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Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 to 213, inclusive, 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, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Cancer Services: Cancer Services (7 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children has been advised by the Health Service Executive that agreement has been reached in principle between the breast care teams in Letterkenny General Hospital and Altnagelvin Hospital on a model for co-operation on the provision of services for breast cancer patients in County Donegal. Further discussions are being held on an implementation plan for this model.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 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. The HSE has advised me that replies dated 1 December 2005 and 17 January 2006 issued to the Deputy in response to previous questions. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (7 Feb 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Asthma Incidence: Asthma Incidence (7 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: As asthma is not a notifiable illness, information regarding its incidence is not routinely collected by the Department of Health and Children. People who cannot without undue hardship arrange for the provision of medical services for them and their dependants may be entitled to a medical card. The Health Service Executive can take the medical costs incurred by an individual or a family into...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (7 Feb 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (7 Feb 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (7 Feb 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 of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Alternative Medicine: Alternative Medicine (7 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: One of my key concerns is the protection of the public. The national regulation of complementary therapists working group has reported to the Department of Health and Children with recommendations on future measures for strengthening the regulatory environment for complementary therapists. I will carefully consider the group's recommendations, which will inform the next steps in this area....

Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (7 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: An Bord Altranais has statutory responsibility for the registration of nurses under the Nurses Act 1985. The Deputy will appreciate that the board is obliged to process each application thoroughly to ensure that those entered on the register of nurses are deemed professionally qualified and competent for such registration. The protection of the public underpins this process. I have been...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (7 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: I am fully committed to the national roll-out of a cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. My Department has requested the Health Service Executive to prepare a detailed implementation plan for a national programme. The plan is to have cervical screening managed as a national call and recall programme via effective governance structures that provide overall...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (7 Feb 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 the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Feb 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 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 a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 Feb 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 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 a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: General practitioners who hold contracts under the general medical service scheme with the Health Service Executive undertake to provide a range of services to medical card patients. The contract was agreed in 1989. Paragraph 11 of the GMS contract requires that first and last certificates which are required to explain work absence should be provided free of charge to medical card holders,...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (7 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: There has been no diminution in the number of acute hospital beds since 1997. The average number of inpatient beds and day places available in HSE network acute hospitals in 1997 was 11,727. The average number of inpatient beds and day places available in HSE network acute hospitals in December 2005, the latest date for which figures are available, was 13,255. It is important to note that the...