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Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (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 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (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 — Health Services: Health 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 — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: My Department has made enquiries with the Health Service Executive (HSE) and has been advised that a letter issued to the Deputy on 10 October 2007 addressing the issues raised in the three previous Parliamentary Questions asked by him. The HSE has also advised my Department of the content of the information supplied to the Deputy. If the Deputy is dissatisfied with the HSE response, he...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health 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 question raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (4 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 — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (4 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 — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: The vast majority of patients in this country receive effective and safe treatment from the health services. However, international studies show that a minority of patients can be harmed through their care either in hospital or in the community. A very large number of people are treated in the health services each year in our country. There are over 1.1 million emergency presentations, a...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: Section 60 (1) of the Health Act 2004, states that "Each person who immediately before the establishment day, was an employee of a specified body is, on that day, transferred to and becomes an employee of the Executive." In accordance with this Section of the Act, no redundancies occurred, either of a compulsory or voluntary nature, as a specific consequence of the enactment of the Health...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. The HSE has informed my Department that all individual letters issued to public representatives are now being signed. However, in certain cases, acknowledgement and deficiency letters which are computer generated and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: The Health Services National Partnership Forum (HSNPF) is a joint management/trade union steering committee for workplace partnership in the Irish health service. The HSNPF was established in 1999 on foot of the provisions of Partnership 2000, the national agreement on social partnership then in place. It has continued to promote a partnership approach to change and problem solving in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below. The table shows the Revised Estimates Volume provisional outturns in respect of the Department of Health and Children for the years 1987-2004. Vote 40 in respect of the Health service Executive was established in 2005. The table shows the combined provisional outturns for the Department of Health and Children and the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) is conducting a fundamental review of how transport services are provided which will take into account the recent decisions made in relation to the designation of managed cancer control networks and cancer centres under the National Cancer Control Programme. The HSE is also putting in place a structured programme of quality assurance, support and...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 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 grounds...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: I am informed by the Health Service Executive that a reply has issued to Deputy Stanton on this matter on 30 November 2007.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: I understand that a response to Parliamentary Question 944 of 31 January 2007 was issued to the Deputy by the HSE on 30 January 2007 advising him of progress at that date in regard to the Towards 2016 commitment to implement the Pre-School Services Standardisation Project. I understand that a substantial amount of progress has been made during 2007 and that the Standardised Inspection Tool...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (4 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 — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: Disposal of redundant information technology equipment is carried out in line with Department of Finance circular 30/03 "Depreciation and Disposal of PCs and other computer hardware". Where equipment with hard drives are being disposed of, data are erased in compliance with industry standards to ensure that all information is removed. This is carried out in all cases regardless of whether...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: I refer to my reply to the Deputy of 27 November 2007 (Parliamentary Question Reference Number 31048/07). A Special Adviser to me acts as my Press Adviser. This function is supported by my Department's Press Office. In December 2002 there was one Press Officer appointed to the then Minister. She was also supported by the Department's Press Office at that time. In relation to the specific...

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Harney: My Department's websites do not use podcasts for communications purposes at present. There are no immediate plans to introduce such technology but the situation will be kept under review. None of the agencies directly funded by my Department have podcasts available for download on their websites. A small number of them will be considering whether to add this feature when next reviewing...