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Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: Under the Health Act, 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the healthcare of asylum seekers is provided by the HSE in the context of general arrangements governing eligibility for public health services, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...

Written Answers — National Reference Laboratory: National Reference Laboratory (29 Apr 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. As such it is for the HSE to determine priorities and decide how these funds are used to deliver the best and most efficient and safe public...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: My Department does not provide any grants towards the purchase of digital directional hearing aids. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided in its overall vote. The HSE's responsibility includes the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Apr 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 (29 Apr 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: Details of the number of medical card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive. The figures are provided on a net basis showing the balance after new cards have been issued and other cards, as appropriate, have been deleted from the Executive's database, e.g. following a review of a person's circumstances. The following table shows the number of...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (29 Apr 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 — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 to 159, inclusive, together. 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 healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (29 Apr 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: People and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner 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 people on moderate and lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who did not qualify for a...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (29 Apr 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. When the Scheme Administrator issues a decision on an application to a claimant, a copy of Section 16 of the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 is included, informing...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: The Orthodontic Review Group, established by the HSE in 2006, finalised its report last year. One of the recommendations contained in the report relates to the guidelines originally issued in 1985. The Review Group made a unanimous recommendation to the HSE to replace these guidelines with new assessment criteria based on Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). The national...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. The table shows the Revised Estimates Volume provisional outturns in respect of the Department of Health and Children for the years 1994-2004. Vote 40 in respect of the Health Service Executive was established in 2005. The table shows the combined provisional outturns for the Department of Health and Children and...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 211 together. 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...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: I asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to Deputy Damien English in relation to these two questions put down for answer on 5th February 2008 about cleaning costs in each hospital in the State. The Executive responded to Deputy English on 10th April 2008. Unfortunately, some incorrect information was given by the National Hospitals Office in the Executive's response and I...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Apr 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 — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: The development of Primary Care Teams and Networks is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: Section 45 of the Health Act 1970 formed the statutory basis for the granting of full eligibility (i.e. medical cards) to certain categories of persons. The section has been amended on a number of occasions and, in broad terms, medical cards are now granted to persons who, in the opinion of the Health Service Executive (HSE), are unable without undue hardship to arrange general practitioner...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: The Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 applied, since its establishment, to the Health Service Executive (HSE) in the same way as it did to the health boards, the Area Health Boards and the Eastern Regional Health Authority. The obligation on the HSE to produce a manual pursuant to Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 and 2003 Act is set out in Schedule 7 of the Health...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187, 188 and 191 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has functions under a broad range of legislation including the Health Acts 1947 to 2007, the Child Care Acts 1991 to 2007 and the Mental Health Acts 1945 to 2001. In relation to some services, more detailed and specific arrangements are provided for in regulations made under primary legislation. A...