Results 21,801-21,820 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (5 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive, it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 May 2010)

Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely recorded in my Department. The sanction, calculation and payment for pensions of officers of my Department is administered by the Department of Finance. The Deputy may wish to note that there are provisions in most public service pension schemes to ensure that the combined earnings (pension plus pay) of a retired public servant who...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (5 May 2010)

Mary Harney: Matters such as the staffing and funding of the HPV vaccination programme are, in the first instance, the responsibility of the HSE and I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to industrial action affecting the HSE, it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (5 May 2010)

Mary Harney: The purpose of the package leaflet (patient information leaflet) for an authorised medicinal product is to provide comprehensive information on the side-effects of a medicine and recommendations for its safe and effective use. The aim is not only to ensure that potential risks are highlighted, but equally to support minimisation of risk through promoting compliance with the recommendations...

Written Answers — Organ Retention: Organ Retention (5 May 2010)

Mary Harney: In 2006, I published reports by Dr Deirdre Madden on the policies and practices relating to the removal, retention and disposal of organs from children who have undergone post-mortem examination in the State since 1970 and on other areas of post-mortem practice and procedures. The removal of organs from the body at post mortem is a necessary part of the examination of the body and the...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Order for Second Stage (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Nursing and midwifery are the cornerstones of our health service and Irish nurses and midwives have long enjoyed a fine reputation both at home and overseas. The provisions of the Bill before this House are designed to further enhance this reputation by supporting these professions and the dedicated individuals who work in them. While I...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: There is one commercially run restaurant operating in my Department's headquarters, Hawkins House. The company source food largely from Irish Companies and the beef used is 100% traceable to the farm from which it was sourced. The company has implemented and maintains a quality management system to the standard of ISO 9001:2008. The position regarding the agencies is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 to 52, inclusive, together. The HSE has made significant progress on reconfiguring acute hospital and related services in the Mid West region informed by the Teamwork/Horwath Report and the Health Information and Quality Authority Report on Ennis, which was published in April 2009. These Reports highlighted the need for changes to be made in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: A new ward block to replace existing accommodation is being developed at the hospital. This facility will provide single room en-suite in-patient accommodation (100 rooms) and a dedicated day unit for people with CF, including 10 single day treatment rooms with en-suite sanitary facilities. . It is estimated that the construction, equipping and commissioning of this block will take...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: Under the Long Term Illness (LTI) Scheme patients suffering from a prescribed disease or disability of a permanent or long-term nature are provided with drugs, medicines or medical and surgical appliances for the treatment of that disease or disability. I understand that the drug referred to by the Deputy is not required in the treatment of the person's qualifying illness under the LTI...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Public Hygiene: Public Hygiene (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: There are no health regulations regarding spitting in public. Serious respiratory illnesses can be spread by coughing, sneezing and unclean hands. During the pandemic flu crisis, great emphasis was placed on respiratory hygiene and a public information campaign utilising the slogan 'catch it, bin it, kill it' was undertaken to encourage the public to practice correct respiratory and hand...

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I welcome the completion of the process of reading and reporting on x-rays that were previously not read by consultant radiologists at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children's Hospital. No further delayed diagnoses were found other than the two initially identified. I am confident that the hospital is continuing to address the issues that arose in a way that will...

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (6 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.