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Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: The 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 the specific matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Stage Agencies: Stage Agencies (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: The level of remuneration (with salary scale where appropriate) for the CEOs of state agencies under the aegis of the Department of Health and Children are provided in the table, along with pension scheme membership. A CEO on the PPC rate pays the Class A rate of PRSI contribution and makes a contribution in respect of personal superannuation benefits. A CEO on the non-PPC rate pays the...

Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: The 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 the specific matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together. 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/issue raised by the Deputy. My...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together. The decisions of the HSE in relation to four managed cancer control networks and eight cancer centres will be implemented on a managed and phased basis. The HSE plans to have completed 50% of the transition to the cancer centres by the end of 2008 and 80-90% by the end of 2009. Discussions between the HSE and the networks will focus on...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to 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 Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (16 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 — Health Services: Health Services (16 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 Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. The Health Service Executive has informed my Department that over 30,000 applications have been received to date. The scheme is progressing as speedily as possible and every effort is being made to complete repayments. The HSE has...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: My Department is currently preparing legislation to clarify and update existing legislation on eligibility for health and personal social services. The Bill will define specific health and personal services more clearly; define who should be eligible for what services; set out clear criteria for eligibility; establish when and in what circumstances charges may be made and provide for an...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: My Department has produced five Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) to date. RIAs were not carried out in three instances for the following separate reasons: the measure involved a minor technical amendment to existing legislation; significant components of the RIA were dealt with in the Memorandum for Government; emergency legislation was involved.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 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 such...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: Under Part 10 of the Health Act 2004, the health boards were dissolved and their functions and employees transferred to the Health Service Executive. Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (16 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 — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: My Department, on receipt of the correspondence referred to, requested the Health Service Executive to arrange to have the matters raised investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the person in question. My Department is advised by the Health Service Executive that the Patient Services Manager at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital has been in direct contact with the individual...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to the operation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, my Department has asked the Chief Executive of the Fund to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the information requested.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: The GP visit card was introduced in 2005 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 from visiting their GP. Since the beginning of 2005 substantial changes have been made to the way in which people's eligibility for a medical card is assessed and these...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. As the Deputy will be aware my Department is not one of the Departments scheduled for decentralisation under the Government's Decentralisation Programme. To date forty seven civil servants have transferred to decentralising Departments from my Department. Further details in respect of the transfer of these officers is available from the...