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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The provision of services, including facilities and support for amputees, at Mayo General Hospital is the responsibility of the Western Health Board. My Department has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the position in relation to the matter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of services for residents of Cork and Kerry is, in the first instance, a matter for the Southern Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the Southern Health Board to investigate the matter and reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Board Staff: Health Board Staff (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The responsibility for the registration and regulation of the activities of medical practitioners lies with the Medical Council under the Medical Practitioners Act 1978. In the particular case referred to by the Deputy, I am informed by the Medical Council that the doctor concerned was last registered in Ireland in 1995. The council's rules require that where a doctor allows two years to...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Under the Interim Health Service Executive (Establishment) Order 2004, the interim HSE has the responsibility to devise a plan for the establishment of a national unified structure for the delivery of health services, and the integration of the management, administrative and service delivery structures of health boards. The matter referred to is primarily for the board of the Interim Health...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of orthodontic treatment to eligible persons in Dublin 12 rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has asked the regional chief executive to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The management of dental services in the North Western Health Board area is the statutory responsibility of the chief executive officer. Therefore, my Department has asked the chief executive officer to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to her directly.

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 269 to 271, inclusive, together. Responsibility for the appeals system and related matters rests in this instance with the Western Health Board. My Department has therefore asked the chief executive officer to investigate the matters raised by the Deputy and respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Benchmarking Awards: Benchmarking Awards (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Provision was made for benchmarking payments to home helps in the parallel benchmarking agreement. My Department provided appropriate funding to the health boards to cover the outlay required for the implementation of this agreement this year in the letter of determination. Sanction for the payment of the initial phase of this agreement has already issued. The second phase of benchmarking is...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: My Department has recently been in discussions with the Eastern Regional Health Authority and the Northern Area Health Board regarding this project. My Department is currently awaiting a report from the ERHA and the NAHB on a number of issues regarding this proposal.

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of hospital services to residents of County Westmeath rests with the Midland Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: As part of the development of services for symptomatic breast disease patients, designated funding was made available to each health board and the ERHA to enable them to provide a prosthesis service to all breast cancer patients, irrespective of the patients medical card status. Since 2001 my Department provided approximately €1.2 million to ensure that all post operative breast cancer...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: As stated in my response to the parliamentary question previously tabled by the Deputy on the matter, responsibility for decisions on geographical areas to be covered by general practitioner out-of-hours co-operatives and the order of their commencement are matters for the CEOs of the relevant health board. The decision about the order of geographical areas brought into Caredoc since its...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The health strategy, Quality and Fairness — A Health Strategy for You, includes a commitment to further develop organ transplantation services. In the near future I shall establish an expert group to examine organ donation, procurement and utilisation policy here as part of the strategy commitment and with a view to increasing donation and utilisation rates.

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of orthodontic treatment to eligible persons in County Sligo rests with the North Western Health Board. My Department has asked its CEO to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Compensation Payments: Compensation Payments (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: To date the moneys paid for settlement of claims against my Department brought by parents of special needs children is approximately €3.9 million. Due to the nature of these cases and the court process therein, it is not possible to estimate future claims or associated costs.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of services to residents of counties Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. Services at Beaumont Hospital are provided under an arrangement with the authority. My Department has asked its CEO to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy. The national treatment purchase fund has asked all of the health...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of services for residents of County Cork is, in the first instance, a matter for the Southern Health Board. My Department has asked its CEO to investigate the matter and reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Smoking Ban: Smoking Ban (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The smoke-free workplaces measures apply, with limited exceptions, to all enclosed places of work. The exemptions are specified in the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2004. An exemption will apply where a long-stay community hospital meets the specified requirements. A decision to allow the smoking of tobacco products in exempted premises is a matter for the management of the premises...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of services at Letterkenny General Hospital rests with the North Western Health Board. Recently my Department gave approval to the board to proceed with a recruitment process for the appointment of a consultant nephrologist to Letterkenny and Sligo General Hospitals.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The recruitment of orthodontic staff in the NWHB area is the statutory responsibility of its CEO. My Department has asked him to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.