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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 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 — Health Services: Health Services (2 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 (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 342 and 343 together. My Department and the HSE have implemented a number of reforms to reduce the cost of medicines for both the State and patients. Under the terms of the current agreements between the HSE and pharmaceutical manufacturers which govern the supply terms, conditions and prices of medicines supplied under the GMS and other community drug...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: My Department has no responsibility in relation to the private hospital facility referred to by the Deputy and has not provided it with financial or other support.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: There are important clinical considerations that arise from the Deputy's question in terms of the interchangeability of vaccines from different manufacturers, the duration between doses and the number received to date. Accordingly, these matters are best raised by the individual with her own doctor at the appropriate time.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: All employees, including full time and part time employees on the payroll, who are, or are entitled to be members of a public service occupational pension scheme or pension arrangement are subject to the deduction provided for under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2009. I can confirm that the levy applies to all employees of St. Michael's House as this employer is...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 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 — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: I have always accepted the consensus view of the relevant expert bodies that the introduction of a universal high uptake vaccination programme in young girls, in conjunction with population based cervical screening, could significantly reduce overall cervical cancer incidence. The issue was not, therefore, whether the case for a cervical cancer vaccination programme was accepted by myself...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: Circular 8 of 2008 was issued from my Department on 22 December 2008. This circular is effective from 1 April 2004, and should be read in conjunction with the Department of Finance Circular: 10/2008 - Public Service Pension Reform: Revised method of reckoning variable pensionable allowances for pension purposes. The circular outlines a change in the method of reckoning variable pensionable...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 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 (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 64 to 67, inclusive, together. I fully support the Health Service Executive's decision to centralise the processing of all medical card applications and reviews. I wrote to all Oireachtas members on 17th January 2010 outlining a range of measures being employed by the Executive to address issues arising from this initiative and I also referred to the various...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: My Department does not collect union subscriptions from payroll for doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and other health sector staff. In relation to agencies under the aegis of my Department, I would like to inform the Deputy that this is an operational matter for the bodies in question and my Department does not routinely compile or hold this information. I...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 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 (28 Jan 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 — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: Under the terms of circular 14/1980 (Facilities for non full-time representatives of staff associations), staff members are entitled to special leave with pay for attendance at official union business e.g. annual delegate conference. The number of days claimed under circular 14/1980 from 2007 - 2009 is set out in the following table. The table notes the number of days claimed by staff at...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: The total amount of union/staff associations subscriptions deducted from salaries of staff in my Department in 2009 was â¬147,004. The unions/staff associations for whom these subscriptions were deducted are as follows: Civil and Public Service Union â¬30,168 IMPACT â¬6,888 Public Service Executive Union â¬51,424 Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants...