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Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (25 Apr 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 have this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Apr 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 have this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 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 have this case investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for the determination of eligibility of applicants for medical cards and general practitioner visit cards is, statutorily, a matter for the Health Service Executive. Under section 45 of the Health Act 1970, medical cards are provided for persons who, in the opinion of the executive, are unable, without undue hardship, to arrange general practitioner medical and surgical...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Apr 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 issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 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 have this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The community welfare service of the Health Service Executive administers the supplementary welfare scheme on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. The Deputy's question relates to a recent decision to transfer this scheme, together with associated resources, to the Department of Social and Family Affairs. This decision means that the staff concerned will transfer from the...

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: Statistics on cancer incidences are collated by the National Cancer Registry. My Department has asked the director of the registry to examine this matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 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 have this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 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 issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Apr 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 have this matter investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Apr 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 issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The review of acute hospital services in the mid-west region is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to reply directly to the Deputy on the issues raised.

Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The charging for long-stay care under the Health (Amendment) Act 2005 is implemented by way of the Health (Charges for In-Patient Services) Regulations 2005. These regulations were signed on 14 June 2005. They reinstated charges for inpatient services and provided for the levying of a charge in respect of the maintenance of persons in receipt of inpatient services. The regulations were...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Apr 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 — Health Capital Programme: Health Capital Programme (25 Apr 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. This includes responsibility for considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department is requesting the parliamentary affairs division of the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Apr 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 Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (25 Apr 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: I understand the Deputy is referring to the establishment of a new school of podiatry. In my reply to the question to which the Deputy referred, I indicated that officials from this Department had met with the Department of Education and Science on two occasions and that my Department was awaiting a response from the Health Service Executive, HSE, regarding the manner in which clinical...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: I have not issued a directive to the Health Service Executive, HSE, to deal with physical assaults on the nursing profession. However, I am aware that the HSE recently established a working group to examine issues of this nature regarding all health care staff. My Department is represented on this group which aims to develop national policies for the health services on staff training, support...