Results 23,841-23,860 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 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 (4 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 (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The national HPV vaccination programme commenced in May in secondary schools for girls in first year. The second phase of the HPV vaccination programme is now underway. During this calendar year all girls currently in second year and those who entered first year in September are being offered vaccination. The programme will continue with the vaccine being offered to all girls in first year in...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Question Nos. 152 and 153 together. The assessment of eligibility for a medical card is statutorily a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) and is determined following an examination of the means of the applicant and his/her dependants. Under Section 45 of the Health 1970, medical cards are provided for persons who, in the opinion of the HSE, are unable without...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: In respect of my Department, the information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated and will be forwarded as soon as it is available. In respect of agencies or bodies under my Department's aegis, payment for legal services is an operational matter for the agencies or bodies in question and such information is not held by my Department. The Deputy's question has been forwarded to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The St Vincent's University Hospital and the HSE are working to ensure the earliest possible delivery of the new ward block. Adequate funding has been earmarked for the development in the multi-annual capital programme of the Department of Health and Children and the HSE. That funding remains in place and will be used. The contract for construction of the new facility was signed on the 14...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant involved. The management of hospital services...
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Long Term Illness Scheme arose from a non-statutory scheme, established administratively in 1967, for the free supply of certain products for the treatment of diabetes to persons who did not hold a medical card under the Health Act 1947. The scheme was introduced on a statutory basis in 1971 under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970. It provides that the HSE may make arrangements for...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 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 (9 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: Adequate funding has been earmarked for the development in the multi-annual capital programme of the Department of Health and Children and the HSE. That funding remains in place and will be used. The contract for construction of the new facility was signed on the 14 October 2010. The site has been handed over to the contractor. An architect has been appointed, the contractor, design team and...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The refurbishment of accommodation to provide eight single en-suite rooms for patients with cystic fibrosis was completed in August 2008 and the beds are now operational. This brings the total level of in-patient accommodation for the treatment of respiratory patients (including people with CF) at the hospital to 63 beds. The hospital currently treats over 50% of the CF adult population. The...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I have referred this matter to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant involved. The management of hospital services...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: St Vincent's University Hospital and the HSE are working to ensure the earliest possible delivery of the new ward block. The contract for construction of the new facility was signed on the 14 October 2010. The site has been handed over to the contractor. An architect has been appointed, the contractor, design team and project manager are on site and construction work has commenced. The site...
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 and 220 together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.