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Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: In order to implement savings measures on public service numbers, the Government has decided that, with effect from 27 March 2009 to end 2010, no post in the public sector, however arising, may be filled by recruitment, promotion, or payment of an allowance for the performance of duties at a higher grade. The decision will apply to all grades of permanent and temporary staff, including...

Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 208 together. As these are service issues, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (9 Jun 2009)

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

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 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 (9 Jun 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 (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: My Department has been informed by the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive that a reply has issued to the Deputy.

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and regulations made thereunder regulate and control the import, export, production, supply and possession of a range of named narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances listed in the Schedules to the Act. Substances are scheduled under the Act in accordance with Ireland's obligations under international conventions and/or where there is evidence that the...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: Under the terms of the General Medical Services (GMS) contract which general practitioners (GPs) hold with the Health Service Executive (HSE), a GP shall ordinarily accept all eligible persons, who so request, onto his / her GMS patient list. The number of persons on a GP's patient panel may not exceed 2,000, save in exceptional circumstances. In some cases, a GP may decide not to accept an...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: The Board of the HSE has approved preferred bidder status for the development of co-located project at Cork University Hospital and a Project Agreement has also been signed. Planning permission for this development has been granted by the local authority concerned and appealed to An Bord Pleanála.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (9 Jun 2009)

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

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: Since the Supreme Court Decision of July 2008 that found the previous risk equalisation scheme to be ultra vires, my Department, the Health Insurance Authority and other interests in the Irish private health insurance market have met to discuss the creation and development of a replacement scheme to support the principles of community rating and intergenerational solidarity. The Supreme Court...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: Services at the National Children's Hospital Tallaght, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children's University Hospital will transfer to the new National Paediatric Hospital. Pending completion of the project, the HSE will continue to finance the provision and development of services at each of the transferring hospitals. The development of the National Paediatric...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 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 (9 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: The management of waiting lists generally is a matter for the HSE and the individual hospitals concerned. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the Executive for direct reply. The National Treatment Purchase Fund arranges treatment for patients who have been on a surgical waiting list for more than three months. It is open to the person in question or anyone acting on their...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 to 240, inclusive, together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. As per the contract agreement with the Scheme Administrator the HSE make payments to the consortium on foot of invoices received from KPMG...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: The Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office is an independent office established to provide an appeals service to those who wish to appeal the decision of the Scheme Administrator under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006. Two Appeals Officers have been appointed to consider appeals. Up to 29 May 2009 the Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office had received 5,593 completed appeal forms....

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the Health Repayment Scheme. Accordingly representations made by members of the Houses of the Oireachtas in relation to individual applications under the Health Repayment Scheme are referred to the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive so that the matter may be investigated and a reply issued to the member...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jun 2009)

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