Results 4,421-4,440 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Primary Care Services: Primary Care Services (7 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 to 135, inclusive, together. The implementation of the primary care strategy is first and foremost about developing new ways of working and of reorganising the resources already available to the health service in line with the service model described in the strategy. The whole-system nature of the approach to implementation is such that change will be...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: Policy on the coverage of health services in other countries, including primary care, depends on the nature of the overall health system and on whether the funding mechanism is based on social insurance or central taxation. Under a social insurance model, for example, a person may make a contribution as part of the financing of health services and not make a direct contribution towards the...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (7 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004 the Health Service Executive has responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for capital developments in public hospitals. The Mater and children's hospital development is the largest single capital development project in the HSE capital programme. It involves the...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (7 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to the operation of the national treatment purchase fund, my Department has asked the chief executive of the fund to respond to the Deputy in relation to the information requested.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: At the outset, I would again like to offer my deepest sympathy to the family on the death of their daughter, Frances. 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...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Dec 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (7 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The National Breast Screening Board is responsible for BreastCheck. The Health Service Executive has no function in the matter. The programme commenced in 2000 and covers the eastern, midland, north-eastern and parts of the south-eastern regions of the country. Screening is being offered free of charge, every two years, to approximately 160,000 women in those areas in the target age group 50...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (8 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borelliosis, is an infection caused by a spiral shaped bacterium borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but can sometimes be more severe. Lyme disease has been reported from North America, Europe, Australia, China and Japan. Ticks feed by biting...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (8 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 111 to 123, inclusive, together. The general rules and policy relating to the national repayment scheme have been set out in previous parliamentary questions. These can be made available to the Deputy should he require them. As the Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the scheme, inquiries relating to individual cases are...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (8 Dec 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 Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (8 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The 2006 Estimates for the Health Service Executive includes â¬60 million to open new facilities built under the national development plan. These new facilities will include additional inpatient beds and day places in acute hospitals.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (8 Dec 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 — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (8 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive, HSE, has indicated that the Professionals and Citizens Network for Integrated Care, PICNIC, project commenced in January 2000 and was co-ordinated during the first phase by the Danish Centre for Health Telematics and in the second phase by the General Medical Services (Payments) Board. The purpose of this EU research project was to develop common software...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The Interim Health Information and Quality Authority (Establishment) Order, No. 132 of 2005, provided for the establishment of the Interim Health Information and Quality Authority. Under Article 15(1), the interim authority may appoint a person to be the chief executive officer of the interim authority. I am advised by the interim authority that its chairperson discussed the executive...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (8 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department has been in touch with the person referred to by the Deputy who has given a firm assurance that he has not expressed concerns regarding the Government's policy regarding private hospitals.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Dec 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. This includes responsibility for progressing existing capital projects or initiating new capital proposals. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Assistance: Departmental Assistance (8 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The Irish Anaphylaxis Campaign is based in Dublin and its purpose is to promote awareness of the needs of persons suffering from various allergies. Allergic reactions occur in response to a wide variety of environmental factors including chemicals, foods and pharmaceutical preparations and can manifest themselves in a variety of ways such as skin rashes, gastrointestinal abnormalities, etc....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Dec 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 — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (8 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The general rules and policy relating to the national repayment scheme have been set out in previous parliamentary questions. These can be made available to the Deputy should he require them. As the Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the scheme, inquiries relating to individual cases are referred to the parliamentary affairs division of the executive. My Department...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Dec 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.