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- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Oct 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 (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The Primary Care Strategy aims to increase health service capacity through the development of services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of occupational therapists, general practitioners, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's health and social services needs can be properly met...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: BreastCheck commenced the screening process in the Southern region last week. I am committed to ensuring that the BreastCheck service is rolled out to the remaining regions in the country as quickly as possible. I have allocated additional revenue funding of â¬8 million to the National Cancer Screening Service for this year to meet the additional costs involved. The full complement of 111...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The amount spent by my Department, which includes the Office of the Minister for Children, Adoption Board and the General Register Office, on official hospitality in the past twelve months was ⬠58,427.45. This amount is the cost associated with State Receptions.
- Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department's role in relation to the regulation of the health insurance market is to provide the appropriate regulatory framework, thereby providing adequate statutory protection for the core principles of community rating, open enrolment and lifetime cover and also facilitating the development of the market. The Health Insurance Authority was set up under the Health Insurance Acts with a...
- Written Answers — Departmental Facilities: Departmental Facilities (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Canteen services are available in my Department in Hawkins House. These services are provided on a contract basis by a private company which complies with the Féile Bia accreditation scheme. The company has advised my Department that the beef, pork, chicken and lamb provided are of Irish origin.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Oct 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Oct 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 — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (31 Oct 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 Oct 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...
- Estimates for Public Services 2007 (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I move the following Supplementary Estimate: Vote 41 â Office of the Minister for Children (Supplementary Estimate). (I) Supplementary Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2007 for the provision of certain services in respect of children, including miscellaneous grants â â¬42.2 million. (II) Subheads under which this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of...
- Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Yes.
- Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I answer 500 questions a week.
- Supplementary Estimates 2007: Leave to Introduce (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I move: That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimate for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2007:â Vote 41 â Office of the Minister for Children (Supplementary Estimate).
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Oct 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (25 Oct 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 — Medical Certificates: Medical Certificates (25 Oct 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 — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (25 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 79, 83 and 86 together. I have previously outlined in detail to the Oireachtas the legal reasons why it is not possible for the HSE to negotiate with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU) on fees, prices or margins for their members. A detailed, fair and transparent consultation process, including independent economic analysis and public consultation, informed...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Oct 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Almost 130,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the number of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...