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Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 and 198 together. Under the Health Act 2004, responsibility for the funding of voluntary organisations who are involved in the provision of health and personal social services rests with the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the specific matter...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 214 together. The assessment of eligibility to medical cards is statutorily a matter for the Health Service Executive (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...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 193 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. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy in relation to the period from 2005 to date. My Department has...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (11 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 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...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. It is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (11 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 — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (11 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 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 (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I confirm receipt of information from Deputy Kenny, and can confirm that an acknowledgement issued from my Private Office on the 11 January 2008, and that further correspondence also issued to the Deputy on 28 January 2008. It is my practice where possible and practicable to facilitate meetings when requested to do so. I would be happy to facilitate a meeting between Deputy Kenny and/or his...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The law provides that persons aged 70 years or more are required to undergo a medical review for driving licence renewal purposes. This requirement is one which is determined by the Minister for Transport and is therefore outside my remit. In making arrangements for the provision of publicly funded GP services under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme, an agreement was negotiated...

Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The harmful effects of exposure to cigarette smoke are well known as is the fact that such exposure is particularly dangerous in enclosed spaces (including motor cars). Parents and others with responsibility for the welfare of children have a particular responsibility to ensure that such exposure does not take place.

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Under the Infection Diseases (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 707 of 2003), Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia is listed as a notifiable infectious disease. Diagnostic laboratories are required to report notifiable diseases to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. The data relates to the first isolate per patient per quarter and the information includes whether the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The 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 Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The 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 Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: An Bord Altranais has statutory responsibility for the registration of nurses under the Nurses Act, 1985 and the necessity for an individual to undergo a period of adaptation and assessment is solely a matter for An Bord. I am sure that the Deputy will appreciate that An Bord must process each application thoroughly to ensure that all those entered on the Register of Nurses are deemed...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Expanding the role of nurses and midwives is an ongoing process as the professions develop to meet the needs of the population. An Bord Altranais's Scope of Practice for Nursing and Midwifery provides a framework to enable role expansion. Developments in recent years have included moving from a 3 year diploma to a 4 year honours degree programme to educate new nurses, the creation of...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The assessment of eligibility to medical cards is statutorily a matter for the Health Service Executive (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...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The recruitment pause put in place in September 2007 was initiated as part of the HSE financial break-even plan to facilitate the delivery of services on budget in accordance with the provisions of the 2007 National Service Plan. This temporary pause in recruitment ended on 31st December 2007 and any posts falling vacant from 1st January 2008 can be filled subject to the provisions of a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 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 question raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...