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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: At the request of my Department, a committee was established by the former Comhairle na nOspidéal, to review arrangements for the provision of neurosurgical services and consultant staffing nationally, and following consultation with the interests concerned, to make recommendations on the future organisation and development of neurosurgical services. My Department has been informed that the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 371 and 372 together. 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 case investigated and to have a...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 374 to 377, inclusive, together. The questions relate 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 these matters investigated and to...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (1 Nov 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 (1 Nov 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to the operation of the national treatment purchase fund, NTPF, my Department has asked the chief executive of the NTPF to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the information requested.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme, enquiries relating to the scheme are referred to the parliamentary affairs division of the executive. My Department has asked the HSE to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Nov 2006)

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 and to have a reply...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 to 416, inclusive, together. The Deputy's questions relate 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. This includes responsibility for considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 417 and 418 together. 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Nov 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: Ensuring an adequate supply of nurses and midwives has been a concern of this Government for some time, and a number of substantial measures have been introduced in recent years. The annual number of undergraduate nursing training places has been increased by 94% since 1998 to 1,880 places from 2006 onwards. There are over 6,000 students in the system at any one time. Revenue funding for...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 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 — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 423 to 425, inclusive, together. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) collects data on MRSA bacteraemia (also known as bloodstream infection or 'blood poisoning') as part of the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS). EARSS collects data on the first episode of blood stream infection per patient per quarter. The Irish data...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: In order to make a valid, like-by-like comparison, the bed complement in 1990 for the current 53 acute hospitals was 11,154 in-patient beds and 284 day treatment places, a total of 11,438. The National Service Plan of the Health Service Executive states that these 53 hospitals now have 12,547 in patient beds and 1,197 day treatment places, a total of 13,771. This is an increase of 1,393 in...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: The number of whole-time equivalent nurses and midwives employed in the public health service on 30 June 2006 was 35,818.47, compared with 21,163.50 on 31 December 1990. This represents an increase of 69.25% over the period.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (1 Nov 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to human resource management within the Health Service Executive. As this is a matter for the Executive under the Health Act 2004, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have it investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.