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Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: The inspectorate covers people in residential care.

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Half the people who die in the country die in hospitals.

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: I am just telling the Deputy. I know of nowhere in the world——

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: No, I am not saying that. As the Deputy is aware, we have had an inquiry in both those cases. He knows what went wrong.

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: I do not dismiss them. The Deputy should stop trying to scaremonger and play politics. He is being very unfair.

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Or even woman enough.

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Half the people who die, die in hospital.

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Does that happen in St. Vincent's Hospital? That is a private hospital co-located with a public hospital.

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: I am just asking a question. St. Vincent's is co-located. Do the problems Deputy McManus mentioned arise there?

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Nobody has ever expressed that opinion to me.

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Does Deputy McManus want private beds in public hospitals?

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: Deputy McManus wants to keep private beds in public hospitals.

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Mary Harney: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Dáil Éireann has been recalled one week ahead of schedule to begin the Second Stage of this critical Health Bill. This is a mark of the importance Members of the House and the Government give to legislation to set and enforce high standards of health care, particularly in residential settings. This Bill represents a crucial element of the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Dec 2006)

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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Dec 2006)

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 — Community Care: Community Care (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: 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, health care assistants, home helps, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's health and social services needs can be properly met within a primary care setting and the establishment...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Dec 2006)

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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (14 Dec 2006)

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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: In December 2005, Comhairle na nOspidéal published a report on Rheumatology Services which included recommendations on the organisation and development of rheumatology services in the future. Responsibility for the implementation of these recommendations rests with the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (14 Dec 2006)

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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...