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- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (17 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has made inquiries of the National Ambulance Office of the Health Service Executive regarding the matter raised by the Deputy. I understand that, while the HSE National Ambulance Office is aware that this general matter has been raised from time to time at local level, it has not been raised by the fire services centrally with the National Ambulance Office.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The assessment of eligibility to medical cards is statutorily a matter for the HSE and is determined following an examination of the means of the applicant and his/her dependants. Under Section 45 of the Health Act 1970, medical cards are provided for persons who, in the opinion of the HSE, are unable without undue hardship to arrange general practitioner medical and surgical services for...
- Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: My colleague Mr Micheál Martin, TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has lead responsibility for Ireland for negotiation of the EU Seventh Research Framework Programme, under which EU funding of research of this kind arises.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Government believes that individuals at risk of stroke, or those who suffer from the consequences of stroke, should be provided with high quality preventative and treatment services. In September last year Minister Harney established a Cardiovascular Health Policy Group to advise on how to prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular disease and stroke and improve services for individuals...
- Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The study â The Economic Impact of Gastroenteritis on the Island of Ireland â to which the Deputy refers was commissioned by the Food Safety Promotion Board (FSPB). The study showed that approximately 10% of the people on the island report suffering symptoms of gastroenteritis each year. This is in line with estimated rates from other studies in the EU. The study has estimated the...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (17 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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (17 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I am not aware of a Report on research relating to the prevalence of depression among asylum seekers. The observation that "90% of asylum seekers experienced depression and feelings of worthlessness within six months of arriving here" was reported recently in a medical publication, but it did not refer to a representative research project conducted in a systematic way. Access to primary care...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 227 together. The rollout of a national cervical screening programme is the most efficient population approach to preventing and controlling cervical cancer. The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) is planning to roll out such a programme on a national basis around the middle of this year. Women aged 25 to 44 years old will be screened every 3...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I understand that the report to which the Deputy refers is an internal HSE document. The provision of public hospital services and the management of waiting lists generally is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) while the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has statutory responsibility for the collation, management and publication of data on waiting times and numbers of...
- Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: There are a total of thirty-one people in receipt of the Thalidomide Allowance receiving tax free payments ranging from â¬5,977.80 to â¬12,888.21 per annum.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I am aware of the study to which the Deputy refers. It was carried out in the UK where a different system of health service delivery to our own is in operation. In addition, the data was also collected between 1997 and 2001. Therefore, changes in performance in recent years or new policies may have affected the suggested increase in the mortality rate. The key issue in relation to...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (17 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 — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Primary Care Strategy aims to develop services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's health and social services needs can be properly met within a primary care setting and the establishment of...
- Written Answers — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The aim of the National Cancer Control Strategy, which was published in June 2006, is to reduce our cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality rates relative to other Member States of the European Union. The Strategy was developed by the National Cancer Forum, a multi-disciplinary expert group, comprising of both professional medical bodies and patient advocacy groups. The Forum recommended...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: Section 6 of the Health Act, 2004 states that the Health Service Executive is a corporate body. In view of this, arrangements in relation to its Board meetings are a matter for the HSE. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy will be aware that the Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive (HSE) to have the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to have delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of services at the Mercy University Hospital, Cork. Improving the delivery of Accident and Emergency services...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Emergency Department Task Force Report was commissioned by the Health Service Executive and published in June 2007. Significant additional resources have been provided to address the problems which manifest in Emergency Departments. Among the developments which have taken place in line with the recommendations of the Task Force Report are: additional public and private Long Stay Beds,...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The provision of private care in public acute hospitals is a long standing feature of the Irish healthcare system. Over 2,500 beds in public hospitals are designated as private and semi-private. A ratio of 80:20 public/private applies on average across the entire acute system. The percentage of beds designated as private varies between individual hospitals; for example, there is a higher...