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- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The figures cited recently in the media as being on hospital waiting lists included patients waiting less than three months for their procedure. It has long been the practice, under several Governments, not to include patients waiting for hospital treatment for less than 3 months in published waiting list statistics. For example, in 1997, about 32,000 patients were on such waiting lists for...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is in the process of being compiled pursuant to the Deputy's similar question of 2 October last. As the Deputy will appreciate, compiling data covering a ten year timespan, under a number of headings, and relating to a multiplicity of agencies will take time. Every effort is being made to provide the information as speedily as possible.
- Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: All memoranda for Government that are prepared by the Department of Health and Children evaluate the potential impacts on poverty and social exclusion of policy proposals, in accordance with the requirements specified in the Cabinet Handbook. Training of Department of Health and Children staff in respect of poverty impact assessment is ongoing. As part of the roll out of poverty impact...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 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 — Nuclear Safety: Nuclear Safety (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) is responsible for measuring the levels of radioactivity in foodstuffs and in the environment on an ongoing basis and for assessing the significance of these levels. Their data indicate that the levels of radioactivity in the Irish environment â and in fish caught in the Irish Sea â are extremely low and do not pose a significant...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 187 together. In June 2005, a number of concerns aboutbreast cancer services at Barrington's Hospital, Limerick were expressed over the phone to an official of my Department by a Consultant employed by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The majority of the concerns reflected the fact that the breast cancer service at Barringtons Hospital had a...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 and 210 together. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. The HSE's responsibility includes implementing the recommendations of the Orthodontic Review Group. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Oct 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 — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: There are no statutory powers available to my Department to address the issue of the cost of private dental treatment. Consequently, the fees charged by dental practitioners for treatment to their private patients is a matter between the practitioner and the patient. Last month, I announced the research and development of a new National Oral Health Policy. This new oral health policy will be...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, the management and delivery of health and personal social services are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. This includes operational responsibility for the medical card and GP visit card application and assessment process. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 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 numbers 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...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 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, including infection control, 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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The HSE's responsibility includes the provision of dental treatment for children. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 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 — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (17 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The National Cancer Control Strategy does not recommend the introduction of a population based screening programme for prostate cancer as there is currently insufficient evidence available. This position is consistent with the Recommendations adopted by the European Union which advocate the introduction of cancer screening programmes which have demonstrated their efficacy having regard to...