Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date of establishment of the Hospital Trust Board; if this group is still in existence; the purpose and role of this group; the number of members of the board of this group; the number of whom are appointed by her; the person the remaining board members are appointed by; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6249/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Hospitals Trust Board was established under The Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1938. The Board, no longer having any functions to discharge and no monies remaining, is to be dissolved. Final accounts are in preparation and once received the relevant legislative amendments will be made in order to facilitate the winding up the Hospital Trust Board.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date of establishment of the Primary Care Reimbursement Service; if this group is still in existence; the purpose and role of this group; the number of members of the board of this group; the number of whom are appointed by her; the person the remaining board members are appointed by; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6250/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) is part of the Health Service Executive (HSE) and is subject to its governance structures. The PCRS does not therefore have a board in its own right. The PCRS discharges the functions, which prior to 2005, were undertaken by the General Medical Services (Payments) Board. Part 10 of the Health Act 2004 effected, inter alia, the dissolution of the General Medical Services (Payments) Board and the transfer of its functions, employees, lands and property to the HSE.

It supports the delivery of primary healthcare by providing reimbursement services to Primary Care contractors (General Practitioners, Pharmacists, Dentists and Optometrists/Ophthalmologists) who have contracts with the HSE to provide services to members of the public in their own community. In addition, the PCRS also reimburses Primary Care contractors for services provided to eligible recipients under a variety of community schemes, including the Drugs Payment Scheme, the Long Term Illness Scheme, the Dental Treatment Services Scheme, the Primary Childhood Immunisation Scheme, the High Tech Drugs Scheme, the Methadone Treatment Scheme and the Community Ophthalmic Services Scheme.

Each year, the HSE publishes the Primary Care Reimbursement Service's statistical analysis of claims and payments. The 2006 report shows that over 2.26 million persons used the services of primary care contractors that year and that the PCRS processed in excess of 60 million transactions, with associated expenditure under a range of schemes amounting to over €2.07 billion.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date of establishment of Beaumont Hospital Board; if this board is still in existence; the purpose and role of this board; the number of members of the board; the number of whom are appointed by her; the person the remaining board members are appointed by; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6252/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Board of Beaumont Hospital was established under the Beaumont Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1977, as amended by the Beaumont Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1977 (Amendment) (No.2) Order 1988.

The Board is responsible, inter alia, for the management and development of the services provided by the hospital; for the provision of medical, nursing and para-medical teaching facilities and for the conduct of medical research.

The Board may consist of up to 15 members, all of whom are appointed by the Minister for Health and Children. Four members, including the Chairperson, are appointed directly by the Minister. The remaining eleven members are appointed by the Minister as follows:

One public representative from either the Fingal County Council area or the Dublin City Council area;

The Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Medical Board to be appointed ex-officio;

Two members to be appointed on the nomination of the unions (one representing nursing, one representing other grades);

One member to be appointed on the nomination of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland;

One member to be appointed on the nomination of Dublin City University;

One member to be appointed on the nomination of the North Dublin GP Group;

Three members to be appointed on the nomination of the Chairperson in consultation with the CEO.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date of establishment of the board of the Adelaide and Meath Hospital; if this board is still in existence; the purpose and role of this board; the number of members of the board; the number of whom are appointed by her; the person the remaining board members are appointed by; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6253/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Board of the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, incorporating the National Children's Hospital, was established under the Health Act 1970 (Section 76)(Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, incorporating the National Children's Hospital) Order, 1996.

The Board is responsible for the management of the activities of the Hospital and the services provided.

The Board may consist of up to 23 members, 8 of whom are appointed by the Minister for Health and Children:

6 of the appointments are made on the nomination of the President of the Hospital;

1 on the nomination of the Health Service Executive, and

1 on the nomination of the Board of Trinity College, Dublin.

Of the remaining members, 6 are appointed by the Adelaide Hospital Society, 6 by the Meath Hospital Foundation, and 3 by the National Children's Hospital Foundation.