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- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (11 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75, 80, 81, 86 and 89 together. My Department and the HSE have been reviewing the pharmaceutical supply chain, with a view to seeking value for money in the State's drugs bill in order to better fund existing and innovative therapies without compromising continuity of supply or patient safety. An HSE-led negotiating team, including officials from my...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 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 health care professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (11 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 (11 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 — Health Services: Health Services (11 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 Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (11 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I assume the Deputy is referring to A Fair Deal, the new Nursing Home Support Scheme which is due to commence on 1 January 2008. The current system of nursing home support is not predictable or sustainable. People who need care face different costs depending on whether they are in public or private nursing homes. People in private nursing homes may qualify for a nursing home subvention...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 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 — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (11 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The Programme for Government contains a commitment that orthodontic cases can be referred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) by creating an orthodontic fund to treat children who have been waiting the longest for treatment. Officials from my Department will examine the steps involved in advancing this issue while also having discussions with the National Treatment Purchase Fund.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 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 (11 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — : (11 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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 — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (11 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The 2007 Pharmacy Act allows for the removal of the restriction on pharmacists educated in other EU or EEA countries owning, managing or supervising a pharmacy in Ireland that is less than three years old â the derogation under Article 2.2 of Council Directive 85/433/EEC. My motivation in removing this derogation was to facilitate the many Irish pharmacy graduates who, because of the...
- Seanad: Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (11 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I am pleased to take this Adjournment matter. When I saw this item on my private secretary's desk earlier today, I said that it could not possibly be from Senator Ross. I thought he must have made a mistake because I did not believe the consumer's champion could possible table such a motion. Senator Ross and I are good friends. We attended Trinity College together and I have strongly...
- Seanad: Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (11 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: No. That is not to say that if vulnerable people suffer, I will not take notice. The pharmacists will receive between â¬3.25 and â¬18.40 per item they dispense. There might be three items on a prescription or only one. We want to achieve a better balance between the way they are paid on the GMS, for which they receive the professional fee, and the DPMS, for which they get a fee and a...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Sanction for payment of pay increases due under the final phase of the previous Social Partnership Agreement, Sustaining Progress, and the first and second phase of the current Social Partnership Agreement, Towards 2016, was refused in relation to ambulance personnel, HSE West, members of SIPTU, due to their non-co-operation with a move to a new combined ambulance and fire control centre â...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 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 Services: Health Services (10 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (10 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 — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: 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 groups with a specific interest. To date, no application for National Lottery...