Results 20,661-20,680 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: The matters raised by the Deputy are the responsibility of the National Cancer Screening Service. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Service to respond directly to the Deputy on the matter.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: I wish to advise that the numbers (WTE excl. Career Breaks) of staff in the public health service at the end of 2007, end of 2008 and at the end of November 2009 (the latest data available), as recorded on the health service personnel census, are as follows: 31/12/2007 31/12/2008 30/11/2009 WTE Permanent 70,140 71,388 75,197 WTE Job-Sharing 3,485 3,123 3,062 WTE Temporary 16,197 14,084...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: I wish to advise that the numbers (WTE excl. career breaks) of social worker grades employed in the public health service at the end of 2007, end of 2008, and at the end of November 2009 (the latest data available), as recorded on the Health Service Personnel Census (HSPC), are as follows: 31/12/2007 31/12/2008 30/11/2009 Social Worker 1,047.97 1,061.78 1,080.00 Social Worker,...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: The number of Public Health Nurses (expressed in Whole Time Equivalent terms) employed by the HSE at the end of 2007, 2008 and at the end of October 2009 were as follows: Grade 31/12/2007 31/12/2008 31/10/2009 Director of Public Health Nursing 28.85 29 27.55 Director of Public Health Nursing, Assistant 164.63 178.82 169.91 Public Health Nurse 1,502.82 1,521.09 1,544.59 Public Health...
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: The information sought by the Deputy is not provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department as a matter of routine. My Department has again requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to arrange for a reply to issue to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: The numbers of whole time equivalent (WTE) staff employed in agencies under the aegis of my Department, other than the Medical Council, on 31 December 2007, 31 December 2008 and 30 September 2009 (the latest data available) are as follows: Agency WTEs 31 Dec 07 WTEs 31 Dec 08 WTEs 30 Sep 09 An Bord Altranais 48 49.5 42 Children's Act Advisory Board 14.2 16 13 Crisis Pregnancy...
- Written Answers — Health Levy: Health Levy (26 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: A person who has earned less than â¬26,000 gross in 2009 may claim a refund of the health contribution deductions made by contacting the Refunds Section in the Department of Social and Family Affairs.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (26 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 249, 302 and 337 together. I have always accepted the consensus view of the relevant expert bodies that the introduction of a universal high uptake vaccination programme in young girls, in conjunction with population based cervical screening, could significantly reduce overall cervical cancer incidence. The issue was not, therefore, whether the case for a...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: The scheduling of out-patient appointments is in each case determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's general practitioner consider that his or her condition warrants an earlier appointment, the GP may take the matter up with the consultant involved. The NTPF's primary remit is to facilitate patients who have been waiting longest for surgery on hospital in-patient...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: Following the change in medical card eligibility for persons aged 70 and over in the Health Act 2008, the Health Service Executive (HSE) through its Service Plan for 2009, advised the Department of plans to introduce a centralised national processing centre for medical cards and community drugs schemes as part of the Executive's Value For Money Programme. The HSE has indicated that its...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: Under EU Regulations a person residing in Ireland who is in receipt of a pension from another member state and is not linked to Irish social security legislation is issued with a medical card. The spouse of such persons is also entitled to a medical card provided they are not subject to Irish social security legislation.
- Written Answers — Departmental and Health Service Staff: Departmental and Health Service Staff (26 Jan 2010)
Mary Harney: The number of staff on a career break in the public health service at 30 November 2009 (latest data available) was 1,738 in whole time equivalent terms (WTEs). The remaining information requested regarding the average length of career breaks, and the numbers of staff who have applied to return but are currently waiting for an appropriate position to become available, is a matter for the...