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- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (4 Mar 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 (4 Mar 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Mar 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Mar 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 (3 Mar 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 (3 Mar 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 (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 172 together. The Vaccine Damage Steering Group was established by my Department to examine this issue. The Group includes representatives from the Department of Health and Children, the Health Service Executive, the Irish Medicines Board and the State Claims Agency. 125 submissions were received following a public invitation in the national press in...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the over 70s medical card scheme, from 1st January 2009 any savings and similar investments up to â¬36,000 (single)/â¬72,000 (couple) will be disregarded and only interest from savings or similar investments above these figures will be considered as income for means testing purposes. The relevant portion of savings and similar investments will be assessed on the income calculated at...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: On the publication of the Finance Bill (No. 2) 2008 on 20th November 2008 the Minister for Finance clarified in the press conference that the income levy would not be applied to income earners with an entitlement to the medical card. A press release containing this information was published on the Department of Finance's website and issued to all national media outlets that day. In the...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (3 Mar 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 (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The Group to which the Deputy refers is the Association of Occupational Therapists (AOTI), the professional body for occupational therapists in Ireland. At present there is no system of statutory registration of occupational therapists in Ireland. The Health and Social Care Professionals Council (H&SCPC) was established in March 2007, under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 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 (3 Mar 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 (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely collected by my Department as it would not constitute essential criteria for appointment to State Boards. Under the Ethics Acts 1995 and 2001, directors of the boards of public bodies are required to make statements of interests, including details of remunerated employment in excess of â¬2,600 per annum and any other directorships...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 202 together. The HSE has no plans to close Ennis General Hospital or any other acute hospital. The HSE is facing significant financial pressures arising to a large degree from the broader economic situation, in particular such factors as the increase in the number of medical cards issued and lower than expected receipts from the Health Levy. The...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the 1970 Health Act, the Health Service Executive may arrange for the supply, without charge, of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with a specified condition, for the treatment of that condition, through the Long Term Illness Scheme (LTI). The conditions are: mental handicap, mental illness (for people under 16 only), phenylketonuria, cystic fibrosis, spina...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The matter raised by the Deputy relates to the provision of healthcare services and accordingly, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on the matter.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2008 allows for a surviving spouse of an over 70 medical card holder to retain their card for a period of 3 years provided that: the death occurred on or after 1st January 2009; the surviving spouse/partner was aged 70 or over at the time of the death; and the surviving spouse remains within the â¬1,400 weekly income limit for a couple. After 3 years, the surviving spouse...