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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. Subject to the resources available to it, the National Treatment Purchase Fund may arrange treatment for patients who have been on a surgical waiting list for more than three months. It is open to the person in question or anyone acting on their behalf to contact the Fund directly in relation to their case.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: The management of out-patient waiting lists is a matter for the HSE and the individual hospitals concerned. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Equipment: Hospital Equipment (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's questions relate to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: I have no plans to provide for the granting of medical cards to any particular group as a whole. Under the Health Act, 2004, determination of eligibility for medical cards is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. The HSE has discretion, in cases of exceptional need, to provide assistance to individuals where undue hardship would otherwise be caused.
- Written Answers — Professional Qualifications: Professional Qualifications (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: I presume the Deputy is referring to the application by the person, whose details are supplied, to have her professional qualifications recognised under Directive 2005/36/EC for the purposes of seeking employment in the publicly-funded health service in Ireland. Persons should not seek such employment unless their qualifications have been recognised. This Directive applies to all EEA...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In this regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. With regard to...
- Written Answers — Cross-Border Co-operation: Cross-Border Co-operation (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: In 2007, both Health Departments agreed to undertake a Feasibility Study on the potential for future cooperation. A Project Board representative of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (NI), the Department of Health and Children, the Health Service Executive, and Cooperation And Working Together (CAWT) was established to oversee the Study. The Study examined the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: There are 180 official mobile phones/blackberries in use by officers of my Department. The users are mainly Assistant Principal and above. The Department has a framework agreement with Vodafone that gives unlimited landline calls both local and national and unlimited texts and calls to national mobiles (085, 086 and 087) for a fixed price per month of â¬18.50 plus vat. Officials incurring...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: There were 470.91 whole time equivalents employed in my Department at 31/08/2010. The following table details the breakdown of staff in my Department by grade. Grade No. of Staff 31/08/2010 Secretary General 1.00 Deputy Secretary 1.00 Assistant Secretary 6.00 Principal Officer 32.30 Assistant Principal Officer 85.20 Administrative Officer 13.50 Higher Executive Officer 87.13...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. However, I would like to advise the Deputy that the scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the hospital in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In this regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. With regard to...