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- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: I have identified the need to improve services for persons with cystic fibrosis as a priority in the Estimates process over recent years. Since 2006, additional revenue funding of â¬6.78m has been allocated to the Health Service Executive (HSE) to develop services for patients with cystic fibrosis. I asked the HSE to place a particular focus on the development of services at St. Vincent's...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: The gross current allocation in 2009 for the Health Service Executive (HSE) is â¬14,791m, an increase of â¬454m or 3.2% on the 2008 provision. The objective set by the Government for the HSE is to maintain services in both hospital and community settings and to expand certain services, in particular cancer services and services for children with disabilities. These objectives are reflected...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: The National Hospitals Office of the HSE is responsible for the collection and publication of performance data on acute hospitals nationally including information on cancellation rates. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the 1970 Health Act, the Health Service Executive may arrange for the supply, without charge, of medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with specified conditions, for the treatment of that condition, through the Long Term Illness Scheme (LTI). The LTI does not cover GP fees or hospital co-payments. The conditions are: mental handicap, mental illness (for people under...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 147 together. As the Deputy's question relates to the operation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, my Department has asked the Chief Executive of the Fund to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the information requested.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: The prices paid to private hospitals by the NTPF for particular procedures are not directly comparable with the costs of similar procedures in the public hospitals. HSE casemix data indicates the cost of treating groups of patients with similar conditions, not the cost of individual procedures. Furthermore, the prices paid by the NTPF in the private hospital sector are for a full package of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has been in communication with the Health Service Executive in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy. Over recent months, the Executive has been undertaking significant work on the complex task of compiling, and evaluating the quality of, data on bed numbers in public acute hospitals. This work is nearing completion, which will allow the response to the Deputy to be...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 163 together. As these are service matters they has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Order of Business (18 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: That is not true.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (17 Dec 2008)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.