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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jun 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 Services: Health Services (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: The total amount of Prompt Payment Interest paid by my Department during the five years 2004 to 2008 amounted to â¬19,442. No prompt payment interest has been paid to date in 2009. My Department's purchasing and procurement policies and its payments procedures are designed to ensure that value for money is achieved and that no undue delays occur in the processing and payment of valid...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jun 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 Services: Health Services (30 Jun 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 (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 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 (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: I proposed to take Questions Nos. 215 and 246 together. Each hospital funded by the HSE is required to deliver services within the financial allocation provided. In common with all hospitals, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin is faced with the challenge of delivering a high quality service to its patients, while remaining within budget. The priority of the HSE and hospital...
- Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the implementation of the new Early Childhood Care and Education scheme which provides a free Pre-School year to eligible children and which will be introduced in January 2010. Immediately following the announcement, details regarding the scheme were communicated to the City and County Childcare Committees, including North Tipperary...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jun 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: The expert advice from BreastCheck and from the National Cancer Forum, as contained in the National Strategy for Cancer Control, is that following the national roll out of the programme to women between the ages of 50 and 64 years, the upper age limit should be extended to women aged 69 years. The priority of BreastCheck is to screen women who have not yet been screened and accordingly it is...
- Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 224 together. The Health Service Executive is currently amending its Capital Plan to take account of its revised capital allocation following the Supplementary Budget. In determining its capital investment programme, the HSE is required to prioritise the projects to be progressed taking account of the targets for apportionment of capital investment...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: Persons and their dependants who would experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of general medical and surgical services are eligible for a medical card, which entitles them to a range of health services free of charge. In 2005, the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on moderate and lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has the operational responsibility for the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme. Up to the start of this year, medical card and GP visit card applications were processed in the 32 local health areas. However, under the HSE's 2009 Service Plan, the processing of all medical card and GP visit card applications will transfer to the Executive's Primary Care...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: Up to the start of this year, medical card and GP visit card applications were processed in the 32 local health areas. However, under the Health Service Executive's 2009 Service Plan, the processing of all medical card and GP visit card applications will transfer to the Executive's Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) in Dublin. The change is being implemented on a phased basis and has...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.