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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The table below shows details of the income thresholds used by the Health Service Executive to assist it in determining if a person qualifies for a medical card. Medical Card Weekly Rate ⬠Single Person Living Alone Aged up to 65 years 184.00 Aged between 66-69 years 201.50 Single Person Living with Family Aged up to 65 years 164.00 Aged between 66-69 years 173.50 ...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Details of the number of medical card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The most recent figures show that 1,306,470 persons held medical cards as at 1st June, 2008. This represents an increase of 161,387 since January 2005 when 1,145,083 persons held a medical card. In addition, 80,035 persons held a GP visit card as at 1st June, 2008. ...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, the management and delivery of health and personal social services is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. This includes operational responsibility for the establishment of Primary Care Teams. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Jul 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The report of a consultancy firm, commissioned by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to carry out an independent study on a possible location for a new Regional Hospital in the North East, was considered by the Board of the HSE on 9th April last. The contents of the report were noted by the Board. The findings of the recently published OECD review of the Irish Public Service report â...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jul 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The management of waiting lists generally is a matter for the Health Service Executive and the individual hospitals concerned. Therefore, the executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have the case investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (8 Jul 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (8 Jul 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. Therefore, the executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The whole time equivalent number employed in offices of my Department at the end of May 2008 was 532.04. This figure includes staff employed in the Department of Health and Children, including the Office of the Minister for Children the Adoption Board the Office of the Ombudsman for Children the Office of the Disability Appeals Officer and the Repayment Scheme Appeals Unit. The figure cited...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Under Public Financial Procedures it is possible to vire savings on one or more subheads to meet excess expenditure on another subhead or subheads in the same Vote with the sanction of the Department of Finance. However no request to vire monies from one sub-head to another within the HSE Vote has been made to date in 2008. Under the terms of the Department of Finance sanction for the HSE...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The first part of 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...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (8 Jul 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 — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 371, 390 and 415 together. The provision of the appropriate infrastructure to facilitate the delivery of primary care services is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. My Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have the matters raised by the Deputies investigated and to have replies issued...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Based on the National Quality Assurance Standards for Symptomatic Breast Disease Services, and the fact that the BreastCheck screening programme will significantly reduce the number of symptomatic breast cancer presentations, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has designated eight specialist breast cancer centres nationally. The National Cancer Control Programme has identified University...
- Written Answers — Land Valuation: Land Valuation (8 Jul 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. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested that the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive investigate the matter and issue a...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 388 together. I have received representations regarding the provision of services in the Louth County Hospital, in the context of the North East Transformation Programme, including from my Ministerial colleagues, Minister Dermot Ahern and Minister John Gormley.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380 to 386, inclusive, together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) is in the process of reconfiguring the way services are provided in the region, including services at Louth County Hospital, in the context of the HSE North East Transformation Programme. The Transformation Programme for the North East region involves widespread and fundamental change and is...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jul 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...