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Vaccination Programme. (4 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: The onus is on the individual to come forward to the general practitioner, not on the GP to find the patient. There is a good relationship between GPs and their patients, although I have heard some general practitioners say they are not in a position to identify the at-risk patients. That surprises me because we hope that under the new contract for general practice that we will be able to...

Vaccination Programme. (4 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: Vaccination of the entire population depends on the availability of the vaccine, it is not the logistical issue. We cannot say with certainty when we will have the 7 million doses we have ordered. The other issue that is emerging is if it will be necessary to have a second dose of one of the vaccines. If that is not necessary, that will speed the process. We are in the same situation as...

Hospital Building Projects. (4 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: The co-location programme is aimed at freeing up public acute hospital capacity for use for public patients and to enhance overall acute capacity at public hospital sites. The renewed programme for Government re-affirms the Government's commitment to the current co-location programme. This means that the procurement process which is underway will continue. Projects will be developed within...

Hospital Building Projects. (4 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: I presume the Deputy saw the letter from the Taoiseach to her party leader. It refers to projects that are signed or to be signed. The Deputy may recognise that there is a serious financial and banking crisis affecting large projects in Ireland and elsewhere. We are affected by that. Private investors carry the risk for all this work. They must carry the banking risk and get the funding....

Hospital Building Projects. (4 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: The programme for Government is exactly the same as the letter from the Taoiseach. Maybe some people misunderstand that. Some project agreements have been signed and some involved in negotiations are about to be signed. The commitments in the programme for Government cover all of those. The issue here is to return our public hospital infrastructure as much as possible to public patients....

Hospital Building Projects. (4 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: There are two collocated hospitals in this city, the Mater and St. Vincent's and I do not see any great objection to them.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406, 468 and 469 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator K.P.M.G. and McCann Fitzgerald. A Value for Money audit would normally be carried out on completion of a particular project or assignment of work. The work in relation to the...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 and 408 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 (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: CervicalCheck commenced on 1 September 2008. Under the Programme women aged 25 - 44 will be screened every 3 years and women aged 45 - 60 will be screened every 5 years. For the first year CervicalCheck operated on an open access system of screening. However, from September 2009, in line with best international practice, CervicalCheck changed from that open access entry system to an...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: The matters raised by the Deputy are the responsibility of the National Cancer Screening Service. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Service to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matters raised.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: My Department has not spent any money on advertising for CervicalCheck. As uptake levels have remained high under the Programme, my Department advised the National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) in May this year that advertising should cease in order to focus scarce resources on service delivery. The NCSS is confident that it will reach its annual target of screening 240,000 women per year...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 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 (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: One of the guiding principles of the report by the former Comhairle na nOspidéal's Committee on Dermatology Services is that services should be equitable and patient-centred, with a strong emphasis on regional self-sufficiency and collaboration between primary and secondary care. This is in line with the Government commitment to ensuring quality health services, delivered efficiently and...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: I understand the Deputy has raised a number of issues with the Health Service Executive (HSE) regarding the medical card application and review process in respect of persons aged 70 or over. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 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 (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: No external public relations consultants have been hired by the Department of Health and Children in 2009.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: There are significant differences in the contractual arrangements under which general practitioners, on the one hand, and dentists in private practice, on the other hand, provide services to eligible patients on behalf of the Health Service Executive (HSE). These differences stem from agreements reached with the respective representative organisations over many years. Dentists in private...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: There are no civil servants employed in my Department to work solely in the area of Public Relations. However, I do have a Special Advisor in my Department who acts as a media advisor. There are six Civil Servants (5.6 WTE) assigned to my Department's Communications Unit, which incorporates a Press Office, as well as an internal communications function. The Unit is headed by an Assistant...