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- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. As this is a...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: The number (WTE excl. career break) and percentage of staff in the public health service by category of employment, as recorded in the HSE's health service personnel census by grade category, as at June 2009, is as follows: Numbers (WTE excl. career break) employed in the public health service, as at June 2009 WTE Permanent WTE Job-Sharing WTE Temporary WTE Locum WTE Part-time WTE...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Dec 2009)
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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. As this is a...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Estimate for 2010, as announced on 9th December 2009, provided for a range of measure designed to bring costs into line with what we can afford, rather than reducing services. At the same time, the Government is ensuring that sufficient resources are made available to respond to priority demographic and other needs, particularly in services for older people and cancer, and to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: I recently had discussions with the representative bodies of the pharmaceutical manufacturers seeking further reductions in the price of drugs supplied to the Health Service Executive (HSE). Planned reductions in ex-factory prices will save â¬121m in 2010, with knock-on savings of â¬20m at wholesale and retail level. These savings are in addition to savings of approx â¬80m in 2010 arising...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: It has been decided to put a cash limit on the Dental Treatment Scheme in 2010 - based on the expenditure incurred by the Scheme in 2008. My Department has asked the HSE to examine the means of achieving this. I expect the HSE to revert to my Department shortly with its proposals.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Dec 2009)
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 (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 to 139, inclusive, together. The Health Service Executive, with my full support, has decided to centralise the processing of all medical card and GP visit card applications and renewals at its Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) in Dublin. Applications from people whose income exceeds the income guidelines but have a case to be considered on medical...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: The information sought by the Deputy is not provided by the Health Service Executive to my Department as a matter of routine. Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Dec 2009)
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 (17 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: The Community Welfare Service (CWS) of the HSE administers the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme (SWA), which includes rent supplement, on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. In February 2006, the Government decided, inter alia, that the CWS should be transferred to that Department. Provision has been made in the Social Welfare and Pensions Acts 2007 and 2008 for the...
- Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (16 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 to 129, inclusive, together. The Health Insurance Acts provide that I, as Minister for Health and Children, have no role to play in the day to day running of and commercial decisions relating to private health insurance companies including the VHI. In addition, as Minister for Health and Children, I have no role to play in the setting of prices by any of...
- Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (16 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: The health insurance levy is part of the interim scheme provided for under the Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. This interim scheme consists of two distinct elements: (i) age-related tax credit provided at source to private health insurers in respect of persons over the age of 50 who hold private health insurance policies. This aims to secure a health policy...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question may relate to the management and delivery of health and personal social services which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to ascertain whether this matter comes under the remit of the Executive and if so, to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 to 136, inclusive, together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.