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- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The Pharmacy 2007 requires the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland to maintain a register of retail pharmacy businesses. Each retail pharmacy business has to meet certain minimum criteria regarding the facilities, storage and sale of medicinal products on their premises. Registration is required on an annual basis and inspections can be carried out by the Society. The Society, has been, and...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 290 and 315 together. As the Deputies' questions relate to service matters they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: On the 28th November 2008 I signed the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 494 of 2008) which provide for new pharmaceutical registration systems, including a system for a non-EU/EEA route of qualification recognition and registration. These Rules came into force on 29th November 2008. The PSI concentrated its efforts, in the first instance, on putting in...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 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 — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The position regarding the number of patients waiting for dental services in the Sligo region is a matter for the HSE. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. With regard to the other questions raised by the Deputy, I met the Irish Dental...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 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 (10 Feb 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 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 (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — : (10 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 (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The Government decided in July 2005 that the best option for improving geographic access for patients in the North West to radiation oncology services in the short term was to facilitate access to Belfast City Hospital. It also decided to explore the scope in the medium term for developing a joint venture based on a satellite centre in the North West linked to Belfast City Hospital. Cancer...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed Scheme Administrator K.P.M.G. and McCann Fitzgerald. Since the scheme commenced over 19,500 offers have been issued and over 16,000 payments have been made. The vast majority of remaining offers will be issued by the end of April 2009. A prescribed repayment...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: There has been a growing demand for, and investment in, speech and language therapy services over the last number of years. There were a number of issues contributing to difficulties accessing therapy services, one of which had been the supply of qualified personnel available to fill vacant posts. A particular priority for my Department and the Department of Education and Science in recent...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 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 (10 Feb 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 (10 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: There has been a growing demand for, and investment in, speech and language therapy services over the last number of years. There were a number of issues contributing to difficulties accessing therapy services, one of which had been the supply of qualified personnel available to fill vacant posts. A particular priority for my Department and the Department of Education and Science in recent...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The information requested regarding consultancy expenditure for 2008 is currently being compiled and will shortly be forwarded directly to the Deputy. Only one new consultancy has commenced since 14 October 2008. All other consultancies entered into by my Department commenced prior to that date.