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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: At present, medical cards are granted primarily on the basis of means and individual circumstances. Under the Health Act, 2004, determination of eligibility for medical cards is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Persons aged seventy years and over are automatically entitled to a medical card, irrespective of means. The HSE has discretion, in cases of exceptional need, to...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Nov 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Nov 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 — Health Services: Health Services (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: Child health examinations are provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to children under 6 years of age and children attending national school in accordance with Section 66 of the Health Act, 1970. Under Section 67 of that Act, such children are eligible for HSE ophthalmic services in respect of problems noted at child health examinations. As the Health Service Executive has the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Nov 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 (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: My Department has been informed by the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive that the Executive will be in a position to provide a reply to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayments Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayments Scheme (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The health repayment scheme was launched in August 2006 and is administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in conjunction with the appointed Scheme Administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 provides a clear legal framework to repay recoverable health charges. The scheme covers only those persons with full eligibility who were charged under the Health...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The numbers of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health system have increased significantly in recent years, in tandem with the high level of investment in the development in new services. In December 2006, a revised employment ceiling for the health service of 108,000 expressed in whole time equivalents was sanctioned, representing an increase of...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The report referred to by the Deputy was commissioned from PA Consulting by the Health Service Executive. My Department has therefore asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy regarding the report.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: There is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; however in practice arrangements have been made in several regions to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of any arrangements for community chiropody services and the level of service provided were a matter for individual health boards and...

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: Deputy Kenny himself was keen to make a mudguard of me.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: On a point of order, I read——

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: I believe what the Deputy is saying but I read in a newspaper today that a certain person had phoned my office and left a message. Staff in the private office in the Department of Health and Children checked all of the messages left.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: I must be fair to people who are not here but if the Deputy gives me the number of the person in question I will be happy to call him.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: There were only 19 cases of breast cancer in the region.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The board of the HSE is appointed by the Government and me and it is accountable to me. I have asked the chairman of the HSE to carry out a full inquiry relating to these matters, particularly the subject of how patients were managed from the time the HSE became aware of the issues surrounding the situation in Portlaoise. The board met this evening and that process will be put in place.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The board of the HSE is made up of honest people, many of whom work in the public sector, some of whom come from the private sector, all of whom give a huge amount of time to their tasks. Mr. Michael McLoone comes from Donegal and the poor man has been subjected to terrible criticism for missing meetings due to personal issues. Notwithstanding the fact that the organisation is three years...

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: That is a fine example because co-location is widely available in all of our public hospitals. Nearly half of the patients in the hospital in my constituency last year were private. They were housed in a public hospital funded and staffed by taxpayers and I want to change the fact that some patients are treated on a preferential basis. This is at the heart of the review of the consultants'...

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: I do remember because on this day 22 years ago I voted in favour of it, but we have all moved on a long way since then. I may not be objective in this matter but I reject the motion of no confidence in me. Patients come first, the cancer plan will be implemented and I will fully support Professor Keane and the team he assembles. I guarantee that I will leave no stone unturned when working...

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: He did the two together.