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- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (5 Dec 2007)
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 — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Visiting patients in hospital is an integral part of every day health service life and is something that can be beneficial to the patients, their families and friends. However, the growing threat of hospital infections, from MRSA or vomiting bugs, has necessitated the drawing up of more restrictive visiting guidelines. It is difficult to find evidence of the clinical effectiveness of any...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Dec 2007)
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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I am aware of concerns raised regarding services pressures at the Maternity Unit at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise arising from a significant increase in activity at the unit. The Health Service Executive informed my Department that it is fully committed to upgrading facilities in the Maternity Unit at the Hospital. In this regard, the Executive advised that â¬3m capital funding...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (5 Dec 2007)
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 — Electromagnetic Field Levels: Electromagnetic Field Levels (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The consensus of scientific opinion to date regarding possible adverse health effects from electromagnetic fields (EMF) exposure is that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between such exposure and ill health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assessed the many reviews carried out in this area and has indicated that exposures below the limits recommended by the International...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Dec 2007)
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. In 2005 the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on moderate and lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2007)
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 — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department has made inquiries of the Health Service Executive which administers the Local Government Superannuation Scheme of which the employee in question is a member. The HSE have informed my Department that the employee's file has been reviewed under the terms of circular letter 23/2005 (Public Service Reform, Revised arrangements for part-time Public Health Service Employees). The...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2007)
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...
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (Tobacco Products) (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: We hope Deputy Stagg is the right half.
- Written Answers — Departmental Publications: Departmental Publications (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The 2006 Annual Report of the Department of Health and Children was published in June 2007 and is available on the Department's Website. The 2007 Annual Report is in the course of preparation, with a view to publication early in 2008.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Dec 2007)
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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Dec 2007)
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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: As I have previously informed the Deputy, the National Cancer Screening Service Board (Establishment) Order, 2006 was signed by me on 14 December 2006 and came into effect on 1 January 2007. The Order provides that the quorum for a meeting of the Board is five members. I signed an Appointment Order in respect of five members of the Board on 20 December 2006 with effect from 1 January 2007....
- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214, 219 and 220 together. Details of public office opening hours and public phone line availability for functions under my Department's control are outlined in tabular form. Function Times (excl. Bank Holidays) Department of Health and Children main phone line 9 amâ5:45 pm Monday to Friday Adoption Board main phone line and public office 9.30 am to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 to 217, inclusive, together. I introduced the GP visit card in November 2005 as a graduated benefit so that people on moderate and lower incomes, particularly parents of young children who do not qualify for a medical card, would not be deterred on cost grounds from visiting their GP. Details of the numbers of GP visit card holders are provided each month...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Forms falling within the core remit of my Department are available on line, but cannot at present be completed on line. However, the number of such forms is quite small. The General Register Office (GRO), which is the central civil repository for records relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages in the State, administers a significant number and volume of forms, and I understand that these...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy is aware the new reimbursement pricing arrangements for drugs and medicines under the GMS and community drugs schemes were announced by the HSE on 17th September 2007. I have previously outlined in detail to the Oireachtas the legal provisions under competition law which prevent the Health Service Executive (HSE) from negotiating with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU) on...