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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Sep 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: My Department has no direct role in the recruitment and employment of health service grades, including social workers, as that function is carried out by the Health Service Executive. I have been informed by the HSE that all new social work appointees are invited to attend the Corporate Induction programme; the module on Equality & Diversity addresses, among other issues, discrimination on...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: This report was published prior to the establishment of the Health Service Executive and many of the issues raised in this report are now more appropriate to the HSE. Officials of my Department will be meeting the HSE shortly and this issue will be discussed at that meeting. I will write to the Deputy regarding the outcome of the meeting.
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: This Report made a range of recommendations relevant to a wide number of Departments and Agencies including the Garda SÃochána and the HSE. A detailed reply to the Deputy's question is being assembled and I will write to him as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: This issue has been brought to the attention of the Health Service Executive by my Department. Implementation of policy relevant to the health service on foot of this report falls to the HSE and the HSE has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy in regard to its remit.
- Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 360 to 363, inclusive, 365, 366 and 369 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to a service matter they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: The National Steering Committee on Violence Against Women operates under the aegis of Cosc - The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence. The Deputy's query has been referred to Cosc for attention and direct reply.
- Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (16 Sep 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 (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372 and 433 together. I met with the support group referred to by the Deputy at the end of June last and undertook to consider their submission which included a request for an independent inquiry. I have arranged to discuss the issues involved this week with my colleague the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform and the Attorney General before...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: Ireland has, through putting in place advance purchase agreements with two vaccine manufacturers prior to the declaration of the pandemic, secured a total of 7.7m doses of pandemic vaccine. This quantity of vaccine is sufficient to allow the pandemic vaccine to be offered to the whole population and the agreements have ensured that we will get priority delivery of the vaccine as it becomes...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Sep 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 (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question, which concerns the occupancy rates of designated private beds by private patients in public hospitals at each of the co-location sites, is a service matter and has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 393 and 394 together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to the operation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, my Department has asked the Chief Executive of the Fund to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the information requested.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 Sep 2009)
Mary Harney: There are approximately 550 grades in the public health service and they cover a wide variety of roles and functions. For example, these grades include drivers, nurses, consultants, CEO, health care assistants, management grades, and porters. Therefore, an average salary would not take into account the varying roles and salary levels for each grade. However, the Exchequer Pay and Pensions...