Results 22,061-22,080 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Information and Quality Authority: Health Information and Quality Authority (19 May 2010)
Mary Harney: Sections 8 and 9 of the Health Act 2007, under which the Health Information and Quality Authority was established, make provision for investigations by the Authority. Under Section 9 the Authority may undertake an investigation as to the safety, quality and standards of the services provided by or on behalf of the Health Service Executive.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (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 — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (19 May 2010)
Mary Harney: Fungi containing psilocin (commonly known as magic mushrooms) are controlled drugs for the purpose of the Misuse of Drugs Act. It is an offence to print or publish any document which advocates or encourages the use of a controlled drug. An offence would be committed if a document containing advice on growing magic mushrooms was published.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (19 May 2010)
Mary Harney: The average number of acute hospital beds available in public hospitals for 2007 is set out in the attached tabular statement. Acute bed numbers in public hospitals are counted as an average of beds available over each year, given that the number of beds available in each hospital can vary over any year for operational reasons. 2007 is the latest year in respect of which validated data has...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (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. The scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (20 May 2010)
Mary Harney: An additional â¬97 million was provided for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme in Budget 2010. The additional funding brings the total budget for long-term residential care in 2010 to â¬979 million (subhead B12 in Vote 40 refers). This is effectively the budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme albeit that transitional arrangements must also be facilitated from within the subhead, i.e....
- Written Answers — Hospital Information Systems: Hospital Information Systems (20 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 current information in relation to the detailed future plans for the Hospital Information System in Beaumont Hospital. The latest information available to my Department confirms that major clinical departmental components of the present HIS are due...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (20 May 2010)
Mary Harney: My Department has received a copy of the 'Fit For Work - Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Irish Labour Market' report referred to by the Deputy and has met with representatives of the organisations involved. I understand that these organisations have also recently presented on the subject to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Innovation and that the matter has been...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 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 (20 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 (20 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 (20 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 (20 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 — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (20 May 2010)
Mary Harney: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not provide funding for the refurbishment of swimming pools. However, capital grants are provided to local authorities to build and renovate public swimming pools through a scheme managed by the Department of Tourism, Culture & Sport. Civil groups and private organisations can apply through their local authority for funding under this scheme.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (20 May 2010)
Mary Harney: I have been assured that Beaumont Hospital will meet its service plan targets for 2010. These involve treating the same number of patients this year as last but with less reliance on in-patient stays. In turn this will involve reducing inappropriate hospital admissions, more same day of surgery admissions, more day care cases, earlier discharges and reductions in waiting times for elective...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (20 May 2010)
Mary Harney: The public pandemic vaccination campaign came to an end on 31st of March, 2010. Following a full assessment of the current situation, the risks of a second wave, the availability of vaccine and other factors, the National Public Health Emergency Team decided, following advice received from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee that those in the "at risk" groups should continue to be...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 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 Services: Health Services (20 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 Surveys: Health Surveys (20 May 2010)
Mary Harney: The Government has considered the outcome of the site investigations at the former Irish Steel/Ispat site at Haulbowline which were undertaken by environmental consultants on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The Government decided that the Office of Public Works would chair a working group to develop a structured and coherent approach to the further...