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- Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Deputy Perry knows this. I have told him so before in this Chamber. With regard to the saving of lives, ten or 20 years from now 50 lives will have been saved but 81 lives can be saved through the screening programme. I say to Deputy Perry that this must be the immediate priority, to pick up the women todayââ-
- Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy wants to have an answer to his question or he does not. The priority is to pick up today, through screening, those women who are prone to cervical cancer and then to provide quality assured treatment. That is what we are doing and that is why an extra â¬50 million is going into cancer next year, notwithstanding the economic circumstances. That is a fact. We cannot do...
- Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I have a number of comments to make. I will not respond to the question about whether I care that people die. If I did not care, I would not bother to organise these services. It would be much easier not to face as I do, in this House and around the country, any opposition to the re-organisation of services. This is being done for only one reason, namely, to deliver better treatments for...
- Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: ââwith better results. The second point concerns the screening programme. We know this programme will pick up women who have cancer and afford them the opportunity to be treated. If it is to be a choice between picking up those who actually have the cancer today and offering them treatment, or putting in place something that will prevent the cancer developing in ten or so years, I must...
- Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I am sorry but that is the choice. It is a choice that I face along with many of my ministerial colleagues throughout the rest of the world, including those in the European Union. Does Deputy Reilly believe that these Ministers spoke lightly when they said they would not introduce the vaccine this year? Of course they did not. Third, I will address the question of the 12-month-old daughter...
- Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I am happy to have an opportunity to speak about this issue. In the context of the cancer programme on which the Government has embarked, there are a number of priorities from a clinical point of view. Clearly, the first priority is to ensure that we organise our cancer services to deliver better outcomes for patients. The manner in which our cancer services have been organised do not...
- Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: They are.
- Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: It has.
- Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I already did.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Following the recent Government decision to withdraw automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 and over and to raise the means assessment threshold for persons in that age cohort, it is estimated that approximately 5% (20,000) of persons aged 70 and over will no longer qualify for a medical card. The Government appointed Mr. Eddie Sullivan to make recommendations on a new...
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (5 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 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 — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (5 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 — Health Services: Health Services (5 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 to 209, inclusive, together. Entitlement to health services in Ireland is primarily based on residency and means. Any person, regardless of nationality, who is accepted by the Health Service Executive (HSE) as being ordinarily resident in Ireland is entitled to either full eligibility (Category 1, i.e. medical card holders) or limited eligibility (Category...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and regulations made thereunder regulate and control the import, export, production, supply and possession of a range of named narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances listed in the Schedules to the Act. Substances are scheduled under the Act in accordance with Ireland's obligations under international conventions and/or where there is evidence that the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, the management and delivery of health and personal social services is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. This includes operational responsibility for the establishment of Primary Care Teams and Primary Care Centres. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The O.E.C.D. Public Management Reviews: Ireland â Towards an Integrated Public Service (2008) in its case study "Reconfiguration of the Health Services" notes: "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 — Drug-Related Deaths: Drug-Related Deaths (5 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: In 2005 the Department of Health and Children and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform jointly requested the Health Research Board to establish the National Drug Related Deaths Index (NDRDI). The Index was established to comply with Action 67 of 'Building on Experience: National Drug Strategy 2001-2008': the Index is a census of drug and alcohol-related deaths and deaths among...
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (5 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 Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has been advised by the Health Service Executive that it will not be possible to commence the programme of screening of newborns for cystic fibrosis as planned in 2008 and that the position will now require to be reviewed in the context of the total level of funding available to the HSE in 2009. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to...