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- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (8 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177, 181 and 221 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 213 together. I understand from the Health Service Executive (HSE) that, owing to regulatory difficulties experienced by the manufacturer of the BCG vaccine, there was a shortage of the vaccine from late 2007. This was a Europe-wide problem as the manufacturer in question is the only company which supplies the vaccine to the European Market....
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (8 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 — Private Health Insurance: Private Health Insurance (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Competition Authority submitted its report on the health insurance market in January last year. The Authority made 16 recommendations to improve competition in the health insurance market. This report was one of three reports received in early 2007. Others were submitted by the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) and the Barrington Group. The recommendations contained in all three...
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (8 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. This includes responsibility for arrangements to ensure appropriate service delivery for General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme (medical card and GP visit card) patients. Services under the GMS Scheme are...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — North-South Co-operation: North-South Co-operation (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has designated University College Hospital Galway (UCHG) 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,...
- Written Answers — Health Levy: Health Levy (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Contribution was introduced by virtue of the Health Contributions Act 1979 and came into effect on the 6th April of that year. The contributions are levied on income at a percentage rate set in pursuance of the Health Contributions Act and are paid over to the Minister for Health and Children in respect of the Vote for the Health Service Executive. The current rate of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 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 (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 194 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issues...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 197 together. The Primary Care Strategy aims to increase health service capacity through the development of services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multidisciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has designated Waterford Regional Hospital as one of two cancer centres in the Managed Cancer Control Network for the HSE South. Professor Tom Keane took up his position as interim Director of the National Cancer Control Programme last November. The decision of the HSE to establish four managed cancer control networks and eight cancer centres under the Programme...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: BreastCheck commenced the screening process in the Western Region last May, with the provision of a mobile unit on the grounds of Roscommon County Hospital. I officially opened the BreastCheck static unit for the Western Region at University College Hospital Galway last December. An additional â¬26.7 million capital funding was provided for the construction of two new static units, eight...
- Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: In conjunction with the Office of Public Works, my Department is taking part in the Optimising Power @ Work Campaign. We have appointed an Energy Officer to work with the relevant Consultants assisting in rolling out the campaign. To date an energy audit has been carried out in our main HQ in Hawkins House. This audit will be used to develop a profile of use which will then be used to...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available within my Department in the format requested by the Deputy. Officials in my Department are examining the Deputy's request and will contact the Deputy as soon as possible regarding this matter.
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (8 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: Generic drugs are widely available in the Irish market, particularly in the hospital sector. Use of a proprietary drug or generic equivalent is a matter for the prescriber, in consultation with the patient. My Department supports the increased use of generics where appropriate and achievable in the Irish drugs market. A new agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association was...