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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 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 — Compensation Schemes: Compensation Schemes (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: Under the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 (No. 22 of 2006) provision was made for the establishment of an insurance scheme for persons who had been infected with HIV and Hepatitis C through the administration, within the State, of infected blood and blood products. Under Regulations put in place under the Act in January last year (S.I. 31 of 2007) life assurance...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) was established in 2002 to treat public patients on hospital waiting lists by acting as a resource to patients of the public hospital system. Patients waiting more than three months on a surgical waiting list may qualify for treatment under the NTPF. It is open to the person in question or anyone acting on their behalf to contact the Fund directly...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (24 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 — Health Services: Health Services (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: Full eligibility for health services is granted to persons who, in the opinion of the Health Service Executive, are unable to provide general practitioner, medical and surgical services for themselves and their dependants without undue hardship. Persons with full eligibility are entitled to general practitioner services, prescribed drugs, medicines and appliances, all in-patient public...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: 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 Deputy investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: As I indicated in my reply to the Deputy on 15th April I received a briefing from the HSE and the consultants who prepared the report on the key findings of the study on a possible location for the new Regional Hospital. My Department has been advised by the HSE that no advance copies of the report were submitted to the Department.

Written Answers — Health Promotion: Health Promotion (24 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 134 together. I have been informed by the HSE that it has, to date, received notification from over 500 community pharmacy contractors indicating their intention to either cease providing services from 1st May 2008, or otherwise reserving their right to do so. Community pharmacy contractors are required under the terms of their contract to give three...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: The National Task Force on Medical Staffing was set up to: devise a strategy for reducing the average working hours of non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) so as to achieve the requirements of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD); address the consequent medical staffing needs of Irish hospitals ; analyse the practical implications of moving to a consultant-provided hospital system;...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Apr 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 — Health Services: Health Services (24 Apr 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 — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: Responding to the information needs of the Oireachtas and the public is a priority for my Department and is a regular agenda item at meetings between myself and the Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive. The provision of replies to Parliamentary Questions on the HSE website is one of a number of measures the Executive has taken as part of an ongoing process of meeting its...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware my Department is not one of the Departments scheduled for decentralisation under the Government's Decentralisation Programme. To date fifty-four civil servants have transferred to decentralising Departments from my Department (three of whom have transferred since 1 January 2008). Further details in respect of the transfer of these officers are available from the...

Cancer Reports: Statements (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: I welcome the fact that the service is being rolled out to Mayo. Deputy O'Sullivan asked about the complete roll-out. That will take place by the end of next year in respect of BreastCheck. Cervical screening will be rolled out to the entire population base this summer. It will not be done in the same manner as BreastCheck, county by county. The outsourcing of cytology is done for two...

Cancer Reports: Statements (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: There were debates on it for weeks and months, as the Deputy knows. There is an onus on all of us, particularly people who work in the public sector, to support the developments. One never hears somebody from a private hospital moaning about it and running it down. We constantly hear people criticising their place of work. People working in the public sector do not seem to have the same...

Cancer Reports: Statements (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: That is a great pity and it is a fact. Can the Deputy tell me when she last heard somebody say anything to the contrary, anywhere, on "Morning Ireland" or any other show or in the media? If she can point to one example, I shall correct what I am saying. The fact is that our public health system is providing outstanding care for thousands of patients and the reform programme is about...

Cancer Reports: Statements (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: I have been Minister since October 2004 to be precise.

Cancer Reports: Statements (24 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: What about the Deputy's opposition last year to the hospital in the home service? That appears to have changed.