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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health and Social Care Professionals Act was passed by the Oireachtas in 2005 and provides for the establishment of a system of statutory registration for 12 health and social care professions. The 12 professions to be regulated under the Act are clinical biochemists, dieticians, medical scientists, occupational therapists, orthoptists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, psychologists,...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Cooperation And Working Together (CAWT) has been appointed by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland and the Department of Health & Children as Delivery Agent for the INTERREG IV (Health) Programme. A number of projects are being taken forward under the Programme including the development of existing Urology Services in Letterkenny Hospital. This...
- Written Answers — Patient Private Property Fund: Patient Private Property Fund (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Payment in respect of retained interest on previously invested PPP funds has yet to be made in 2010. The HSE will identify the remaining recipients of these payments from records retained at each Care Centre nationally. There is no requirement on clients or next of kin to make an application for this payment.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The Irish Heart Foundation's (IHF) report, 'Cost of Stroke in Ireland', has been received in my Department and is currently being examined. I will be meeting with the IHF very shortly to discuss its contents.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Question Nos. 284 and 285 together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows in tabular format. As can be seen, the numbers employed at my Department have been falling steadily over the period concerned with overall numbers decreasing by 173 or 27%. This reduction has been achieved as a result of a number of developments including: the establishment...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Community Audiology Services provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) offer assessment and rehabilitation for medical card holders and for children. Children and young people up to 18 years are entitled to access HSE audiology services free of charge at the point of delivery. This covers screening, assessment, diagnostic and related investigations, treatment, habilitation,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Clinical Indemnity Scheme: Clinical Indemnity Scheme (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The information sought by the Deputy, where available, is set out below. The full cost to the State of funding obstetric claims met by the Clinical Indemnity Scheme for each year since it was first established are as follows: Year Paid Amount 2004 2,547,123.50 2005 1,514,557.34 2006 3,113,547.98 2007 5,630,002.60 2008 18,900,550.97 2009 15,110,461.40 2010 (To Date) 26,738,770.47...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has the operational and funding responsibility for the medical card and GP visit card benefits. It collates medical card and GP visit card data by county, age and gender. Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The Government's decision to limit the funding available to the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) was made in view of the current position of the public finances and the 60% increase in expenditure in the DTSS over the past five years. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has introduced measures to contain DTSS expenditure at the 2008 level of approximately â¬63 million. There are no...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Prescription charges do not apply to items supplied to patients under the Long Term Illness Scheme. Medical card holders are required to pay a 50c charge for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists, subject to a cap of â¬10 per month for each person or family. Prescription charges do not apply to children in the care of the HSE or to methadone...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: There are three legal advisors employed in my Department, each designated to different areas of the Department. One legal advisor is designated to the Office of the Minister for Children. In relation to the Health Service Executive, as this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.