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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Government recently announced, as part of its budget proposals, the withdrawal of automatic entitlement to the medical card from people aged 70 years and over and the introduction of new income thresholds for entitlement to a medical card for those aged 70 and over of â¬700 (gross) per week for a single person and â¬1,400 (gross) per week for a couple. When a person's means are in...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 to 251, inclusive, together. The Deputy's questions appear to relate to a review carried out by the Health Service Executive (HSE) into the circumstances pertaining to the deaths of persons at our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and the resulting recommendations of the relevant Review Group. Neither I nor officials in my Department have received a copy...
- Written Answers — Cancer Review: Cancer Review (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive today published the Report of the Review of Chest X-Rays and CT Scans reported by a locum consultant radiologist at Louth Meath Hospitals from August 2006 to August 2007. The Review commenced in May 2008. It examined 5,835 Chest X-Rays and 67 CT Scans from 4,936 patients. 11 Skeletal scans and 23 barium studies were added to the review in September. The Review...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Reports referred to by the Deputy were commissioned by the Health Service Executive. Therefore, 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 — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question refers 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's specific question in relation to BreastCheck in Cork City is the responsibility of the National Cancer Screening Service. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Service to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together. My Department does not directly fund homelessness services. The provision of capital funding for accommodation for homeless adults and of revenue funding for associated non-care staff is a matter for the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the local authorities. The provision of revenue funding for in-house...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Minister of State, Mr Barry Andrews has Special Responsibility for Children and Youth Affairs with delegated functions under the Adoption Acts 1952 to 1998; the Children Acts 1908 to 1989; the Child Care Acts 1991 to 2007; the Protections for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998 (No. 49 of 1998); the Children Acts 2001 to 2007; and the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (No. 22 of 2002)....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question refers 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The management and delivery of health and personal social services, including related budgetary issues, are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. 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 Executive to arrange to have the...
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (4 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Doctors holding contracts under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme with the Health Service Executive (HSE) are remunerated on the basis of the composition of their patient panel and the annual capitation rates payable reflect the age, gender and location of the patient. A detailed list of the current capitation rates payable is set out in tabular form as follows: Age Up to 3 Miles...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has the operational and funding responsibility for the medical card benefit. It collates medical card data by county, age and gender. Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 and 275 together. 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 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 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Seanad: Mental Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (30 Oct 2008)
Mary Harney: I am grateful for the support from Senators. We are not making legal something that is declared illegal. If the court decision tomorrow finds against the Mental Health Commission and we are here tomorrow afternoon or on Monday, that is what we may do. It has not been established that these orders were made illegally. We are, as a precaution and on the advice of the Attorney General, in...
- Seanad: Mental Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Oct 2008)
Mary Harney: Perhaps the last point is relevant to some of the other issues raised. Notwithstanding these forms, patients are reviewed all the time and are seen on a weekly basis by their psychiatrists. The argument advanced by the Attorney General in this case is along the lines of section 28 of the Act, that notwithstanding the forms and whether they are deficient, this does not take from the...
- Seanad: Mental Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Oct 2008)
Mary Harney: For all these patients, the procedure, if this case goes down tomorrow, will be that a new renewal order must be made before five working days have elapsed. When that new renewal order is made, an independent psychiatrist must review these patients who also will go before a tribunal at which a different psychiatrist, a lawyer and a layperson will review their cases. This process happens all...