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Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Over 120,000 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 such...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) established an Orthodontic Review Group in 2006. The Group was broadly representative of the orthodontic profession and also included representation from the HSE, my Department and the dental schools. The terms of reference for the group were: to review the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee Reports; to examine the recommendations within the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Mar 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 (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) established an Orthodontic Review Group in 2006. The Group was broadly representative of the orthodontic profession and also included representation from the HSE, my Department and the dental schools. The terms of reference for the group were: to review the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee Reports; to examine the recommendations within the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: No complaints regarding individual patients have been received by my Department regarding alleged irreversible damage to children's teeth. Any such damage, if it occurred, is a matter for consideration by the Dental Council as it is the appropriate statutory regulatory body for complaints of that nature.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Mar 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 respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Out of hours co-operatives allow general practitioners to put in place arrangements to provide services to their patients, while their surgeries are closed in the evenings, on weekends and bank holidays. The development of GP co-operatives is in line with the overall health service policy of strengthening primary care services and ensuring that to the greatest extent possible, people's care...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Mar 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Mar 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (27 Mar 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Mar 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 (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: The HSE has responsibility for the day to day funding in the health sector, including the hospital referred to in the Deputy's question. It also has responsibility for the planning and management of capital projects under its Capital Investment Programme.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: The Ombudsman for Children was appointed in December, 2003 and the Office was established in March 2004. The funding made available to the Office of the Ombudsman for Children for the years 2004-07 is set out as follows. Year â'¬000 2007 2,100 2006 1,263 2005 1,019 2004 276

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Mar 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 — : (27 Mar 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 Procedures: Hospital Procedures (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: My Department is currently examining the development of a rehabilitation action plan for people with disabilities including those with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). In the last two years the Health Service Executive (HSE), and the voluntary sector funded by the HSE, have undertaken specific actions in regard to service provision for people with ABI, such as the expansion of neurological...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: The development of the National Paediatric Hospital is being overseen by a joint HSE/Department of Health and Children Transition Group. The current stage of the process involves the preparation of a high level framework brief for the new hospital. The brief is being developed for the Transition Group by Rawlinson Kelly & Whittlestone Ltd (RKW), an established UK-based health care planning...

Pharmacy Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I thank all the Deputies who contributed to the debate. I am grateful for the support of all parties for the principles underlined in the Bill. It is generally acknowledged that legislation in this area is long overdue. Deputy Twomey in particular was heavily critical of the rushed nature of this Bill. I accept it is normally not good practice to rush legislation through the Houses of the...

Pharmacy Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Okay.

Pharmacy Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I do not believe anybody was spreading anything dishonest.