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Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The issue of the feasibility of introducing a no-fault a compensation scheme for those damaged by vaccination is being considered by my Department. A steering group with specific terms of reference is now being established and it will be asked to furnish its report as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (7 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: In 2006, total health funding is €13.147 billion, which represents an underlying increase of 12.04% over 2005. The vast bulk of this funding is provided under the vote of the Health Service Executive which has statutory responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services. This continuing high level of investment by the Government provides the Executive...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 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 — Radiation Levels: Radiation Levels (6 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: I am advised that there is no evidence that the illness in question was attributable to radiation. Initially, there were concerns in regard to the possible involvement of radiation and the Gardaí and the relevant hospital (the Connolly Memorial Hospital) asked the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) to undertake monitoring of locations in the hospital and in the NUI,...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The most recent information provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department shows that 48,761 GP visit cards had been issued as at 29th November, 2006. More detailed statistical data provided by the HSE to my Department and correct as of 1st November, 2006 contains county-by-county figures for the number of GP visit cards and this information is attached. As the Health Service...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (6 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: My Department does not record awards made from the National Lottery Discretionary Fund by constituency. However, details of each project awarded funding over the past five years are set out in the attached table. Organisations can also apply directly to the Health Service Executive for grants under National Lottery funding. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (6 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 — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (6 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: I refer the Deputy to the reply I gave him in relation to digital hearing aids on the 24th March, 2005. 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 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 — Health Services: Health Services (6 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 — Health Services: Health Services (6 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The 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 Services: Health Services (6 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The 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 Services: Health Services (6 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The 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 Services: Health Services (6 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: Quality standards for the provision of radiation oncology services for public patients have been prepared by an expert group established on foot of a Government decision in January 2004. The Health Service Executive has advised my Department that it is applying these standards to radiation oncology services that it provides or arranges to have provided.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 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 — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (6 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: Out of hours co-operatives allow general practitioners to put in place arrangements to provide services to their patients, while their surgeries are closed in the evenings, on weekends and bank holidays. The development of GP co-operatives is in line with the overall health service policy of strengthening primary care services and ensuring that to the greatest extent possible, people's care...

Written Answers — Medical Records: Medical Records (6 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. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 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 — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (6 Dec 2006)

Mary Harney: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 came into effect on 30 June 2006. The repayment scheme was launched publicly by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald on 14 August 2006. A national advertising campaign and a helpline also commenced on this date. Under the scheme all those fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged and are alive...