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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Nov 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 — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the terms of the Department of Health Circular No. 10/71, public health sector employees in 'officer' grades may be entitled to receive six months full-pay and six months half-pay in a four year period. Where an employee remains unfit for work, has exceeded sick pay entitlement and there is a reasonable expectation and intention to return to work, they may qualify to receive...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: In line with international best practice, the measurement of performance of the health service in Ireland must increasingly focus on measurement of service outputs and patient outcomes, rather than primarily on inputs such as funding, staff and bed numbers. The exact number of beds available at any one time will fluctuate depending on the steps taken by each hospital to manage infection...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Nov 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 — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (11 Nov 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 (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 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 Services: Health Services (10 Nov 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 Services: Health Services (10 Nov 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Capital Programme: Health Service Capital Programme (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive's review of its capital programme for the remainder of the National Development Plan 2007-2013, taking account of the reduced capital allocation available following the Supplementary Budget and the adjustments to the Public Capital Programme, is ongoing. As I have previously indicated, it is clear that expenditure for the remainder of the NDP will have to be...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The Employment Control Framework, which was agreed in March of this year sets out the overall policy for staffing levels in the health sector for 2009. The Framework incorporates the general moratorium on recruitment in the public sector. However, the moratorium has been modulated to minimise the impact on front line services and, in particular, on areas such as disability, services for older...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The Employment Control Framework, which was agreed in March of this year sets out the overall policy for staffing levels in the health sector for 2009. The Framework incorporates the general moratorium on recruitment in the public sector. However, the moratorium has been modulated to minimise the impact on front line services and, in particular, on areas such as disability, services for older...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The document An Integrated Workforce Planning Strategy for the Health Services â 2009â2012 was published on the 6th of November. The strategy was designed and developed to ensure integration of workforce planning activity with the broader objectives of financial and service planning in the Irish health care and social care system. As a significant proportion of health funding is spend on...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The report A Quantitative Tool for Workforce Planning in Healthcare, which was undertaken by the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit in FÃS, was commissioned in December 2007 and the research began in February 2008. The purpose of the FÃS workforce planning study of 12 health care grades was to inform the workforce planning analysis of the Department of Health and Children and the Health...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has advised that to date almost 90% of medical consultants have accepted Consultant Contract 2008, with 1,688 consultants out of 1,888 permanent consultants working in the public health service having opted for the new contract arrangements. The Executive has advised that approximately 200 consultants have remained on the 1997 consultants contract. It had been...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The budgetary consolidation measures decided by Government in July 2008 were to ensure that we continued on a sound fiscal basis which would support economic growth and provide for improved public services into the future. Within the Health Group of Votes, the 2008 Budget provided for an additional â¬1.16 billion expenditure in 2008 bringing the total to â¬16.156 billion. A total of...
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (10 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: Clearly, the current fiscal position demands the most careful control of public expenditure and I am strongly of the view that account needs to be taken of all opportunities for efficiencies. I am conscious of the need to make savings where possible without impacting on service levels and I have consistently communicated this need to the HSE and other health agencies. As part of a...