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Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 352 and 353 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the drug mentioned by him is not reimbursed under the General Medical Services and community drug schemes. However, there is a drug which contains the ingredient of the drug mentioned, which is reimbursable under the schemes. The specific drug mentioned by the Deputy is only authorised as a medicinal...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: A reply issued to this correspondence, which relates to the possible use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, on 8 January 2009. The current legal position in Ireland in relation to cannabis is that it is a Schedule 1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. All Schedule 1 substances are substances which are considered as having no medicinal use and the manufacture, production,...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the provision of breast cancer services, which is a matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this regard.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Jan 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 363 together. The Medical Council is the statutory body charged with responsibility for the registration of medical practitioners and the regulation of their activities. When a medical practitioner has been erased in another jurisdiction, the Medical Council does not have the power to automatically erase that practitioner's name from the register...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Legal Fees: Legal Fees (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. 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.

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Practitioners Act: Medical Practitioners Act (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: The commencement of Part 6 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 will introduce a new system of registration for medical practitioners, including registration of non-EU specialists. Any such registration will, however, be subject to compliance with relevant registration rules. The Medical Council is currently in the process of finalising rules governing the operation of the new register in...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 368 and 462 together. The aim of the acute hospital co-location initiative is to make available approximately 1,000 additional public acute hospital beds for public patients by transferring private activity, with some limited exceptions, from public acute hospitals to co-located private hospitals. No capital outlay is required as the beds in the public...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (27 Jan 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 (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: Almost 130,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: The HSE made considerable progress since 2006 in improving the delivery of services in Emergency Departments. The vast majority of hospitals were fully or substantially compliant with the 12 hour maximum waiting time target for those requiring admission. However, considerable pressures have been experienced since the beginning of January in Emergency Departments across the country and this...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: All of the clinical advice available to me indicates that the national roll-out of a cervical screening programme should be my number one priority. The National Cervical Screening Programme, CervicalCheck, is being implemented with effect from September of last year. The full year cost of this programme is €35m. I am fully committed to keeping the introduction of a HPV vaccination...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Jan 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 (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385 and 443 together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 387, 388 and 507 together. There is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; however in practice arrangements have been made in several regions to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of any arrangements for community chiropody services and the level of...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Jan 2009)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 389 to 391, inclusive, together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.