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- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health (Amendment) (No 2) Act 2010 provides that from 1st October 2010, medical card holders will pay a 50c charge for items supplied to them by community pharmacists on the prescription of a GP, dentist or nurse who is entitled to prescribe. The charges will be subject to a cap of â¬10 per month for each person or family. Where a person or family pays more than â¬10 per month the HSE...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: Details of the number of medical card holders and GP visit card holders are provided by the Health Service Executive to my Department on a monthly basis. The most recent figures received from the Executive reflect the position as at the 1st August 2010 and show 1,568,269 medical card holders and 109,075 GP visit card holders on that date.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: There are two main cost factors associated with medical cards and GP visit cards, firstly the capitation and other fees made to General Practitioners (GPs) and, secondly, the cost of drugs supplied to patients. GPs who hold contracts under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme with the Health Service Executive (HSE) are remunerated through a range of fees and payments, most of which were...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: The Renewed Programme for Government re-affirms the Government's commitment to the current co-location programme. Preferred bidders have been selected for six co-located projects. The co-location programme is a complex public procurement process. It is a matter for each successful bidder to arrange its finance under the terms of the relevant Project Agreement. The co-location initiative,...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: The Government's policy is to achieve fair access by patients to publicly-funded hospital capacity based on clinical need. While patients may be treated in public hospitals on a private basis, the primary role of the public hospital system is to provide services for public patients. The 2008 consultants' contract includes new measures to strengthen the management, monitoring and control of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: Medical Consultants working in the public health service are employed by either the Health Service Executive or a Voluntary Hospital. In this regard my Department does not have specific details of average salaries paid to medical consultants and I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy concerning these. More generally, 90% of permanent consultants working in the public health service...
- 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (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 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 — 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred again to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: My Department has again requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to arrange for a reply to issue to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: My Department has been advised by the HSE that a reply has issued to the Deputy in this case.
- Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: I understand that a reply issued to the Deputy by email from the Health Service Executive on Tuesday, September 28th 2010.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred again to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred again to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: My Department has again requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to arrange for a reply to issue to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Harney: As stated in my previous response, the information sought by the Deputy is not provided by the Health Service Executive to my Department as a matter of routine. Therefore, my Department has again requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.