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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: The Eligibility Review Team was established in my Department in 2005, to begin working on a new legislative framework to provide for clear statutory provisions on eligibility for health and personal social services. As part of this work the Department is reviewing the eligibility criteria for the assessment of medical cards in the context of financial, medical and social need in line with...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it has been reviewing the need for cost containment measures between now and year end to ensure that expenditure across the Louth/Meath Hospital group, including Our Lady's Hospital, Navan is managed within the approved budget. The HSE has indicated that savings will need to be achieved in a number of areas including overtime, on call,...
- Written Answers — Organ Retention: Organ Retention (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: I am satisfied that the retention of organs following post-mortem examination on deceased children and adults has been properly investigated. The information referred to by the Deputy consists of documents which were released to Parents for Justice (PFJ) by individual hospitals under Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation. The documents do not represent new disclosures but rather are copies...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Sep 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 — Patient Safety: Patient Safety (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: In January 2007, I established a Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance to develop clear and practical recommendations to ensure that quality and safety of care for patients is paramount within the healthcare system. The Commission's Report â 'Building a Culture of Patient Safety' was published on 7th August 2008. The report contains 134 recommendations spanning across almost...
- Written Answers — Social Inclusion: Social Inclusion (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: The report to which the Deputy refers is the recently launched joint Institute of Public Health/Combat Poverty Agency publication "Tackling Health Inequalities: An-All Ireland Approach to Social Determinants". The report examines the influence of social, economic and environmental factors on health, such as poor housing, nutrition and education, across the island of Ireland and advocates a...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: I have asked the National Treatment Purchase Fund, in conjunction with the Health Service Executive, to address the issue of persons waiting for longer than 12 months for hospital treatment as a matter of priority during 2008. I regard it as unacceptable that anyone should have to wait for so long when an alternative pathway to treatment is possible and available through the NTPF. The NTPF...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 287 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 Deputies. My...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. The HSE has informed my Department that it exercised its right under the contract to require the Scheme Administrator to complete the claims and services that were outstanding beyond their contract date. It is not...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. The HSE has informed my Department that since the commencement of the scheme 12,756 claimants have received payments under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006. The value of these repayments amounts to â¬260m....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 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 — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the European Communities (Quality and Safety of Blood and Blood Components) Regulations, 2005 (S.I. No. 360 of 2005) hospital blood banks are required to comply with certain good practice requirements and to obtain accreditation to ISO 15189 by the 8th November 2008. The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) is responsible for monitoring compliance with the legislation. The Irish Medicines...
- Written Answers — Clinical Indemnity Scheme: Clinical Indemnity Scheme (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: Professional indemnity insurance is not a requirement for registration with the Medical Council. However, section 4.15 (Professional Indemnity) of the Medical Council's publication "A Guide to Ethical Conduct and Behaviour" states: "Doctors must ensure that they have adequate professional indemnity for the work they perform". Consultants, NCHDs, public health doctors and other clinical staff...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. 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 — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together. Buprenorphine (trade name Subutex) is an alternative to methadone for the treatment of people who are opiate dependent. The National Advisory Committee on Drugs commissioned research in 2002 into the use of buprenorphine which showed that it can be as effective as methadone for the treatment of opiate addiction and that it has a better...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the 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 — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, responsibility for the funding of voluntary organisations which are involved in the provision of health and personal social services rests with the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the specific matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (30 Sep 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 — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office is an independent office established to provide an appeals service to those who wish to appeal the decision of the Scheme Administrator under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006. Up to 26 September 2008 the Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office has received 4,158 completed appeal forms. Two Appeals Officers have been appointed to consider...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (30 Sep 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's specific question in relation to a breakdown of professional costs by BreastCheck 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 matters raised.