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- Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Legal advice which I obtained in 2004 strongly indicated that Female Genital Mutilation would constitute an offence under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. In September 2006, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child(UNCRC) in its concluding observations on Ireland's second periodic report urged Ireland to continue its efforts to end the practice of Female Genital...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Nov 2008)
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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The entitlement of an individual to services under the Health (Amendment) Act, l996 is bound by the definition of eligibility inserted in that Act by section 6 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006. This requires a positive diagnostic test for applications received after the specified date. Under the terms of the legislation, a person is only entitled to a Health...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Facilities: Departmental Facilities (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: As explained in my response to the Deputy of 2nd April 2008, car parking spaces in Hawkins House do not involve any rental costs. Rental costs arising from other locations are paid directly by the Office of Public Works. The attached table, which is updated, lists the number of car park spaces available to my Department in Dublin, along with costs where relevant. No. of Car Spaces ...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The specific question raised by the Deputy relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the HSE under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this regard.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: There is currently a bus service funded by the Health Service Executive to transport Sligo patients attending for radiotherapy treatment and other clinics at Galway University Hospital. An application was received by my Department from the Friends of Sligo Hospital for a National Lottery grant to assist with the purchase of a new bus. In September 2008 I approved a grant of â¬170,000 from...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staffing: Hospital Staffing (20 Nov 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. The HSE has advised that 44 additional staff dealing with cystic fibrosis have been...
- Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: On 4 November the Health Service Executive published a Review of Chest X rays and CT scans reported by a Locum Consultant Radiologist from August 2006 to August 2007. The review was prompted by concerns that a small number of patients in two Louth Meath Hospitals had their diagnosis delayed, due to an abnormality on their chest X-ray not being identified on initial reporting. This review...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, including patient transport, is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for such services is provided in the Executive's Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department's measures for the rationalisation of agencies within the health sector have been prepared primarily in the context of the OECD's recommendations in relation to the need for a more integrated public service. The measures reflect and build upon the progress to date with agency rationalisation within the sector under the overall health reform programme, and take account of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Government has recently approved the drafting of a Bill to subsume the National Council on Ageing and Older People and the Women's Health Council into the Department of Health and Children and to subsume the Drug Treatment Centre, the Crisis Pregnancy Agency and the National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) into the Health Service Executive. The Bill will be published as soon as...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Primary legislation is required to subsume the National Cancer Registry into the Health Service Executive's (HSE) National Cancer Control Programme. The appropriate legislation for this purpose is the Health Information Bill, which will be progressed in 2009. The Strategy for Cancer Control, 2006 provides for a major reform programme in cancer control and the HSE established the National...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department's measures for the rationalisation of agencies within the health sector have been prepared primarily in the context of the OECD's recommendations in relation to the need for a more integrated public service. The measures reflect and build upon the progress to date with agency rationalisation within the sector under the overall health reform programme, and take account of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department's measures for the rationalisation of agencies within the health sector have been prepared primarily in the context of the OECD's recommendations in relation to the need for a more integrated public service. The measures reflect and build upon the progress to date with agency rationalisation within the sector under the overall health reform programme, and take account of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department's measures for the rationalisation of agencies within the health sector have been prepared primarily in the context of the OECD's recommendations in relation to the need for a more integrated public service. The measures reflect and build upon the progress to date with agency rationalisation within the sector under the overall health reform programme, and take account of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Arising from the Government decision of 8 July 2008 on expenditure measures, a comprehensive programme of agency rationalisation is to be implemented across the public service. A programme of agency rationalisation in the health sector involves a total of fifteen agencies which includes the Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board. It currently has a staff of 13 (whole time equivalents) and a...