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Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) transferred a defined list of fertility medicines including Puregon to the High Tech Scheme from the Drug Payment Scheme in March 2009. This was put in place to improve governance arrangements for monitoring usage and prescribing patterns as patients must be authorised in advance by the HSE under the High Tech Scheme. The HSE advised prescribers in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jan 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 (19 Jan 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 (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: The drug is, at present, subject to prescription control as it is listed in Schedule 1 of the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 2003 as amended. No exemptions from prescription control are contained in Schedule 1 in respect of this drug and, therefore, it may not be supplied without prescription. The drug is also listed in Schedule 3 of the Misuse of Drugs...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: I have been advised by the National Treatment Purchase Fund that this patient has been referred and the relevant consultants will be meeting shortly to discuss the case and agree a date for surgery. The NTPF regrets any lack of clarity over the scheduling of surgery for this patient.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jan 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 (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385 and 395 together. As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: The Deputy may be referring to an oral presentation given at the British Gynaecological Cancer Society scientific meeting held in Dublin in December 2009 which has not been published and therefore has yet to undergo any peer review. The National Cancer Screening Service keeps under constant review the evidence base, involving any research conducted in Ireland or internationally, that would...

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: The matters raised by the Deputy relate to the provision of healthcare services and accordingly, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: Approximately 2,200 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed in Ireland each year and around 1,000 people die of the disease. Because of our ageing population, we can expect an increase in the number of cases in the coming years. As with many cancers, early detection is one of the most effective measures to avoid premature death, which is why population-based screening is so important....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jan 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 (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.