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Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: Health care associated infections (HCAIs) are not new. For centuries they have been a side effect of medical treatment, especially in hospitals. There are a number of types of HCAIs, MRSA and C. difficile are the most widely publicised. The more medical care a person requires, the more likely they are to develop a health care associated infection. These infections are more common among people...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: Dialysis units seek to facilitate holiday dialysis patients from other jurisdictions where possible. Priority is given to those travelling for family occasions. Under EU regulations people requiring certain specialised treatments, including dialysis, may access such care under EU arrangements while on a temporary stay in another Member State. The European Health Insurance Card [EHIC] is...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: The management and treatment of epilepsy is the responsibility of primary care and secondary care working in tandem. We recognise the need to expand access to neurology services and note a number of neurology posts have been advertised and are being filled. The Department has no plans currently to develop guidelines for the management of epilepsy, but the HSE is conducting a review of...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: Discussions have taken place between my Department, the Health Service Executive and the Department of Finance on the HSE's Capital Plan. The Capital Plan includes provision for the development of the National Paediatric Hospital and the associated Ambulatory and Urgent Care Centre at Tallaght. The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board was established in May 2007. Its primary...

Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: Patients admitted on a day case basis, other than medical card holders, are subject to a charge under the Health (In-Patient Charges)(Amendment) Regulations 2007. Patients attending out-patient departments are not subject to a charge. In this context I have asked the Health Service Executive to ensure that there is a consistent policy in relation to the provision of venesection services...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (24 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. The Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office received a completed Appeal Form from the claimant referred to by the Deputy on 29 February 2008 and this appeal is being...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (24 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 advised my Department that as of 19th September 38,859 claim forms have been received under the Health Repayment Scheme. It is estimated that following adjustments for rejections and duplicate claims,...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: Project proposals have, following a detailed process of consideration, been prioritised by the Health Service Executive so as to fit within indicative funding levels under the National Development Plan. I have requested the Executive to prioritise and accelerate appropriate developments at Ennis General Hospital so as to support the modernisation of service delivery. My Department has been...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 654 and 655 together. 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...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (24 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. The Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office has advised that it received a completed appeal form from the claimant referred to by the Deputy on 12 June 2008 and this...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 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 (HSE) and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. As I advised the Deputy by letter on 26 August 2008, the matter raised by him has been referred to the HSE. I understand that the hospital is in communication...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 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 — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: The Performance Related Award (PRA) Scheme in operation in Non Commercial State Sponsored Bodies was introduced following a decision by the Government on the implementation of recommendations of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector. PRA Schemes have only been approved by the Department of Finance in respect of the CEOs of five Non Commercial State Sponsored Bodies...

Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: For the past few days I have been considering how best to address the serious issues that arise from the recent tragic deaths of Ann Moriarty and Edel Kelly following their treatment in Ennis General Hospital. I have met with the husband and the sister of Ann Moriarty and I intend to meet the family of the other woman next week. I wish to extend my sympathy to both families on their sad...

Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: My agenda is to ensure that the services we provide are as quality assured as possible. This is why, with regard to the cancer control programme, we are putting in place eight designated centres. Notwithstanding that expert advice from Ireland and overseas recommends this, there is considerable opposition to it in this House and around the country. Only last week I met a group of people...

Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: It did not happen because hospitals like Ennis General Hospital do not have the capacity to provide such a service.

Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)

Mary Harney: We do not have specialist breast surgeons and pathologists specialising in breasts in small hospitals. It would not be possible. Until recently more than 30 hospitals in this country were involved in breast surgery. Between 2005 and 2007 there were 17 breast procedures in Ennis General Hospital. It is not possible to have skilled expertise with volumes as low as that.