Results 2,981-3,000 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Government has agreed the key elements of a scheme for the repayment of long stay charges for publicly funded long-term residential care. All those who were charged and are alive and the estates of all those who were charged and died in the six years prior to 9 December 2004 will have the charges repaid in full. The scheme will not allow for repayments to the estates of those who died...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I presume the Deputy is referring to the mid-term review of the national drugs strategy, which asks that a working group be established, involving key stakeholders in both the alcohol and drugs areas, to explore the potential for better co-ordination between the two areas and how synergies could be improved. The group is requested to also examine and make recommendations on whether a combined...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: In response to the Deputy's question of 25 May 2005, I advised that the Health Service Executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services, including responsibility for the provision of hospital services for people who have suffered strokes, and that my Department had requested the director of the executive's...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The report referred to by the Deputy is that of a consultancy study jointly commissioned by my Department and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Belfast, the DHSSPS, on the costs and benefits associated with the introduction of a dedicated helicopter emergency medical service, HEMS, for the island of Ireland. It was published last year and is available on my...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I intend to take Questions Nos. 166 to 168, inclusive, together. The Deputy's questions relate to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department is requesting the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have these matters investigated...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: A pilot cervical screening programme commenced in October 2000 and is available to eligible women resident in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary North. Under the programme, cervical screening is being offered, free of charge, to approximately 74,000 women in these three counties in the 25 to 60 age group, at five year intervals. I am committed to the national roll out of a cervical screening...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The report of the national task force on medical staffing, the Hanly report, makes important proposals for reducing the working hours of non-consultant hospital doctors, NCHDs, in line with the European working time directive and highlights the need to implement changes in medical staffing to ensure safety and quality of patient care. The Hanly report makes no reference to Mayo General...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I will have a suggestion on that later, if that is in order.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 15, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2005; No. 16, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Payment)(Amendment) Regulations 2005; No. 17, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Health Insurance Act 2001 (Open Enrolment) Regulations 2005; No. 19a,...

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I am more than happy to facilitate a debate on this matter. For the record, the Act that was brought in by Deputy Howlin when he was Minister for Health left discretion for this matter with the Minister for Health and Children. The Minister of the day used that discretion. I took the advice of the advisers that had been appointed — Mercer — one of the leading actuarial companies, not only...

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I suggest four 15 minute slots and a five minute wrap-up, if that is in order. That would amount to one hour and five minutes.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: A number of issues arose. When the Taoiseach was responding to Deputy Kenny in regard to the aquatic centre, he was quoting from a report done on behalf of CSID by Rohcon. Obviously these matters——

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I am reading a note as well.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I am reading the same note the Taoiseach read.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: It advises me that Rohcon gave advice.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: In any event, advice was given to CSID, and it is from this that the Taoiseach was quoting. As the Deputy is aware, these contractual issues are now matters for the court.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Government takes political responsibility for putting the 50-metre pool in place. Most Members wanted to have it in advance of the Special Olympics. The contractual arrangements are matters for others.