Results 5,781-5,800 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The task of repaying up to 60,000 families is a mammoth task for the heath service administration. Outside assistance is desirable and the HSE has gone to tender. Two weeks ago, the executive was down to three companies and it was examining those tenders. Whether it has been finalised in the past two weeksââ
- Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: It is not. The system will be clogged for years if we do not bring in outside assistance.
- Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: There was a time when the members of political parties used to take responsibility for the electoral register. When I first became involved in politics, it was the task of party members to ensure it was up to date. There is validity in what the Deputy says and I have discussed the matter with the Chief Whip who is pursuing the matter. The route the Deputy suggests makes sense, but I do not...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The current information in this regard, as provided on 1 March last by the Health Service Executive's primary care reimbursement service of shared services, is provided in the table. As the Department of Health and Children does not have information relating to January 1998, I have asked the HSE to provide it directly to the Deputy. The assessment of applications for medical cards and GP...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the establishment of a new school of podiatry, which is a matter for the Department of Education and Science. I am conscious of the need for such a new school, which may involve the organisation of a tendering process. Officials from the Department of Health and Children met their counterparts from the Department of Education and Science in August...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The recently enacted Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 provides for the establishment of a podiatrists' registration board, which will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a register of podiatrists. Statutory registration will involve podiatrists working in the public health service and in private practice. The Department of Health and Children is working on the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, for which the Health Service Executive is responsible under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange for this matter to be investigated and a reply to be issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I am fully committed to the national roll out of a cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. The Department of Health and Children has asked the Health Service Executive to prepare a detailed implementation plan for a national programme. It is planned that cervical screening will be managed under a national call or recall programme with effective governance...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children and the Northern Ireland Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety jointly commissioned a consultancy study on the costs and benefits of the introduction of a dedicated emergency medical services helicopter for the island of Ireland. The study, which was published last year and is available on the Department's website, concluded that the...
- Written Answers — Hepatitis C Incidence: Hepatitis C Incidence (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The possibility of an extension of the Health (Amendment) Act 1996 to provide free health care for the patients referred to by the Deputy has been carefully examined and advice has been taken from a number of relevant experts. While I am sympathetic to the women in question, I cannot support an extension to the current eligibility requirements. This position was signalled to the support group...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The national ambulance training school, which operates under the auspices of the Health Service Executive, provides training for advanced paramedic candidates in conjunction with University College Dublin. The school graduated 29 advanced paramedics in 2005 and proposes to train a further 48 in the current year. The deployment and utilisation of the advanced paramedics is being overseen by...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: BreastCheck is preparing for the national expansion of the breast screening programme to the remaining regions of the country. The Department of Health and Children has requested the director of BreastCheck to examine the matters raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: Most of the regulatory initiatives in respect of medicinal products have their origins in EU directives that are required to be implemented in this country. Officials in the Department of Health and Children are finalising a package of regulations relevant to medicinal products and when these regulations are in place, all medicinal products, including herbal and homeopathic medicinal...
- Written Answers — Homeopathy Therapists: Homeopathy Therapists (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I am conscious that complementary therapy, including homeopathy, is of increasing interest to the public and that more people are now attending complementary therapists. A key concern of mine is protection of the public and a national working group on the regulation of complementary therapists has already reported to the Department of Health and Children with recommendations on future...
- Written Answers — Homeopathy Therapists: Homeopathy Therapists (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I have not investigated the matter raised by the Deputy nor do I propose to do so. However, if the Deputy has any specific concerns she may wish to write to me in this regard.
- Written Answers — Drug Trials: Drug Trials (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The Irish Medicines Board has been asked to compile the information sought and it will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues within the Health Service Executive. As these are matters for the executive under the Health Act 2004, the Department of Health and Children has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have them investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. However, I am aware that a high...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Mar 2006)
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, the Department of Health and Children has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: Motor neurone disease is a progressive neurological disorder, the cause of which is unknown. There is no specific test and the diagnosis is made by clinical examination. While there is no cure for motor neurone disease at this time, certain treatments can slow the progression of this condition. As part of the Estimates for health services in 2006, additional funding of â¬3 million was...