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- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 to 268, inclusive, together. Section 14 of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2001 provided for the Voluntary Health Insurance Board's involvement in certain specified secondary activities. Arising from that provision, VHI sought and was given consent by the Minister for Health and Children to become involved in a number of ancillary businesses. These...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and its associated regulations control the import, export, production, supply and possession of a range of named narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances listed in the Schedules to the Act. Substances are scheduled under the Act in accordance with Ireland's obligations under international conventions and/or where there is evidence that the substances are causing...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I met with the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) on 3 December last. Among the issues discussed were the implications for pharmacists of reductions in drug prices and prescription charges, the impact of the fee reductions that took effect in July last and the operation of the Drug Payment Scheme. More recently, a working group, comprising of officials from my Department and the HSE, met with the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive operates a sponsorship scheme for eligible and experienced public service employees who wish to train as nurses/midwives. This scheme was introduced in 2002 to provide a career development pathway for health care assistants and other support staff who are involved in the delivery of care to patients and clients of the public health service. The implications of...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 and 285 together. There are no vacant positions of Chairperson or Facilitator, as referred to by the Deputy, as these roles have already been provided for by my Department. The Report of the National Working Group on the Regulation of Complementary Therapists in 2006 made recommendations on strengthening the regulatory environment for complementary...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Orders: Ministerial Orders (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 281 together. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to fees or charges set by my Department for the provision of services to businesses is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available. Charges levied by agencies under my Department's aegis is an operational matter for the agencies themselves and...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Service Executive's Medical Card / GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines, savings or similar investments up to the first â¬36,000 for a single person and up to the first â¬72,000 for a couple are disregarded in the assessment process for eligibility to a medical card. The Guidelines also state: - The next â¬10,000 is assessed at 1 Euro per week per â¬1,000. - The...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009, provides for the application of a reduction in remuneration for all public servants. For the purposes of the Act, a public servant includes a person who is employed by, or who holds any office or other position in a public service body. The Health Service Executive and bodies funded under Section 38 of the Health Act...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 to 293, inclusive, together. The matters raised by the Deputy are the responsibility of the National Cancer Screening Service. Accordingly, I have requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Service to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The number of non commercial State sponsored bodies established currently under the aegis of my Department is 24. The primary aim of the programme of agency rationalisation within the health sector is to streamline service delivery, professional registration and policy making in a number of areas, through the integration and/or amalgamation of functions. The rationalisation programme...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The Government has approved my proposal to introduce a system of reference pricing combined with generic substitution under the GMS and community drugs schemes. Reference pricing involves setting a common reimbursement price for groups of substitutable drugs. This will promote price competition in the Irish market and deliver ongoing savings for both the State and for patients. A working...
- Written Answers — Organ Transplants: Organ Transplants (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12, 30 and 75 together. Heart and lung transplantation operations take place in the Mater Hospital Dublin. Eleven heart transplantation procedures were carried out in 2009; this compares with 4 heart transplants in 2008. Five lung transplantation procedures were carried out in 2009; this compares with 4 lung transplants in 2008. In relation to other organ...