Results 3,701-3,720 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 and 225 together. I should explain that this case has been under consideration in my Department and that, following this consideration, my Department has recently been in contact with the Health Service Executive in the matter. As this matter is now with the Health Service Executive, my Department has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 232 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 has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and have a...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Regulations: Nursing Home Regulations (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive administers a patient private property account system to manage the private money of patients in long-stay care. Previously, different health boards employed various methodologies for the administration of accounts depending on legal advice received by different boards as to how they should operate. Following the establishment of the HSE, clarification was sought...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Oct 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Oct 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: The information requested is being provided directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: As I have previously stated to the House, I consider that appropriate transport arrangements for oncology patients should be made available, where necessary, by the Health Service Executive. My Department has asked the HSE to advise the Deputy directly regarding current and proposed transport arrangements for oncology patients in the Sligo area.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: I am keen to see effective ambulance services in all counties and regions of the country working to deliver emergency care in our regional hospitals network. The Deputy's question does, however, relate to the provision of ambulance services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the...
- Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: The manufacturers of the product referred to by the Deputy have advised my Department that, owing to problems in the manufacturing process, it is temporarily unavailable in either Ireland or the UK. I have had inquiries made into the matter, and I understand that there is an alternative product available in community pharmacies for people prescribed the original product.
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department applies stringent controls regarding the employment of external consultancy assistance. Under existing procedures, a business case must be prepared to support the need for the consultancy and approved at either principal officer or MAC level, as appropriate. Funding to support the procurement, which can be project-specific or from the Department's administrative budget, must be...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: The information requested is being collated by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: On the basis of the figures contained in the 2004 annual report of the former General Medical Services (Payments) Board, which is now the Health Service Executive, shared services, primary care reimbursement service, it is estimated that the additional cost involved if medical cards were provided to all those aged under 18 would be approximately â¬223 million. That estimate is calculated...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: On the basis of the figures contained in the 2004 annual report of the former General Medical Services (Payments) Board, which is now the Health Services Executive, shared services, primary care reimbursement service, it is estimated that the additional cost involved if GP visit cards were provided to all those under 18 years would be approximately â¬150 million. That estimate is calculated...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: The management of PPARS contractual relationships is a matter for the Health Service Executive, HSE. As the Deputy is aware, the HSE, at its board meeting on 6 October 2005, decided to put on hold the further roll-out of PPARS in the HSE west, south, south east, east and north east pending a review. That review is currently under way, and my Department and the Department of Finance are...
- Written Answers — Health Service Executive: Health Service Executive (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: In addition to their salaries, staff may be eligible to receive payments such as travel and subsistence payments, performance-related awards and the like. I am not aware of any payments to senior management staff in the former health boards who took up positions in the Health Service Executive that are not in accordance with their agreed terms and conditions. If the Deputy has incidents in...
- Written Answers — Inquiry Terms of Reference: Inquiry Terms of Reference (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 289 together. Following the tragic death of Mr. Patrick Walsh in Monaghan General Hospital on 14 October 2005, the Health Service Executive commissioned Mr. Patrick Declan Carey, a consultant surgeon at Belfast City Hospital, and an honorary senior lecturer at Queen's University, to carry out an independent and external review. The review is to be...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: I have been advised that the Health Service Executive has now written to the Deputy concerning the issue raised.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Oct 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 the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (25 Oct 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Oct 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.