Results 181-200 of 19,765 for speaker:Micheál Martin in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The report of the task force on assaults on psychiatric nurses was completed in 2003. It quantified the level of assaults, made recommendations on prevention and contained proposals for a scheme of compensation for psychiatric nurses who have been seriously injured following an assault by a patient in the workplace. The approval of the Government would be required for the introduction of a...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of medical cards is, by legislation, a matter for the chief executive officer of the relevant health board or authority. The Department of Health and Children has asked the regional chief executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of services for residents of County Kilkenny is, in the first instance, a matter for the South Eastern Health Board. The Department of Health and Children has asked the chief executive officer of the health board to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Centres: Health Centres (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The process for examining the overall capital priorities for 2004 is now being finalised. I will revert to the Deputy in the next two to three weeks in respect of Millbrook Lawns health centre.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of hospital services at Cork University Hospital is, in the first instance, a matter for the Southern Health Board. The Department of Health and Children has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The provision of hospital services for people living in County Mayo is a matter for the Western Health Board. The Department of Health and Children has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Chiropody Services: Chiropody Services (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: It is the personal responsibility of each individual chiropodist in private practice who is providing services to members of the public to ensure that they are trained and qualified to the level required to work safely in their area of competence. A detailed assessment process, established by the Department of Health and Children, to assess chiropodists for eligibility to provide services in...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: A formal request for a meeting has not been received from the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists of Ireland in respect of this matter. The salaries of chiropodists and fees for treatments, consultations and domiciliary visits, as included in the Department of Health and Children's consolidated salary scales, are increased in line with national pay rounds.

Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Home help personnel employed by health boards benefit from the same terms and conditions of employment in respect of bank holidays as other grades of health service staff.

Written Answers — Medical Insurance: Medical Insurance (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The Government engaged in discussions with organisations representing hospital consultants in February of this year about having personal injury claims against them covered by the clinical indemnity scheme. As a result of the discussions, the Government agreed that caps should be placed on the maximum value of professional indemnity cover required by consultants to cover private practice. The...

Written Answers — Medical Insurance: Medical Insurance (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: In 2001, the two remaining private hospitals which provide maternity services, Bon Secours Hospital in Cork and Mount Carmel Hospital in Dublin, informed the Department of Health and Children that they would be unable to secure public liability insurance cover at affordable premiums for 2002 if they were to continue to deliver babies. The closure of maternity units at the hospitals would have...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The provision of orthodontic services is the statutory responsibility of the health boards in the first instance. The Department of Health and Children seeks to develop the treatment capacity of orthodontics, nationally and in the Western Health Board, in a sustainable way over the longer term. Given the potential level of demand for orthodontic services, the provision of such services will...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Proposals for legislation in respect of the harmful traditional practice of female genital mutilation, which were submitted by Comhlámh to the Department of Health and Children, are being considered. The Department considers that such an act is an offence under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. It is a matter for the Garda Síochána to prosecute any person who performs...

Written Answers — Drug Treatment Programme: Drug Treatment Programme (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of drug treatment services rests with the health boards in the first instance. I am advised by the Eastern Regional Health Authority that methadone is not prescribed for individuals whose primary addiction is cocaine. The authority's addiction services unit provides a range of services to those presenting with cocaine use problems. The treatment methodologies...

Written Answers — Health Board Staff: Health Board Staff (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the recruitment process involved in the appointment of a doctor to a vacant GMS post rests with the chief executive officer of the relevant health board. This matter has been referred to the chief executive officer of the South Eastern Health Board for investigation and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of services for residents of County Kilkenny is, in the first instance, a matter for the South Eastern Health Board. The Department of Health and Children has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of services for residents of County Carlow is, in the first instance, a matter for the South Eastern Health Board. The Department of Health and Children has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of services at Peamount Hospital rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. The Department of Health and Children has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table:

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of services at Letterkenny General Hospital rests with the North Western Health Board. I gave approval in July 2003 to the board to proceed with the planning of an extension to the accident and emergency unit at the hospital. The board and its design team are carrying out an option appraisal to determine the preferred option for the location of the facility on...