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Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (19 Feb 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Feb 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: Under the terms of the Employment Control Framework introduced in December 2006, the HSE is required to obtain the prior approval of my Department and the Department of Finance for the filling of posts at Grade VIII and above. I wish to advise that, so far this year, my Department has approved the filling of six posts at Grade VIII and above. It might be noted that five are vacant posts and...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Feb 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 (19 Feb 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287 and 288 together. As the Deputy's question relates to the operation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, my Department has asked the Chief Executive of the Fund to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the information requested.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Feb 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 — Judicial Proceedings: Judicial Proceedings (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: My Department has not yet been furnished with details of the costs in the action referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Feb 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 number of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (19 Feb 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 — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: There are no companies in which my Department holds an equity stake.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the report by Dr Ronnie Pollock which was commissioned by the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland. I understand that the report was published in 2005.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: The Deputy may be referring to the High Level Framework Brief for the new national paediatric hospital, prepared on behalf of the HSE by Rawlinson Kelly & Whittlestone Ltd (RKW), an established UK-based health care planning company. The details of the report were announced in October last by the Health Service Executive and the report is available on the HSE website, www.hse.ie. The High...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 and 325 together. The review of acute hospital services in the HSE South which is being chaired by Prof. Gerry Wrixon will identify the appropriate model for acute service provision in Cork and Kerry and will recommend how best to reconfigure acute hospital services in the area to deliver on this model. I am advised by the HSE that the final draft is...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 306 and 307 together. There is ongoing North/South co-operation in relation to many health issues. I met with Minister McGimpsey, Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland in October and November 2007. The specific issue of MRSA/hospital associated infections was not discussed on those particular occasions. However, since the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 309 and 311 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 multi-disciplinary 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 — Health Services: Health Services (19 Feb 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. 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: Medical cards are made available to persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services. The assessment of eligibility to medical 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive National Service Plan, 2008 includes a provision for the implementation of a screening programme for cystic fibrosis in newborns by the end of 2008. My Department has requested the Executive to reply directly to the Deputy on the specific issues raised.