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Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The National Cancer Screening Service is planning to roll out the National Cervical Screening Programme on a national basis in early 2008. I have allocated additional revenue funding of €5 million to the Service this year for this purpose and an additional 30 posts have been approved. It is expected that approx. 240,000 women will be screened annually. Women aged 25 to 44 years old will...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme, medical card holders are entitled to general practitioner services from General Practitioners who hold a GMS contract with the Health Service Executive (HSE), and to a range of prescribed medicines free of charge. The GMS contract is a diagnosis and treatment contract and gives effect to the statutory requirement of the HSE to provide General...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (8 Nov 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. The Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive has informed my Department that a reply has issued to the Deputy on 25th October 2007.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: I am informed that the individual concerned had 14.3397 years service given over a 16.2575 year career that included 1.9178 years unpaid leave. A once off ex-gratia payment of €3,196.54 was authorised by the Department on the 07-11-2003 as the former employee was not a member of the superannuation scheme. Under Circular 23/2005 — Public Service Pension Reform Revised Arrangements for...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (8 Nov 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (8 Nov 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The National Task Force on Medical Staffing, chaired by Mr. David Hanly, was set up to:— devise a strategy for reducing the average working hours of non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) so as to achieve the requirements of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD); address the consequent medical staffing needs of Irish hospitals ; analyse the practical implications of moving to a...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: While my Department has not conducted specific research on cocaethylene, I am aware that international research has established a link between the combined use of alcohol and cocaine and morbidity. When cocaine is taken with alcohol its combines in the system to form the drug cocaethylene which is more toxic than using either drug alone. The combined use of alcohol and cocaine has, I...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Health Service 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: Since July 2001, all persons aged 70 and over have a statutory entitlement to a medical card. Information provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department indicates that as of 1 October 2007, 343,975 persons aged 70 or over held a medical card. General Practitioners who hold a General Medical Services (GMS) contract with the HSE to provide services to medical card patients...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: To date, my Department has not provided funding to the Asthma Society in 2007. Applications for funding from the Health and Children National Lottery allocation are received from individuals, groups, and organisations with an involvement in the provision of health services to specific client groups and national groups providing information and support regarding disability and illness and...

Written Answers — General Register Office: General Register Office (8 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: An tArd Chláraitheoir, the Registrar General, is the person with the statutory responsibility for the administration of the civil registration system in Ireland. I have made enquiries with an tArd Chláraitheoir and the position is as set out below. The provisions of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 concerning marriages were commenced on 5 November 2007. From this date, there is a...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (8 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 Services 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Nov 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Nov 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 — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (7 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together. The Civil Registration Act, 2004 allows for the graduated commencement of the various provisions. Section 27 of the Act was commenced on 2nd March, 2004 and section 65 was commenced on 1st October 2004. The Civil Registration Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005, with effect from 5th December 2005 commenced the following provisions: Section...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: The amounts paid in respect of travel and subsistence by my Department for the period January to September for each of the years 2006 and 2007 were €0.6m and €0.649m respectively. The increase in the amount paid in 2007 over 2006 was due to increased rates of travel and subsistence and an increase in the number of travel claims processed in 2007 over the same period in 2006.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (7 Nov 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 — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (7 Nov 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. The implementation of the National Cancer Control Programme is a major priority for me and for this Government. I fully support the appointment by the Health Service Executive (HSE) of Prof. Tom Keane as Interim National Cancer Control Director. The delivery of cancer services on a programmatic basis will serve to ensure equity of...