Results 23,801-23,820 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: Since 1 October 2010, medical card holders have been required to pay a 50 cent charge for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists. The charges are subject to a cap of â¬10 per month for each person or family. The implementation and impact of the prescription charges will be kept under constant review.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Government decided to limit the funding available to the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) 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 protect access to emergency dental care for medical card holders and to safeguard services for...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 281 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children has not sent any printing jobs abroad in the past three years.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Nov 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 (2 Nov 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 (2 Nov 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 Services: Hospital Services (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated within my Department and will be forwarded as soon as it is available.
- Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children is a member of the Inter-Departmental Group, chaired by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, on Administrative Burden Reduction. To date the Department has identified 11 Information Obligations (I.O.s) arising from primary legislation and a further 8 Statutory Instruments in the area of food safety from which I.O.s may arise. These have yet...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I am a strong supporter of health research and believe that it makes significant contributions not only to the achievement of health research goals but to broader social and economic ones. This has been acknowledged in the Renewed Programme for Government and also in the Action Plan for Health Research. That Action Plan recognises the significant level of investment made by this...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 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 (3 Nov 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Nov 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 (3 Nov 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 (3 Nov 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 (3 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for a direct reply.