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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: I am aware that at present there are difficulties in recruiting certain Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs). Typically, posts at Beaumont unfilled by schemes are advertised nationally and internationally by the hospital as required. In 2009 19 posts remained vacant after appointments were made through the schemes and all were advertised and filled. In 2010 23 posts were advertised and...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: The Department is organised on a divisional basis (comprising a number of units), each headed by a member of the Management Advisory Committee (MAC). Details of the Department's Units and of the staff assigned to them are outlined in the following table. At the end of September 2010, there were 429.70 whole-time equivalents employed across the Minister's Offices, the Secretary General's...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: The management of waiting lists generally is a matter for the HSE and the individual hospitals concerned. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: Subject to the resources available to it, the National Treatment Purchase Fund may arrange treatment or diagnostic procedures, as appropriate, for patients who have been on a hospital's surgical, endoscopy or MRI waiting list for more than three months. It is open to a person on such a list or anyone acting on their behalf to contact the Fund directly in relation to their case. The Funds...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. Subject to the resources available to it, the National Treatment Purchase Fund may arrange treatment for patients who have been on a surgical waiting list for more than three months. It is open to the person in question or anyone acting on their behalf to contact the Fund directly in relation to their case.

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: The NTPF has indicated that this patient will be contacted shortly in relation to an offer of treatment.

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: That is correct. Nobody underestimates the serious economic challenges this country faces. Notwithstanding that, it is important in political, public and media discourse to have a sense of perspective. We must have it for many reasons. Reference was made yesterday to confidence. Deputy Gilmore spoke about the "confidence fairy". Confidence is not a policy but it is important, as are...

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: I listened to the Deputy. Businesses are running with huge precautionary cash surpluses on the scale of the deficit. To put matters in perspective, since 1995 this country's per capita income has grown by 30% more than that of the EU 27 and by 16% more than the eurozone average. Almost 900,000 more people are at work today than were working in the late 1980s. At one stage in the late 1980s,...

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: All of the innovation studies emanating from the USA show that from the point of view of foreign direct investment, FDI, business and innovation and research, we are - depending on the analysis used - in the top four or five nations. In that context, it is important that we should have confidence in our ability as a people. We are good at solving problems.

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: Yes, but yesterday the leader of the Deputy's party referred to the need to control health spending. I am of the view that he would appreciate what I am saying. Unless the Deputy wants the salaries we pay-----

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: As already stated, the health service consumes 27% of spending.

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: There have been huge advances in health in Ireland in recent years. Life expectancy has grown faster here than in any other European country in the past ten years. Our outcomes in respect of cancer are improving faster than anywhere else. That is a reality. The fair deal was the subject of much criticism in this House but almost 12,000 people are benefiting from it.

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: When is Deputy Shortall going to listen?

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: I wish the Deputy would listen. I find that I learn more when I listen than when I speak. I am sure that also applies to Deputy Shortall. The challenges we face are immense. The Government is up to dealing with those challenges and is not going to run away from the difficult decisions that must be made in respect of both the four-year plan and the budget to be introduced on 7 December....

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: We will make the right decisions. We are up to the challenge and we will meet that challenge.

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: Fairness will be at the heart of what we will do.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 250 together. The management of hospital services generally, including out-patient waiting lists, is a matter for the Health Service Executive and the individual hospitals concerned. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...