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Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (6 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 — Irish Language: Irish Language (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: For the purpose of providing services through Irish, 20 staff members have been officially designated. This amounts to 3.15% of the total number of staff. However, there are other staff who can provide services through Irish but who have not been officially designated for this purpose, so the figure of 3.15% is an underestimate. There is ongoing training provided to develop Irish language...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 to 162, inclusive, 173, 174, 176, 177, 180, 181, 183 and 191 together. The Deputies' 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...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (5 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services rests with the Health Service Executive. This includes responsibility for Ennis General Hospital. An independent external review of all acute hospital services in the mid west and how they can be developed in accordance with best practice has been approved by the Health Service...

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The common list of reimbursable medicines for the general medical services and drug payment schemes is reviewed and amended monthly, as new products become available and deletions are notified. For an item to be included on the list, it must comply with published criteria, including authorisation status as appropriate, price and, in certain cases, the intended use of the product. In addition,...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 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 respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (5 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 commission on financial management and control systems in the health service, the Brennan report, noted that over the years the health system had been assigned responsibility for a number of what might be regarded as non-core...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues 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 this matter investigated and reply directly to the Deputy. I am aware however that my Department approved the payment of the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The national hospitals office of the Health Service Executive commissioned a company to undertake a process mapping exercise across ten acute hospitals. The project focused on the maximum utilisation of existing acute capacity and in particular, the blockages, causes and potential solutions in the patient's journey from the decision to admit to discharge. The ten hospitals examined included...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 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 reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: My Department is completing the collation of the information requested by the Deputy with a view to furnishing a reply as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The former western health board advised my Department in September 2001 of the need for the provision of an additional three ambulance bases in the western region. However, it was a matter for the former health board to prioritise these proposals under the National Development Plan 2000-2006 to allow the projects to progress. Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive has...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 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 Allowances: Health Service Allowances (5 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The Mater and Children's Hospital development project was planned some years ago with a view to significantly improving the facilities for patients and staff at both hospitals. It was envisaged at that time that paediatric secondary and tertiary services could appropriately be provided at more than one location. However, it is clear from the recent McKinsey report, which was produced on foot...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 197 together. The mid-term review of the national drugs strategy recommended that a working group involving key stakeholders of both the alcohol and drugs areas should be established to explore the potential for better co-ordination between the two areas and how synergies could be improved. The working group, which is to be chaired by my Department,...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive, HSE, has a statutory obligation to make available without charge general practitioner services to persons for whom, in the opinion of the executive, it would be unduly burdensome to arrange such services for themselves and their dependants. People who are deemed eligible by the executive are provided with a GP visit card following an assessment of their income...