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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 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 (22 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. The Executive is also responsible for the supply of drugs and medicines for the GMS and community drugs schemes. Therefore, the Executive is...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: My Department has been informed by the Health Service Executive that a reply to the Deputy's question of the 6 March 2008 issued directly to him dated 3 April 2008. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated further and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: Information in this regard is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: I have had a number of meetings with cystic fibrosis patients attended by the Health Service Executive where the issue of infection control for patients was discussed. I also meet regularly with the CEO and the Chairman of the HSE where various matters of importance are discussed, including the issue of infection control. I identified the need to improve services for persons with cystic...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: The Scheme Administrator issues each claimant with a copy of Section 16 of the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006. Section 16 informs the claimant that the person appointed to consider appeals shall be a barrister or solicitor of not less than 5 years standing. Claimants who appeal the decision of the Scheme Administrator have the option of requesting an oral hearing with the Appeals Officer...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 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 — Health Services: Health Services (22 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 — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated within my Department and will be forwarded as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Apr 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...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 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 (22 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 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 Abuse: Child Abuse (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: On the 4th March 2008, I asked the Board of the Health Service Executive to immediately adopt an interim serious incident management protocol which would incorporate key commitments to patients. I also asked the Board to engage closely with this issue through its Risk Management Committee until it is satisfied that serious incidents of this nature are being managed to the required standard...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: Services delivered under the auspices of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) are provided by hospital consultants who are required by the NTPF to be registered with the Fund and who are also approved by the NTPF's Chief Medical Advisor as being eligible for certification on the Medical Council's Specialist Register. Patients are referred to consultants in the specialty which they...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: Officials within my Department have checked and have established that no funding was provided to an agency, body, community, religious or other group or organisation, in the United States in the years mentioned.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has designated University College Hospital Galway and Limerick Regional Hospital as the two cancer centres in the Managed Cancer Control Network for the HSE Western Region, which includes Sligo. The designation of cancer centres aims to ensure that patients receive the highest quality care while at the same time allowing local access to services, where...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Apr 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...