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- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jan 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 — Data Protection: Data Protection (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: I am informed that in my Department no serious instances have occurred where personal data were compromised in any way. We have on record a valid complaint where a letter dealing with a sensitive matter should have been subject to better quality assurance and a more secure postal facility. A procedure has been put in place to rectify this. With regard to my Department and health agencies...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) has the operational and funding responsibility for this benefit, it is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has therefore 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 — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides for a range of dental services for adult medical card holders from participating dentists holding contracts with the Health Service Executive (HSE). The DTSS Review Group was established in May, 2006 to undertake a comprehensive review of Primary Care Oral Health Services provided under the DTSS. Represented on the Review Group are the HSE,...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: The National Cancer Screening Service is planning to roll out the National Cervical Screening Programme on a national basis around the middle of this year. Women aged 25 to 44 years old will be screened every 3 years; women aged 45 to 60 will be screened every 5 years. The Service will be available free of charge to eligible women. Approximately 230,000 women will be screened annually,...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Repayment Scheme was launched by the Health Service Executive and the appointed scheme administrator on 14 August 2006 by way of a national advertising campaign. An extensive advertising and publicity campaign was undertaken to ensure that eligible applicants who wished to do so submitted an application prior to the closing date of 31 December 2007. This campaign included a series...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (30 Jan 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: A budget allocation of â¬16.8m for non-capital expenditure for 2008 has been indicated by my Department to the Health Information and Quality Authority. This represents an increase of â¬9.6m or 133% over last year's expenditure. The capital allocation for 2008 is â¬3m.
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: The 2007 Pharmacy Act allows for the removal of the restriction on pharmacists educated in other EU or EEA countries owning, managing or supervising a pharmacy in Ireland that is less than three years old â the derogation under Article 2.2 of Council Directive 85/433/EEC. My motivation in providing for the removal of this derogation was to facilitate the many Irish pharmacy graduates who,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 455 and 456 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, including the payment of travel allowances to eligible personnel, has been provided as part of its overall vote. The Executive is the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: Details of the numbers of medical card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The table below shows the number of persons with medical cards and the proportion of the national population which this represents, on the dates requested by the Deputy. In interpreting this information, it is necessary to take account of the fact that the HSE (and...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 459 and 460 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has the operational and funding responsibility for the granting of medical cards. It collates medical card data by county, age and gender. Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address these matters and to have a reply issued directly...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: It is a matter for the Health Service Executive to manage its human resources, including matters relating to payroll such as PAYE/PRSI deductions. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (30 Jan 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 question raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reviews: Departmental Reviews (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: The Value for Money and Policy Review assessment of the Allocation and Utilisation of Funding in Acute Hospitals is focused on HSE Hospital Network 2 (Southern Area Group) which is being used as the model for this study. The review will, however, have wider national relevance. The consultants were asked to provide a systemic analysis of the allocation and utilisation of funding for...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 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 question raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: There are two systems that can be used to ascertain an individual's wishes on organ donation: the opt-in system and the opt-out system. The former system (which operates in this country) requires the specific consent of the donor or, where he or she is deceased, their relatives, before organs or tissues are removed. The opt-out system presumes that all deceased persons consent to donation...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, 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 Executive...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 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.