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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Medical cards are made available to persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services. In 2005 the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost grounds from...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Medical cards are made available to persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services. In 2005 the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost grounds from...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (31 Jan 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 healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Medical cards are made available to persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services. In 2005 the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost grounds from...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: The monitoring and appropriate care of patients receiving anti-coagulation therapy with Warfarin comes within the scope of competence of general practice. In late 2005, under the chairmanship of the Labour Relations Commission, a comprehensive review of the contractual arrangements for the provision by GPs of primary care services was commenced. The new contractual framework to be devised...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 Jan 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 matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 686, 687, 693, 749, 750, 764, 774, 776, 820, 830, 831, 841, 906, 915, 916, 926 and 927 together. 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...

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 689 and 835 together. The Irish Expert Body on Flourides and Health (known as the Expert Body) was set up in 2004. The terms of reference for the Expert Body are: to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the Forum on Fluoridation; to advise the Minister and evaluate ongoing research — including new emerging issues — on all aspects of...

Written Answers — EU Health Insurance: EU Health Insurance (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Regulation (EC) 1408/71 provides for the coordination of social security systems, including healthcare, among EU member states. Under its provisions, inter alia, those who are covered by the healthcare system of one member state and who become ill or injured while staying temporarily in another member state, are entitled to receive treatment in the public healthcare system of the member state...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (31 Jan 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 numbers of doctors, nurses and other healthcare 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 (31 Jan 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 — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: The Central Statistics Office has informed my Department that under the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9), malignant neoplasm of the female breast is included in code 174. The number of deaths with this underlying cause in the last 6 years is as follows: Year Number of deaths Number of deaths In Dublin Outside Dublin 2000 179 489 2001 180 491 2002 185 419 2003 158 488...

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: The Central Statistics Office has informed my Department that under the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9), malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri is included in code 180. The number of deaths with this underlying cause in the last 6 years is as follows: Year Number of deaths Number of deaths In Dublin Outside Dublin 2000 19 46 2001 16 51 2002 18 58 2003 20 46 2004 28...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: The decision to transfer St. Luke's Hospital was taken by the Government in the context of its consideration of the National Plan for Radiation Oncology Services. The decision is based on expert advice and is designed to ensure that radiation oncology, one element of cancer care, is integrated with all other aspects of care, including surgery and medical oncology. This is in line with best...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 698, 699 and 706 together. The Primary Care Strategy aims to develop services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's health and social services needs can be properly...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: The Working Group that I established to examine the nature and extent of haemochromatosis and to advise on the actions necessary to address problems caused by haemochromatosis presented its report to me in June, 2006. A key issue highlighted in the report was that blood from persons with haemochromatosis was being not being used by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service(IBTS). The IBTS has...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: The report referred to in the question was commissioned by the former Health Boards and its implementation is a matter for the Health Service Executive. I understand that the implementation of this report is currently under consideration by the Health Service Executive.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 704 and 777 together. The decision to transfer St. Luke's Hospital was taken by the Government in the context of its consideration of the National Plan for Radiation Oncology Services. The decision is based on expert advice and is designed to ensure that radiation oncology, one element of cancer care, is integrated with all other aspects of care, including...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Most acute hospitals collect information on health care associated infections (HCAIs) in their institution at a local level. Currently there is no national surveillance scheme that collects comparable data on health care associated infections at a national level. However, the appointment of the SARI infection control nurses, surveillance scientists and antibiotic pharmacists who are due...

Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: There is no funding available from my Department for nurses who have previously obtained their primary degree in nursing and who wish to further their studies to master level. Responsibility for the funding of nursing education is now the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE). In 2006 arrangements for the transfer of midwifery and children's nursing to the third level sector...