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Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: The Renewed Programme for Government re-affirms the Government's commitment to the current co-location programme. Preferred bidders have been selected for six co-located projects. The co-location programme is a complex public procurement process. A core principle underlying the co-location initiative is that the private sector should bear all normal business risks. It is a matter for each...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 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 Services: Health Services (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: Matters relating to services have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. I acknowledge the evidence of the benefits of early interventions for diabetes patients suffering foot problems. GPs are competent in managing diabetes and all of its complications including those affecting the foot. In relation to the diabetic foot screening programme, this has been...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: In 2009 my Department received a total of 5,797 Parliamentary Questions, 55% (3,179 P.Q.s) of which were referred to other bodies, mainly the HSE for reply. These questions related to operational issues, a large number of which concerned individual cases. The operation of the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE (PAD) allows for the centralised receipt, assignment and tracking of...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 109 together. The Government decided in July 2005 that the best option for improving geographic access for patients in the North West to radiation oncology services in the short term was to facilitate access to Belfast City Hospital and accordingly, a Service Level Agreement is in place for the referral of radiation oncology patients from Donegal to...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2010 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number currently being assessed by my Department. The Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: There are four categories of fees payable to chairpersons and directors of non-commercial state-sponsored bodies. The applicable category is determined by the salary of the CEO of the body relative to certain Civil Service salary scales. In some Bodies fees are approved in respect of the Chairperson only. The applicable rates from 1st January 2006 were:

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: I can confirm that methadone prescribed for pain relief is available under the General Medical Services scheme. End of Take

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: The contract between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and general practitioners (GPs) under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme stipulates that fees are not paid to GPs by the HSE in respect of certain medical certificates which may be required, for example, "under the Social Welfare Acts or for the purposes of insurance or assurance policies or for the issue of driving licences"....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: Most recent figures supplied by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department show 343,399 medical card holders aged 70 or over as at 1st September 2010. Following the enactment of the Health Act 2008, the HSE wrote to all medical card holders aged 70 or over in January 2009 advising them to complete a return slip if they were over the threshold for a medical card. Approximately,...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: Details of the number of medical cards and GP visit cards are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The figures are provided on a net basis, showing the balance after new cards have been issued and other cards, as appropriate, have been deleted from the Executive's database, e.g. following a review of a person's circumstances. The most recent figures...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 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 (7 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 Services: Health Services (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. Subject to the resources available to it, the National Treatment Purchase Fund may arrange treatment for patients who have been on a surgical waiting list for more than three months. It is open to the person in question or anyone acting on their behalf to contact the Fund directly in relation to their case.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (6 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 179 together. As this is a service matter, the Deputy's questions have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (6 Oct 2010)

Mary Harney: A catch up programme for BCG vaccination is currently in place in Cork City and County for those aged up to 15 years. In order to assess the position fully, the Chief Medical Officer of my Department has asked the HSE to provide information about the routine administration of BCG in all regions of the country, to identify areas where BCG vaccination is not being administered and outline what...