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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 and 207 together. The Government decided that, with effect from 27 March 2009 to end 2010, no post in the health sector, however arising, may be filled by recruitment, promotion, nor may the payment of an allowance for the performance of duties at a higher grade be made. The employment control framework specifically exempts Medical Consultants from the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: The Government decided to introduce a moratorium across the public service, with effect from 27 March 2009 to end 2010. This means that no post in the health sector, however arising, may be filled by recruitment, promotion, nor may the payment of an allowance for the performance of duties at a higher grade be made. The HSE will be focussing on the redeployment of existing staff to assure...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: The Government decided to introduce a moratorium across the public service, with effect from 27 March 2009 to end 2010. This means that no post in the health sector, however arising, may be filled by recruitment, promotion, nor may the payment of an allowance for the performance of duties at a higher grade be made. The HSE will be focusing on the redeployment of existing staff to assure...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Apr 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 (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 221 together. As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: The rollout of a national cervical screening programme is the most efficient population approach to preventing and controlling cervical cancer. CervicalCheck provides free smear tests to women aged 25 to 60 who are eligible for screening. Women can arrange an appointment to have a smear test with a CervicalCheck registered smeartaker (doctor or practice nurse) of their choice at a...
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is an administrative matter appropriate to the HSE, it has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: I have consistently emphasised the need to improve facilities and services to persons with cystic fibrosis and we have made considerable progress in this regard over recent years. The Government has provided additional revenue funding of â¬6.78 million since 2006 to the Health Service Executive to develop cystic fibrosis services. The investment to date has facilitated the recruitment of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: I have received the 2008 Annual Report of the Organ Procurement Service from Beaumont Hospital. This report outlines activity data for organ donation and organ transplantation in Ireland for 2008 for all solid organs, including hearts and lungs. Heart and lung donation and transplantation are particularly challenging. In 2008, there were eighty-one organ donors, from which ten hearts,...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Apr 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 — Health Services: Health Services (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Apr 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 (28 Apr 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 (28 Apr 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 — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: Neither my Department or the HSE receive additional funding for incremental pay increases, including long service increments. My Department is expected to meet such costs if any, from within the overall pay allocation. The costs of increments, including long service increments will vary at any point in time depending on the length of service of existing staff and the replacement of those...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Apr 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 — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) 2006 -2010. As the Deputy may be aware, the finalisation of the latest portfolio of capital grant applications, under the NCIP, was delayed pending the introduction of the recent Supplementary Budget. Following decisions in the budget the capital allocation now available for 2009/2010...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: Significant progress has been made in developing a comprehensive response to deal with elder abuse insofar as the health services are concerned. These are set out in the recent Health Service Executive (HSE) report 'Elder Abuse Service Developments 2008 '. In addition a formal independent review of the implementation of the recommendations outlined in 'Protecting our Future' the 2002 Report...