Correspondence was received in my Department on 29 March from the person concerned. As this is a service issue, the matter was referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply on 31 March and the person concerned was also informed of this on 31 March. My Department is looking at the issues raised in this correspondence in the broader clinical governance context.

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together. Matters such as the staffing and funding of the HPV vaccination programme are, in the first instance, the responsibility of the HSE and 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...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: 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. However, in the meantime, should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: Following the Supreme Court decision of July 2008, which found the Irish Risk Equalisation Scheme to be ultra vires, the Government decided to introduce an interim scheme of loss compensation. This was provided for under the Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, covering the period 2009 to early 2012. In any community rated health insurance market, a comprehensive risk...