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- 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Service Executive's (HSE) 2009 Service Plan it has been agreed that the processing of medical card applications will be centralised and will transfer to the Executive's Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) in Dublin. The change is being implemented on a phased basis and is designed to deliver a better and more cost effective service. The Executive reports that there are...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: The centre referred to by the Deputy that is providing the HPV vaccine is a GP practice where a private arrangement is in place for their own patients. Neither my Department or the HSE have any role in this matter.
- 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 — 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 — 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 — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that no consultants or lobbyists have been employed to act for my Department outside the State in the past five years.
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 223 together. The Russian Federation, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the People's Republic of China are, respectively, the first, third and fourth most popular destinations for Irish persons who seek to adopt children from abroad. According to the most up-to-date foreign adoption statistics available from the Adoption Board, a total of 1,229...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: As the medical card application process is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. My Department has no function in the other issue raised by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: The matter raised by the Deputy is the responsibility of the National Cancer Screening Service. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Service to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: The entering into agreements by other sovereign States does not determine the stance or standards required by Ireland in entering into similar agreements. This must be determined by Irish policy and legal frameworks. In the same way, neither are such arrangements a prerequisite for the Government's decision.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (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 — Health Service Properties: Health Service Properties (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: In the context of the current exceptional financial circumstances and with a view achieving financial savings, my Department has written to the Health Service Executive and requested a critical review of all supplier relationships with the objective of ensuring that all areas of expenditure are reduced to the greatest extent possible that may be achievable this year.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive 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 — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (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: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 provides a clear legal framework to repay recoverable health charges for publicly funded long term residential care including contract beds in private institutions. Recoverable health charges are charges which were imposed on persons with full eligibility under the Health (Charges for In-patient Services) Regulations 1976 as amended in 1987 or charges...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 May 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.