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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Mar 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 (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Nicotine replacement therapies are available to medical card holders on foot of recommendations made by the cardiovascular health strategy group and the advisory forum established to support the task force in the implementation of strategy. Evidence shows that lower socio-economic groups have a higher incidence of smoking and spend a higher proportion of disposable income on tobacco....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Mar 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 (30 Mar 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 (30 Mar 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: National population based screening programmes for cancer are considered where clear evidence exists of benefit to the health of the whole population to be screened. There is evidence in relation to some specific cancers which show that population based screening can improve population health in terms of survival, morbidity and quality of life. Population based screening programmes for two...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Mar 2006)

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

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Mar 2006)

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

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Mar 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 — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The report of the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, NCCRI, referred to in the Deputy's question has not been formally presented to my Department. I understand it was to be launched yesterday, 29 March 2006, at a conference in Belfast. I understand that the report states that most general practitioners are inclusive in their approach, while noting that the NCCRI...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Mar 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 (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Under the 1970 Health Act, the Health Service Executive may arrange for the supply, without charge, of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with a specified condition, for the treatment of that condition, through the long-term illness scheme, LTI. The LTI does not cover GP fees or hospital co-payments. The Deputy will be pleased to note that Parkinsonism is one of...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children had no employees on suspension with pay as on 31 December 2004 and 31 December 2005.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I am happy to confirm the position as set out in my answer of 7 March last and to clarify that, under the long-term illness scheme, the Health Service Executive may arrange for the supply, without charge, of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with cystic fibrosis for the treatment of that condition.

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: For the sake of clarity, avian flu, H5N1, is primarily a disease of birds. To date, there have been a very small number of human cases of H5N1 infection documented in situations where there has been very close contact with infected birds. There is no evidence of human to human transmission. The Department of Agriculture and Food is responsible for controlling avian flu in birds and mammals...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006 was published on 16 March 2006 and will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas in the coming weeks. This Bill will provide the statutory basis for a national repayment scheme for the repayment of long stay charges for publicly funded residential care to those fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged. Under the scheme, all those fully...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 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. I recognise the valuable role of the home help service in enabling...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Following the publication of the report of the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital inquiry, I have discussed its findings with Patient Focus, the National Hospitals Office of the Health Service Executive, HSE, and the Medical Council. As the Deputy is aware, the Medical Council is the body with statutory responsibility for issues relating to fitness to practice of medical practitioners and I have no...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The information requested is being collated in my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.