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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: In order to implement savings measures on the number of public service staff, the Government introduced a moratorium on recruitment, promotion, or payment of an allowance for the performance of duties at a higher grade with effect from 27 March 2009 to end 2010. A HSE circular has issued which gives effect to the Government decision in the public health services and other specific aspects of...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Service Executive Expenditure: Health Service Executive Expenditure (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: A review of Treasury Management and Banking Arrangements of the Health Service Executive was, at the request of the Department of Finance, carried out by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) and completed in December 2006. Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive and it established a Financial Services...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Jul 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 (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: St. Vincent's University Hospital is the national adult tertiary referral centre for patients with cystic fibrosis and treats over 50% of the adult population with the condition. Refurbishment work took place last year in the hospital to provide eight single en-suite rooms for the exclusive use of people with cystic fibrosis. The next stage in the development of St. Vincent's Hospital will...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: The issue raised by the Deputy relates to an internal operational matter in Portiuncula Hospital which is being managed by the HSE. However, my Department has been informed by the HSE that concerns were raised by senior nurse management in relation to communication, morale and working relations, and the hospital management engaged a third party to undertake a review which would include...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Jul 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 Reform: Health Service Reform (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: During the recent debate I said that, "If Crumlin were to work more closely this year with St. James's Hospital in the area of blood products and in the procurement of drugs with the other two hospitals, they could save €4 million." The additional €3 million relates to money the Hospital is owed by private health insurers. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for...

Written Answers — Health Service Reports: Health Service Reports (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: The Working Group on Arthritis and Related Conditions was established by the HSE in 2006. The group's report is expected to be completed shortly and will then be considered by the HSE senior management team. It is intended that the work of the group will inform the future planning and delivery of services for people suffering from arthritis and related conditions. There have already been...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy is no doubt aware, this matter has been on-going for many months now and dialogue with the Vietnamese Authorities is continuing. At this juncture, all options, including an interim intercountry adoption agreement, are actively being pursued by the Government to allow for the conclusion of discussions on a strengthened bilateral agreement and to facilitate continuity of the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 32, 39 and 40 together. The Government is committed to ensuring quality health services, delivered efficiently and effectively. Ensuring patient safety is paramount, so that people can have confidence in the services and that the best possible patient outcomes are achieved. There is significant international and national evidence that acute complex...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: Last year, hospital Emergency Departments treated 1.15 million people, of whom 368,000 were admitted to hospital. The average number of patients on trolleys awaiting admission at 2pm each day is half what it was in 2005. We need to continue to reduce waiting times for all patients presenting as emergencies to our hospitals. With this in mind, the HSE has set a lower waiting time target of...

Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: As part of the adjustments to the Public Capital Programme announced in the Supplementary Budget last April, the capital envelope available for the health sector building and equipping programme for the remainder of the National Development Programme has been reduced. The Executive is currently reviewing its capital programme proposals to take account of the capital allocation available to...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: The current estimated cost of pandemic preparedness for 2009 is €66.3m. The bulk of this - €60m – represents the cost of procuring an estimated 5.8 million doses of vaccine in 2009 of the total 7.7 million doses to be procured by the HSE. The remainder covers a variety of other items, including some extra antiviral drugs to add to the substantial existing stockpile of antivirals which...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: Details of the number of medical cards and GP visit cards are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The figures are provided on a net basis, showing the balance after new cards have been issued and other cards, as appropriate, have been deleted from the Executive's database, e.g. following a review of a person's circumstances. The most recent figures...

Written Answers — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: The National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) was established by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in 2007 to implement the recommendations contained in the National Cancer Control Strategy. Considerable progress has since been made in the reorganisation of cancer services and particularly in relation to the transfer of breast cancer diagnosis and surgery into the eight hospitals designated...

Written Answers — Civil Registrations: Civil Registrations (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: The General Register Office of the Department of Social and Family Affairs has overall responsibility for the Civil Registration Service. Day to day services including the registration and production of certificates for births, deaths and marriages are provided nationally through local Health Service Executive offices. At present members of the public can purchase certificates either in...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: Two reports about screening for colorectal cancer were published on 17 June. The first was a report by the National Cancer Screening Service Board on the development of a national colorectal cancer screening programme. The second was a Health Technology Assessment, carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). Both reports confirm that a properly organised screening...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Harney: The Emergency Department Task Force Report, which was published by the HSE in June 2007, recommended that the issues in Emergency Departments be examined on a whole hospital and whole system basis. It identified the requirement for hospital specific initiatives as well as the development of national responses in relation to key structural issues. A key requirement was the development of...