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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 May 2009)

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

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The management of out-patient waiting lists 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.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 May 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 May 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 (13 May 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 (13 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The Children's Health First report commissioned by the Health Service Executive indicated that the population and projected demands in this country can support only one world class tertiary paediatric hospital. It recommended that the hospital should be in Dublin and should, ideally, be co-located with a leading adult academic hospital. Following detailed consideration, it was decided that...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: All Health Service Executive employees, including full time and part time employees on the payroll, who are, or are entitled to be members of a public service occupational pension scheme or pension arrangement are subject to the deduction provided for under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2009. Individual employees who opted out of the occupational pension scheme...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: This hospital, is deemed to be a public sector employer under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2009 (Sections 1 (i), 2 (1) (b) (i) and 2(1) (b) (iii) refer). Employees at the hospital are covered by either a public sector superannuation scheme or a private sector scheme which is funded by the Exchequer. The deduction therefore applies to all employees at this...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)

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

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 May 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 (12 May 2009)

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

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: I can confirm that it is intended to extend the special incentive career break scheme to staff within the public health sector, including the Health Service Executive. This will form part of a suite of schemes which will also include the incentivised scheme for early retirement (ISER) and the shorter working year scheme. These three initiatives were announced by the Minister for Finance in...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The HSE is working closely with the Irish Medical Organisation on GP Workforce Planning and a joint working group to examine this area has been established in this regard. In addition, an extensive mapping exercise has been undertaken by the HSE and a number of measures in relation to maintaining and increasing GP numbers have been identified and are currently being progressed. These include...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The agency referred to by the Deputy is a voluntary body, therefore, it is a matter in the first instance for the Board of the agency to ensure that it complies with proper standards of governance, including any matters relating to its financial management. The agency concerned is funded by the Health Service Executive and as such is obliged to comply with terms and conditions set out by the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The 2008 Annual Report of the Organ Procurement Service from Beaumont Hospital outlines activity data for organ donation and organ transplantation in Ireland for 2008 for all solid organs, including hearts and lungs. In 2008, there were eighty-one organ donors, from which ten hearts, seven single-lungs and one double-lung were retrieved for transplant. Four hearts and four single-lungs were...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (12 May 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 (12 May 2009)

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

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE monitors rates of TB in Ireland on an ongoing basis. According to data provided by the HPSC, TB notifications in Ireland between 2004 and 2008 (provisional data) were as shown in the following table. Year Number of Cases 2004 432 2005 450 2006 465 2007 (Provisional) 478 2008 (Provisional) 437 Provisional figures from 2008...

Written Answers — Assisted Human Reproduction: Assisted Human Reproduction (12 May 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 Services: Hospital Services (12 May 2009)

Mary Harney: Services at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, the National Children's Hospital Tallaght 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...