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Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy. I recognise...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (28 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has established a dedicated team to drive the implementation of its framework for addressing accident and emergency services. The team includes: Ms Angela Fitzgerald, who is the acute hospitals network manager of the HSE and the chairperson of the dedicated team; Mr. Jim Breslin, who is the assistant director of primary, community and continuing care in the HSE;...

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (28 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 and 200 together. The hospital inpatient inquiry system records details on discharges from publicly funded acute hospitals. A new coding system, which was introduced in January 2005, allows separate classification of elective and emergency caesarean sections. This was not possible prior to 2005. Data from the hospital inpatient inquiry system for 2005 are...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children has been informed by the Health Service Executive that a reply issued to the Deputy about the patient in question on 24 March 2006.

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (28 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a bacteria and a resistant form of staphylococcus aureus. MRSA can exist without affecting people's health. Information on the incidence of such asymptomatic carriage is not routinely reported. For the purpose of the surveillance, prevention and control of this infection, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre collects data on MRSA...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (28 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: In the context of the 2006 Estimates and the 2006 HSE service plan, I wrote to the chairman of the board of the HSE setting out priorities for 2006. I highlighted the need to identify the necessary structures and processes which are required to control the emergence and spread of health care associated infections, including MRSA. The publication of the revised SARI guidelines on the control...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 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, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of 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 (28 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 HSE to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 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. This includes responsibility for the provision of the housing aid scheme for the elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has requested...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 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 HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The current information in this regard, as provided on 1 March last by the Health Service Executive's primary care reimbursement service of shared services, is provided in the table. As the Department of Health and Children does not have information relating to January 1998, I have asked the HSE to provide it directly to the Deputy. The assessment of applications for medical cards and GP...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the establishment of a new school of podiatry, which is a matter for the Department of Education and Science. I am conscious of the need for such a new school, which may involve the organisation of a tendering process. Officials from the Department of Health and Children met their counterparts from the Department of Education and Science in August...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The recently enacted Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 provides for the establishment of a podiatrists' registration board, which will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a register of podiatrists. Statutory registration will involve podiatrists working in the public health service and in private practice. The Department of Health and Children is working on the...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I am fully committed to the national roll out of a cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. The Department of Health and Children has asked the Health Service Executive to prepare a detailed implementation plan for a national programme. It is planned that cervical screening will be managed under a national call or recall programme with effective governance...