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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 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 (22 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 — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: This information is not readily available in the format requested by the Deputy. Officials in my Department are examining the relevant legislation and statutory instruments and will forward the information requested to the Deputy as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (22 Mar 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.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I would be concerned if that were the case because I do not wish to preclude anyone from starting his or her own business, but I am advised the dispensing role of a hospital pharmacist will count towards the three-year experience requirement. Earlier this afternoon, I referred to legal advice the IPU had received regarding the contract negotiations, but I was in error. I am sorry if that...

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: They are not being included as retail pharmacies.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I am assured the hospital pharmacists are included.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: There is a little confusion. They are included in the context of their dispensing role to outpatients. The bulk of their work relates to patients in hospitals. However, earlier I listed a number of drugs dispensed by hospital pharmacists to outpatients and that is effectively the same as a retail pharmacy business.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Absolutely.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Approximately 50 hospitals are registered for that purpose currently.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I will certainly ensure such people are covered because I would not want a situation to arise where somebody who has worked for 20 years in a hospital pharmacy is not able to open his or her own pharmacy if he or she chooses to do so. I will ensure that is certain.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Section 27 covers that situation. I have tabled amendment No. 39 to deal with the same situation.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Obviously, a supervising pharmacist must be in charge. There is no question of a pharmacy running for five years unsupervised. I do not know whether there would be an issue if we reduced it.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I do not know whether it would be a big issue if it were three or four years.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Clearly, it would be an issue if nobody was in charge of the place and if the business was running for five years unsupervised. It took somebody Senator Minihan knows four and a half years to resolve issues around a pharmacy.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: Is the Senator talking about pharmacists who had their contracts revoked?

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: I am not aware of it. Perhaps the Senator will bring it to our attention. I do not believe it is provided for in this legislation.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: They were referred to in old Acts and it is to ensure people who are not pharmacists do not use these titles.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Mary Harney: My understanding is that such doctors are not present on the same basis as members of the committee. They are present purely in an advisory capacity. I must take advice and will have the matter checked.