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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The assessment of eligibility to medical cards and GP visit cards is statutorily a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) and, with the exception of persons aged over 70 who have an automatic entitlement to a medical card, 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...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Mar 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Mar 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 (13 Mar 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Mar 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 Services: Hospital Services (13 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The provision of post mortem examinations in public hospitals is a matter for the hospital concerned in the first instance. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of public hospital services was assigned to 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...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The Primary Care Strategy aims to develop services in the community to give people direct access to integrated mutli-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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 177 together. Over recent years, considerable funding has been made available for the completion of capital projects at Naas General Hospital. In drawing up its capital plan, the Health Service Executive is required to prioritise the projects to be progressed within its overall capital funding allocation. The HSE has been finalising its capital plan...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 to 153, inclusive, together. The HSE has designated Limerick Regional Hospital and University College Hospital Galway as the two cancer centres in the Managed Cancer Control Network for the HSE Western Region. Waiting times for routine investigations can, and will be, reduced by making better use of the existing capacity. The National Cancer Control...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Following disclosures about the provision of breast cancer services at Barrington's Hospital and Medical Centre, it was agreed to commission an independent review of patients' files in the Hospital during the period 1 September, 2003 to 10 August, 2007. The Chairperson of the review team is Dr. Henrietta Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of the All-Ireland Cancer Foundation and former Chief...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Mar 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 (12 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 157 together. 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...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I take it that the Deputy is referring to public acute hospitals. My Department has been informed by the Health Service Executive in relation to public acute hospital services that gender mixing occurs in high dependency units such as intensive care, coronary care and accident and emergency departments as well as in small geriatric assessment units. Outside of these areas, gender mixing may...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Mar 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 Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 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 issue...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Mar 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 — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (12 Mar 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Mar 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Over 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 number 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 such...