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Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)

Mary Harney: Deputy Reilly is a doctor and he knows the position.

Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)

Mary Harney: We should be able to offer any woman who has a mastectomy or radical breast surgery the opportunity to have reconstruction.

Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)

Mary Harney: Half of the women concerned were able to have that surgery at the same time as the mastectomy or the lumpectomy. Unfortunately, they cannot have the two procedures together in Mayo or Sligo because it requires the skills of a plastic surgeon or a specialist surgeon. Professor Kerin in Galway does it but he is unusual. Generally, it requires a plastic surgeon to be available also. It is...

Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)

Mary Harney: I say this especially as a woman. There is nothing a woman fears more than getting breast cancer. That is a fact. There is nothing a woman would not do if she had breast cancer in order to have it cured. Women would travel almost anywhere if they were told their chances would improve by 20% or 25%. I know of no woman — and I have spoken to many of them — who would not travel——

Schools Building Projects (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keefe. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the Department's position regarding St. Joseph's secondary school, Tulla, County Clare. St. Joseph's secondary school, which is located in a Clár area, has a current enrolment...

Social and Affordable Housing. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: I am happy to reply on behalf of my colleague, Minister of State, Deputy Michael Finneran. The Deputy will be well aware that policy issues in relation to the provision of social and affordable housing are decided at national level but the detailed implementation of those policies and the delivery of projects is a matter for the individual local authorities. In particular, it is the...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (15 May 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG and McCann Fitzgerald. The HSE has informed my Department that for the period from the commencement of the scheme in 2006 up to 31 March 2008 the company has received €132,800 for work on behalf of the scheme administrator.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66, 81 and 82 together. The information requested by the Deputies in respect of appointments to bodies under the aegis of my Department since 26 February 2008 is set out in the following table. The correspondence address in respect of members of boards are in many cases the business address of the members. Name of Body Name of Appointee Town Appointment...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 May 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 (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional €75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under 5's...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: Details of the number of medical card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive (and before 2005 the health boards). The table below shows the number of persons with medical cards and the proportion of the national population which this represents, in respect of the years 1998-2008. Year National population No. of medical card holders Proportion of...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: Persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services qualify for a medical card, which entitles them to a range of health services free of charge. In 2005, the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on moderate and lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who did not...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 May 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: The EU operates in a manner which encourages and facilitates the search for agreement between the Member States. While the Treaties provide that the principal method of reaching Council decisions is by Qualified Majority Voting (QMV), recourse to voting is very rare because agreement is normally achieved through negotiation and the search for compromise. The information requested by the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: In general, eligibility for medical cards and GP visit cards is determined following an examination of the means of the applicant and his/her dependants (income and relevant outgoings). The main exception is persons aged 70 and over, who have an automatic statutory entitlement to a medical card. The GP visit card assessment threshold is 50% higher than the medical card threshold. The Health...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 May 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: Last week the National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) announced a preferred bidder for the provision of laboratory testing services for the National Cervical Screening Programme. This is an important milestone which will enable the NCSS to launch the first quality assured, population based National Cervical Screening Programme for women in Ireland aged 25-60 years. In keeping with EU...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (15 May 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. I have been advised by the appeals office that as of 9 May 2008, a total of 2,935 appeals have been received, which represents less than 12% of processed claims. Of the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: Almost 130,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other health-care professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...