Results 24,041-24,060 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Advisory Committee for Human Medicines (ACHM) assists and advises the Board of the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) in relation to any matters pertaining to public health or the safety, quality or efficacy of medicinal products for human use which may be referred to it by the Board. The Committee advises the Board on matters relating to the proposed refusal to grant a licence or authorisation...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Advisory Committee for Veterinary Medicines assists and advises the Board of the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) in relation to any matters pertaining to public health, safety, quality or efficacy of medicinal products for veterinary use which may be referred to it by the Board. The Committee advises the Board on matters relating to the proposed refusal to grant a licence or authorisation in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health Research Board (HRB) is a statutory body under the aegis of the Department of Health and Children with a mission:- (a) to promote, assist, commission or conduct health research to improve health and increase the effectiveness of the health services; (b) to maintain, develop or support health information systems for the purposes of research and to provide the evidence for health...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 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 (16 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (16 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Business Case for the development of the Altnagelvin Centre has now been finalised and is under consideration by Minister McGimpsey. My Department and the HSE's National Cancer Control Programme have nominated representatives to the Cross Border Sub Group, the Project Board and the Service Design and Workforce Planning Subgroup for the development. I have committed to providing a...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 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 (16 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 (16 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 (16 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 (16 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 (16 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (16 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Health Repayment Scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG accountants and McCann Fitzgerald solicitors. A total of 35,406 claims have been received for the scheme. Just under 35,400 or 99.9 % of all claims have been concluded. To date nearly 19,500 repayments of charges to the value of â¬438m...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (16 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: Under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006, a relevant person or a connected person as defined in the Act was entitled to apply for a repayment under the scheme. A relevant person is a person who was charged and paid recoverable health charges. A connected person includes the following: (a ) a person who has been nominated in writing by the relevant person (b ) the Registrar of Wards of...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (16 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: Funds of a deceased patient are passed to the patient's Legal Personal Representative for them to administer the estate of the deceased faithfully according to the law. This question is addressed at length in the Patients Private Property Guidelines which sets out the procedures to be followed in operating these Patient Private Property accounts.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: On 1 November 2010 I announced that the Government has decided to approve a voluntary early retirement scheme and a voluntary redundancy scheme for certain categories of staff in the public health service. The purpose of the schemes is to achieve a permanent reduction in the numbers employed in the public health sector from 2011 onwards and to facilitate health service reform. The Government...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (17 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (17 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The amounts spent by the Department of Health and Children on taxis for the years 2006 to 2009 is set out in the following table. Year Amount Paid â'¬ 2006 22,205 2007 21,280 2008 15,238 2009 10,686 Data about spending on taxis for the years 2000 to 2005 is not available in a form that allows the information sought to be provided to the Deputy. In relation to spending on taxis by...