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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to takes Questions Nos. 69, 72 and 241 together. The Government's decision to limit the funding available to the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) was made in view of the current position of the public finances and the 60% increase in expenditure in the DTSS over the past five years. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has introduced measures to contain DTSS expenditure at the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The Government has made clear that a critical part of its strategy to restore the public finances is to achieve sustainability in the cost of delivering public services relative to State revenues. To help achieve this goal, it will be necessary to restructure and reorganise the public service and to reduce public service numbers over the coming years. This requires that the moratorium on...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Details of the number of medical card and GP visit card holders 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...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (5 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The Government approved the development of legislation to underpin recommendations of the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance for a mandatory licensing system for public and private health service providers, including licensing for private hospitals. The Health Information and Quality Authority will be the licensing authority. The grant of licences will be linked to...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The HSE proposes that services for people with Cystic Fibrosis would be delivered by specialist cystic fibrosis centres either offering full care or supervision of structured shared care centres with satellite CF centres at the following sites: Dublin North: Beaumont (adult) linked with Children's University Hospital, Temple Street (children). Dublin South: St Vincent's University Hospital...
- Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Since 1st October 2010, medical card holders are required to pay a 50c charge for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists. The charges are subject to a cap of â¬10 per month for each person or family. Should a person or family pay more than â¬10, the HSE will issue refunds automatically on a quarterly basis based on the information received from...
- Written Answers — Hospital Acquired Infections: Hospital Acquired Infections (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Maintaining hospital hygiene practice is an essential component of the drive to reduce hospital associated infections. Health Care Associated Infections (HCAIs) continue to be a challenge for healthcare systems worldwide. Ireland is not unique in this regard and tackling HCAIs here continues to be a priority for the government and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). A National...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Consultation fees charged to private patients by general practitioners are a matter of private contract between the doctor and the patient. While I have no role in relation to such fees, I would expect general practitioners to have regard to the overall economic situation in setting their fees. My colleague the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation has also called on providers of...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: In 2007, both Health Departments agreed to undertake a Feasibility Study on the potential for future cooperation. A Project Board representative of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (NI), the Department of Health and Children, the Health Service Executive, and Cooperation And Working Together (CAWT) was established to oversee the Study. The Study examined the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As the detailed information sought by the Deputy on the number of acute hospital beds available in each region is a service matter, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 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 — Health Services: Health Services (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As the event referred to by the Deputy occurred outside the jurisdiction of the State, my Department has no function in any investigation into the matter. At my request, an official from my Department has raised the matter with the Medical Council. The Council has been requested to reply directly to the family.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The National Treatment Purchase Fund is responsible for the collation and reporting of national waiting list data and patients are placed on the national list only after they have been waiting three months. This is because many persons actually receive their treatment within three months and, in some cases, with little or no waiting. It is not appropriate to classify these patients as...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: .There are 1,305 adults and 69 children waiting for hearing aids following assessment. The average waiting time for adults is currently 3 to 4 months and the average waiting time for children is approximately 6 weeks. The total cost of hearing aids provided through HSE services to medical card holders in 2009 was just over â¬1.4m for adults and â¬0.3m for children. This does not include...
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Charges are levied for private patients availing of private and semi-private accommodation in public hospitals. In most, but not all, cases these charges are paid by private health insurance companies on behalf of their members. At the end of 2009 some â¬92.5 million in such charges was due to the HSE. Charges due include those billed to patients or their insurance companies where payment...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 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.