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Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (6 Feb 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.

Written Answers — Pharmaceutical Services: Pharmaceutical Services (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: In 2005, a process was begun to examine all aspects of the drugs supply chain, with a view to achieving greater value for money in the pricing and supply of drugs and medicines to the health services and the GMS and community drugs schemes, consistent with patient safety and continuity of supply. This process was agreed by the Cabinet Committee on Health. A joint HSE/Department of Health and...

Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 provides a clear legal framework to repay recoverable health charges for publicly funded long term residential care. All those fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged and are alive will have their charges repaid in full. The estates of all those fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged for publicly funded long term residential care and...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: There is a common list of reimbursable medicines for the General Medical Services and Drug Payment schemes. This list is reviewed and amended monthly, as new products become available and deletions are notified. For an item to be included on the list, it must comply with published criteria, including authorisation status as appropriate, price and, in certain cases the intended use of the...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: I understand that the person in question was referred in November 2006 to the Mater Private Hospital for an out-patient appointment by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). I am advised by the NTPF that the person will be contacted shortly by the Mater Private Hospital with a date for an out-patient appointment.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Masts: Telecommunications Masts (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: The consensus of scientific opinion to date regarding possible adverse health effects from electromagnetic fields (EMF) exposure from mobile phone masts is that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between such exposure and ill health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assessed the many reviews carried out in this area and has indicated that exposures below the limits...

Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (6 Feb 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.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (6 Feb 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (6 Feb 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 asked the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) and the Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) are pursuing a number of cost increasing claims in respect of pay and conditions, including claims for parity with therapeutic grades and a reduction in working hours from 39 to 35 hours per week. The claims were heard by the Labour Court on 20 June 2006 and were the subject of an in-depth examination. The...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 311 to 313, inclusive, together. 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 healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Feb 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. 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...

Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (6 Feb 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.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Feb 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 Insurance: Health Insurance (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: Eligibility changes made under the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1991 removed the scope for combining private and public care in order to protect the position of the public patient. It would not be possible therefore for an individual to avail of both a health insurance scheme and treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund for the same episode of care.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: Section 6 of the Health Act, 2004 states that the Health Service Executive is a corporate body. In view of this, the provision of health services and the internal structures of how these services are delivered is a matter for the HSE. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated. I understand they...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Feb 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 Services 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 (6 Feb 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for the collection and reporting of data on waiting times for surgical procedures rests with the National Treatment Purchase Fund. My Department has, therefore, asked the Chief Executive of the National Treatment Purchase Fund to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the information requested.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Harney: There is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; however in practice arrangements are made to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of the arrangements for chiropody and the level of service provided was a matter for individual health boards and so a degree of variation in practice developed...