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- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Feb 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 (17 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to arrange to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy on the issue raised.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The matters raised by the Deputy are 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 matters raised.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (17 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: In drawing up its capital programme, the Health Service Executive is required to prioritise the capital infrastructure projects to be progressed within its overall capital funding allocation under the National Development Plan, taking account of the NDP targets for division of capital investment between the Acute and Primary, Community & Continuing Care programmes. The Executive is finalising...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (17 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The total paid by my Department in respect of the St. Patrick's Day Ministerial programme for 2008, including the cost of officials and advisors who accompanied me and the Ministers of State at my Department, are detailed below. I attended the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Prague, Czech Republic. The total cost of the visit, including the cost of one official, a special advisor and the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Feb 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 Services: Health Services (17 Feb 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 (17 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The pay and conditions of employment for Non-consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) are negotiated nationally with their representative union, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO). I am aware that in the context of the current economic difficulties, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has been in discussions with the health service group of unions, including the IMO, with a view to achieving...
- Written Answers — Complementary Therapies: Complementary Therapies (17 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: In November 2002, the then Minister for Health and Children announced the establishment of a National Working Group on the Regulation of Complementary Therapists to advise on future measures for strengthening the regulatory environment for complementary therapists, including massage therapy. The Working Group had its first meeting in May 2003 and comprised representatives of the main therapy...
- Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (12 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The O.E.C.D. Public Management Review: IRELAND â Towards an Integrated Public Service (2008) in its case study: Reconfiguration of the Health Services notesâ "One statistical characteristic of Ireland is its very large number of practising nurses (15.2 per 1,000), which is twice the OECD average, just below Norway (15.4) but much higher than UK (9.1) or France (7.7). The number of nurses...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. Hospital Services.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, including the treatment of patients under the Treatment Abroad scheme, is a matter for the Health Service Executive. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the...
- Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (12 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The number of Freedom of Information cases received in my Department per month, for the years 2007 and 2008, are set out below: 2007 2008 Jan 16 11 Feb 14 24 March 12 19 April 9 19 May 5 20 June 12 17 July 17 12 Aug 10 10 Sept 11 20 Oct 9 20 Nov 20 31 Dec 12 24 Total 147 227 The following table shows the outcomes of these requests: 2007 2008 Acceded to fully or partially...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (12 Feb 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 (12 Feb 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 (12 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. The National Treatment Purchase Fund arranges treatment for patients who have been on a waiting list for more than three months. It is open to the person in question or anyone acting on their behalf to contact the Fund directly in relation to their case.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The Deputy will appreciate that a proposal of this nature would be appropriate to the Health Service Executive and accordingly my Department has asked the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to respond to him on the issue.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (12 Feb 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 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The correspondence referred to by the Deputy was forwarded to the Health Service Executive by my Department in 2005. As this is a service matter, the HSE has been asked to look into the position in the case and to respond directly to the person in question.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.