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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 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 — ARC Cancer Support Centre: ARC Cancer Support Centre (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: ARC Cancer Support Centre is a registered charity which offers free professional support to men and women affected by cancer and those who care for them, irrespective of where they are being treated or where they live. The support is holistic and complements primary medical treatment with education and psychological care. The first ARC Centre was set up in Eccles Street in 1993 and I...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 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 (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: A fundamental part of Government policy for hospital services is the delivery of high standards of patient care, ensuring that patient safety is paramount and that the best possible patient outcomes are achieved. The Deputy will be aware that the HSE has commissioned a number of reviews in relation to how acute hospital services should be organised in particular regions. These reviews have...
- Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: The Deputy may be referring to An Atlas of Cancer in Ireland 1994 to 2003 which was published last week by the National Cancer Registry of Ireland. The Report can be found on the Registry's website www.ncri.ie. It provides detailed geographical information on the distribution of all the common cancers in Ireland. It also examines the role of a range of risk factors, including smoking, diet,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: I understand that the Deputy is referring to health centres and not services. As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: Services at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, National Children's Hospital Tallaght and the Children's University Hospital Temple Street will transfer to the new National Paediatric Hospital. Pending completion of the project, the HSE will continue to finance the provision and development of services at each of the transferring hospitals. The way to provide the best possible...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: Radiotherapy services will transfer from St. Luke's to St James's Hospital and Beaumont Hospital as part of the implementation of the National Plan for Radiation Oncology. The decision is based on expert advice and is designed to ensure that radiation oncology is integrated with all other aspects of cancer care, including surgery and medical oncology. This is in line with best international...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: The national average number of acute hospital beds available in public hospitals in 2007, the latest year for which verified data has been compiled by the HSE, was 13,688. This includes both in patient beds and day places. The national average number of acute hospital beds available in public hospitals in 2002 was 12,497. This shows an increase over the five year period of over 1100. No...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy is aware under the HSE guidelines, carer's allowance is considered as non-assessable income in the context of the medical card assessment process. There are currently no plans to amend the list of non-assessable income sources for medical card assessment.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Laboratory Services. (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: Approximately 77 million laboratory tests are undertaken annually across 44 public hospitals. At present, the annual cost of this service is approximately â¬470 million. The workload comprises both urgent and non-urgent tests, and a significant proportion of the activity originates in the primary care setting. An external review of laboratory services was conducted for the HSE by Teamwork...
- Laboratory Services. (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: The main issue is quality and cost. The Deputy knows from the report that our turn-around time is bad, our quality is poor and our cost is enormous. Clearly, from any perspective, that is not satisfactory. The intention is to go to tender and there has been discussion with stakeholders. One would hope that the public service would be successful in that tender but clearly it must compete...
- Laboratory Services. (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: Quest Diagnostics has announced its intention to establish a facility in Ireland and it is in active discussions with a public facility here. The issue is one of quality, turn-around time and cost. It is not appropriate, as everyone accepts, including the professional representatives and the College of Pathology, that there are 44 centres in Ireland. There cannot be a quality-driven, quick...
- Consultancy Reports. (8 Dec 2009)
Mary Harney: It is â¬108,000.