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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 â¬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 — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (8 May 2008)
Mary Harney: The Irish College of General Practitioners has informed my Department that the number of General Practitioners (GPs) who are in active practice is about 2,500. GPs working in the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme hold a contract with the Health Service Executive (HSE). Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to examine this...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (8 May 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and 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 the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 May 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. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — : (8 May 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 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 (8 May 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 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 — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (8 May 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. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Alcohol Consumption: Alcohol Consumption (8 May 2008)
Mary Harney: Earlier this year the Health Service Executive obtained provisional alcohol consumption data from the Revenue Commissioners which indicated an increase of 2.7% in per capita alcohol consumption for 2007 compared to 2006. The 2006 Census population figure was used in this calculation. The Central Statistics Office recently released its population estimate for 2007 which showed an increase on...
- Written Answers — Medical Research: Medical Research (8 May 2008)
Mary Harney: The report referred to by the Deputy has just been received by my Department and it is currently being examined and considered.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 May 2008)
Mary Harney: The Report referred to by the Deputy, Social Health Insurance: Further Options for Ireland, was published by the Adelaide Hospital Society on 16 April 2008 as a contribution to the debate on the health care system in Ireland. As part of its examination, the report looks at the supply of General Practitioners and other medical professionals in Ireland. My Department is currently considering...
- Written Answers — Disease Screening Programme: Disease Screening Programme (8 May 2008)
Mary Harney: Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia in Ireland. It is characterised by progressive, and almost always, irreversible decline in mental functioning. The condition has no single cause and, as yet, no single cure. It has a life changing physical, emotional and mental impact on the affected person and their primary carer and family. It is largely, but not exclusively, a...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (8 May 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. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 May 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to have delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services in a safe and secure setting. The Executive is therefore the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to...
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (8 May 2008)
Mary Harney: Payments to General Practitioners (GPs) under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme are made by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) section of the Health Service Executive (HSE). This includes payments in respect of the Rural Practice Allowance. My Department has, therefore, requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to...