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Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: The reason for that is the fragmentation of services.

Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: One cannot provide in five hospitals serving a population of less than 400,000 the range of expertise the Deputy thinks should be provided everywhere.

Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: The reform agenda in the north east is being overseen by a cardiac surgeon, Dr. Eilis McGovern. Resources are being invested in the region, including consultant staff. I recently had a good meeting with the medical board representing the hospitals in the north east and most of the clinicians on the ground are buying into the reform agenda and we must maintain the momentum behind that. This...

Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: The Portlaoise review was a permanent appointment. Is the Deputy implying errors are made by temporary staff and not by permanent staff?

Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: That is not a fact and I do not accept that. The case in Portlaoise was a permanent appointment.

Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: We receive letters almost every day from people in the health service telling us everything is unsafe and we do not have enough nurses and so on. According to the OECD report, Ireland has the highest ratio of nurses in its health care system compared with any system in the world and, for example, twice as many as in France. I will not accept a failure to invest in resources leads to the...

Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: Patient safety is paramount. The commission is due to report in June and, on foot of its recommendations, presumably I will come forward with legislative proposals.

Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: If trauma cases are taken to the accident and emergency departments of hospitals that cannot deal with them appropriately because they do not have the expertise, the potential for recovery by the patient is diminished by up to 25%, according to international evidence. If one is in a hospital that does not have the appropriate expertise for a condition——

Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: One does not need to be a genius. The OECD supports our restructuring plan for the north east.

Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: One cannot have the range of expertise in each of five hospitals in a region with such a small population base. The transformation plan in the north east is being overseen in the first instance by Professor Drumm, who is a clinician, and by many other clinicians, including Eilis McGovern, who is a well respected cardiac surgeon in Dublin and who has an international reputation. There is...

Re-examination of X-rays and CAT scans. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: In respect of the last question, in fairness to the HSE, the letter it wrote to the patients with the questions and answers, which will be very helpful to patients, is impressive. The HSE has also put in place a helpline and has been in constant engagement with the families of the four patients who passed away from lung cancer. There are issues that arise for locums. Obviously, they must be...

Job Losses. (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: I am taking this Adjournment on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Coughlan. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. Diageo's operations in Ireland have been under review by the company for some time. The decision outlined by the company last Friday on Dublin, Dundalk, Kilkenny and Waterford was the culmination of a detailed...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (14 May 2008)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator K.P.M.G. and McCann Fitzgerald. The HSE has informed my Department that there are extensive procedures employed by the scheme administrator in order to compile a calculation. Firstly the records of the institution are checked for...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (14 May 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 — Pharmacy Education: Pharmacy Education (14 May 2008)

Mary Harney: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) has statutory responsibility for pharmacy education and training. In late Autumn every year, the PSI writes to the total number of qualified tutor pharmacists held on its database (currently in excess of 1,000) to identify those who are in a position to provide a training placement for pharmacy graduates within their pharmacy for the following...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (14 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (14 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 5s...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (14 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 May 2008)

Mary Harney: The contracts entered into between private hospitals and their patients are entirely matters for the parties involved as are the contracts between health insurance companies and their customers. These arrangements are outside the scope of my responsibilities as Minister for Health and Children. All insurers have arrangements in place to ensure that payments are only made when they are...