Results 21,001-21,020 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) is responsible for the regulation of medicinal products in Ireland; this includes herbal homeopathic medicinal products which could be seen as complementary medicines. The IMB authorises and registers these medicinal products in accordance with Irish and EU legislation. This ensures that they meet the necessary standards of quality, safety and where...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Feb 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The management of out-patient waiting lists is a matter for the HSE and the individual hospitals concerned. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Assisted Human Reproduction: Assisted Human Reproduction (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The Supreme Court recently decided in the RvR (frozen embryos) case that the frozen embryos at issue in the case do not have the constitutional protection of Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution. It is my intention to bring forward proposals to Government later this year with a view to drafting legislation to govern the area of Assisted Human Reproduction and related practices. The work...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Feb 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Drug Treatment Programme: Drug Treatment Programme (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Drug Treatment Programme: Drug Treatment Programme (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Drug Treatment Programme: Drug Treatment Programme (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Drug Treatment Programme: Drug Treatment Programme (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Drug Treatment Programme: Drug Treatment Programme (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The price of medicines supplied to patients in Ireland under the GMS and community drugs schemes is built up as follows. Firstly, ex-factory prices are set in accordance with agreements between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Secondly, in addition to reimbursing pharmacists the ex-factory price of the product, the HSE also pays a wholesale mark-up of 10%,...
- Written Answers — Patient Private Property Funds: Patient Private Property Funds (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The task of calculating and preparing payments of interest previously retained on invested PPP funds by the HSE is continuing. No payments have been made to date in 2010 although it is planned that payments to clients in the HSE West area will commence as soon as possible in 2010. The HSE is identifying the recipients of these payments from records retained at each Care Centre nationally....
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I wrote to all Oireachtas members on 19th January 2010 regarding the Health Service Executive's (HSE) decision to centralise the processing of all medical card applications and reviews and I outlined a range of measures being employed by the Executive to address issues arising from this initiative and I also referred to the various enhancements that this process will facilitate upon...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Feb 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 (11 Feb 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I can confirm that the HSE recently requested my Department's approval to lift the suspension as it applied to the ISER, and to allow it to proceed to process to finalisation applications received prior to the closing date of 23 October, 2009. Following consideration of the proposal by my Department in consultation with the Department of Finance the HSE has now agreed that the suspension may...
- Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: Salt consumption among the Irish population is considerably above the recommended level of 6g/day. The Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLAN 2007) indicates the men consume an average of 8.7g/day and women consume 8g/day. These estimates exclude discretionary salt, i.e. salt added during cooking and at the table, and therefore underestimate the total salt intake by 15-20%. In...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 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 (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The contract between the HSE and General Practitioners for the General Medical Services Scheme stipulates that fees are not paid to GPs by the HSE in respect of certain medical certificates which may be required, for example, "under the Social Welfare Acts or for the purposes of insurance or assurance policies or for the issue of driving licences". There are no proposals to alter this provision.