Results 22,041-22,060 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 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 (18 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 (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: Activity data in private hospitals is not collected or verified by the Department of Health and Children or by the HSE. In relation to public acute hospital activity I attach in tabular format the information sought by the Deputy. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*** ED Attendances 1,249,659 1,245,001 1,296,091 1,150,674 1,119,719 Outpatient Attendances 2,453,000 2,796,331 3,087,448 3,298,494 *...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: Under the National Plan for Radiation Oncology (NPRO), there will be a network of four radiotherapy centres and two satellite centres by 2014. The four main centres will be located at Beaumont, St James's, Cork and Galway plus two satellite centres at Limerick and Waterford. It is intended that services at the existing facility in St Luke's in Dublin will have transferred in full to...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. 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 Insurance: Health Insurance (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: As indicated in my response to PQ Reference No. 17571/10, the information sought in this question is detailed. A comprehensive reply is being prepared and will be submitted directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 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. If the patient's medical condition continues to cause concern it is open to their general...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 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 (18 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 (18 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I assume the Deputy is referring to the State Pension (Transition, Contributory and Non-Contributory) which is administered and paid by the Department of Social Protection and based on pay related social insurance contributions. As such, the information requested by the Deputy is not available to my Department.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 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 Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (19 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. 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 (19 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 122 together. The Government's decision to limit the funding available to the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) was made in view of the current position of the public finances and the 60% increase in expenditure in the DTSS over the past five years. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has introduced measures to contain DTSS expenditure at the 2008...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's query refers to the number of persons primarily employed to process entitlement payments in certain agencies, namely the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), the Health Research Board (HRB), the Residential Institutions Redress Board and Community Welfare Offices. The NTPF and the HRB are agencies under the aegis of my Department. I have been informed that neither of these...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of persons employed to carry out inspections in the agencies specified is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available. The Deputy should note that the Health and Safety Authority falls under the aegis of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2010)

Mary Harney: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with the HSE in due course.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of persons primarily employed in the issuing of licences in the agencies specified and in the schemes under the remit of my Department is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 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 (19 May 2010)

Mary Harney: The goals of the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) are better cancer prevention, detection, treatment and survival through a national service based on evidence and best practice. This involves significant re-alignment of cancer services to move from a fragmented system of care to one which is consistent with international best practice in cancer control. In line with the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

Mary Harney: The Government has made clear that a critical part of its strategy to restore the public finances is to achieve sustainability in the cost of delivering public services relative to State revenues. To help achieve this goal, it will be necessary to restructure and reorganise the public service and to reduce public service numbers over the coming years. This requires that the moratorium on...