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Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (14 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: There is no charge for either the vaccine or the administration of the vaccine for those for whom vaccination is recommended who have a medical card or GP visit card. Where the patient does not have a medical card or GP visit card, there is no charge for the actual vaccine as the vaccine is supplied free of charge to GPs by the HSE. The fee for administering the vaccine is a matter between...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: Under the current medical card assessment guidelines, all persons whose weekly incomes are derived solely from Department of Social and Family Affairs payments or Health Service Executive payments, even if these exceed the stated threshold, qualify for a medical card. My Department is unable to assess with accuracy the cost of raising all medical card limits to the lowest social welfare...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has the operational and funding responsibility for the medical card benefit. 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 Deputy.

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: I have been informed by the Health Service Executive that a reply issued to the Deputy on 24 September 2008.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (9 Oct 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: As previously outlined to the Deputy in Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 8 July 2008, a Working Group within the Health Service Executive continues to examine the issue of training places for clinical psychologists. Accordingly, I have requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to furnish me with a report on the current position, and I will communicate further with the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 94 and 96 together. Improving the delivery of Accident and Emergency services continues to be a high priority for this Government. The Programme for Government contains a number of commitments designed to further improve the delivery of Accident and Emergency services including: the further development of chest pain and respiratory clinics to ease pressure on...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to provide an additional 1,500 public acute hospital beds. Approximately 1,000 of these will be provided through the co-location initiative and the balance through the Health Service Executive's (HSE's) capital plan, which is part of the National Development Plan. The co-location initiative aims to deliver approximately 1,000 of these beds...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services including estate management was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to respond to the particular query raised by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: In conjunction with the development of a new legislative framework to provide for clear statutory provisions on eligibility for health and personal social services, my Department is currently reviewing the assessment criteria for medical cards in the context of financial, medical and social need in line with the commitment in Towards 2016. A Steering Group has been established to undertake...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services including estate management was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to respond to the particular query raised by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: There is a commitment in the Programme for Government that the Health Service Executive will publish a comprehensive report on water fluoridation. My Department is working with the HSE to ensure that the commitment will be met.

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: In August 2008, the Health Service Executive was requested by my Department to examine operational and procurement issues relating to the introduction of a HPV vaccination programme for 12 year old girls on a basis that would achieve maximum cost effectiveness and appropriate national uptake rates. A response has recently been received from the HSE and it is being examined by my Department.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to the development of a freely available and personalised national programme to provide for the prevention and early detection of illnesses for both men and women. The Programme intends that guidelines should be developed for the Personal Health Check based on best available national and international evidence of what works well, with...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 111 together. All persons aged 70 and over have had a statutory entitlement to a medical card since July 2001 and, therefore, it was not necessary to assess means. Information provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department indicates that on 30th September 2008 there were 138,269 persons aged 70 and over who had a medical card which...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: My Department has been in touch with the Health Service Executive and I am informed that the Unit referred to by the Deputy is a 50 bed Community Nursing Unit (CNU) consisting of mainly 4 bedded and 2 bedded rooms with a small number of single rooms and was constructed circa 1998-2000. The Executive is currently undertaking a construction programme for Community Nursing Units which are being...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: I introduced the GP visit card in 2005. Details of the numbers of GP visit card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive. The figures are provided on a net basis showing the balance after new cards have been issued and other cards, as appropriate, have been deleted from the Executive's database, e.g. following a review of a person's circumstances....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Harney: Details of the numbers of medical card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive. The figures are provided on a net basis showing the balance after new cards have been issued and other cards, as appropriate, have been deleted from the Executive's database, e.g. following a review of a person's circumstances. The following table shows the number of...