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- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 309 and 313 together. I have no proposals to introduce a ban on smoking in cars in which children under 16 years of age are being transported but I will keep the matter under review. There is ample research evidence on the harmful effects of exposure to cigarette smoke and on the fact that such exposure is particularly dangerous in enclosed spaces (including...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: A Strategic Review of Neurology services in Ireland has been undertaken by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The Review was overseen by a multidisciplinary Steering Group whose aim was to identify the current level of service provision and future requirements for neurology and neurophysiology services in Ireland. The specific objectives were to: Describe the epidemiology of neurological...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Sudden Cardiac Death Task Force Report recommended that the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) establish a national Cardiac Arrest Register. My Department has allocated funding of â¬200,000 to PHECC to facilitate the establishment of this register. The HSE North-West Area initiated a pilot scheme for an Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Register. PHECC will refine and extend...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: On 27 March 2008, the health service employers issued a comprehensive document to the IHCA and the IMO detailing the proposed terms and conditions of a new contract for consultants employed in the public health service. A copy of this document was also furnished to the independent chairman of the negotiations, Mr. Mark Connaughton SC, who, on 28 March, wrote formally to all the parties...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 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 (2 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I have been advised that the person in question was admitted to University Hospital Galway under the care of a Consultant Urologist on the 17 March 08 and was discharged on the 20 March 08.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) submits to the Minister for Health each year a service plan, which represents the level of services which the HSE is committed to providing given the funding which the Dáil has made available to it as part of the Estimates process. The Health Service Executive submitted its 2008 Service Plan to me in November 2007 following which...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has been informed of a number of investigations and reviews which are currently being or have recently been undertaken by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) into specific cases involving cancer services provided by the HSE. These involve the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, Cork University Hospital, Mid-Western...
- Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (2 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 that the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive investigate the matter of data...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I have no plans at present to expand the existing prenatal screening process and implement routine population based genetic testing. If there is clinical suspicion of genetically inherited disorders then it is good clinical practice to conduct these tests. My Department continues to keep evidence and practice in other countries under review and is actively considering the most appropriate...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: Avian flu, or "bird flu", is an infectious disease of birds caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. It can affect all species of birds and other animals and can very rarely infect humans. To date , there have been a small number of human cases of infection with the avian flu (H5N1) virus in situations where there has been very close human contact with infected birds. There is no...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The specific question raised by the Deputy in relation to blood collection bags for haemochromatosis patients relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the HSE under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this regard.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The current eligibility requirements for a Health (Amendment) Act Card, which entitles persons who have been infected with Hepatitis C through the administration within the State of blood and blood products, are set in primary legislation under the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act, 2006. The eligibility requirements for the Card are a positive diagnosis for Hepatitis C...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme contract, between individual general practitioners and the Health Service Executive (HSE), GPs are obliged to provide services in their practice premises or by way of domiciliary visits, as appropriate, for their medical card and GP visit card patients, for 40 hours each week. They must also make arrangements to enable contact to be made with...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The National Health Information Strategy sets out the strategic direction for the better use of information in the Irish health system. One of the recommendations in the Information Strategy was to develop a legislative framework that would provide the necessary statutory underpinning for the development of information systems that would enhance patient care, patient safety and the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Report of the National Task Force on Medical Staffing, 2003 set out a detailed implementation plan for reducing NCHD hours to meet the requirements of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD). Its recommendations centred on the introduction of a consultant-provided service and the appointment of additional consultants under new contractual arrangements. A national coordinator and...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I recognise that the number of General Practitioners (GPs) being trained at present is not sufficient to meet anticipated manpower need. In 2004, my Department agreed with the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) that the number of GP vocational training places should be increased from 84 to 150 on a phased basis over three years. Since 2005, an additional â¬6 million has been...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) as part of its financial monitoring and control process introduced a number of measures in September 2007. These measures included: all recruitment be suspended for September after which the situation would be reviewed; all foreign travel was cancelled for the remainder of the year; all Hotel bookings for meetings etc. were cancelled for the remainder of...