Results 5,821-5,840 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I am advised by the medical staff in the Department of Health and Children that ultraviolet light, through either natural exposure or sunbed exposure, increases the risk of developing skin cancer, particularly melanoma. The use of sunbeds leads to damage from ultraviolet radiation in the same way as sunlight exposure. Exposure in childhood is associated with even greater risks of subsequent...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children has been assured by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, that all the hospitals used by the fund, both in Ireland and the United Kingdom, have been carefully assessed to ensure they meet the relevant quality standards. All consultants who provide treatment for NTPF patients must be fully trained and qualified. This requirement is overseen by the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 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 arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 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 arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, the management and delivery of health and personal social services is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. The questions raised by the Deputy are operational matters which come within the remit of the executive. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the...
- Written Answers — Home Care Services: Home Care Services (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy will be aware that â¬30 million has been made available to the Health Service Executive for 2006 for the provision of an additional 2,000 homecare packages. Theseperson-centred packages can include a range of services, including physiotherapy, and will be directed primarily at older persons who might otherwise need to enter hospital or long-term care. The management and delivery...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 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 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 — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The use of live animals in scientific research and other experimental activity is strictly controlled in accordance with the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876, as amended. Under the Act, experiments on live animals can be performed by persons licensed by the Minister for Health and Children. In addition, animals must be properly anaesthetised for the duration of an experiment, unless a certificate...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 179, inclusive, together. Myasthenia gravis is a neurological disorder, the usual cause of which is an acquired immunological abnormality, although some cases result from genetic abnormalities at the neuromuscular junction. The 2006 Estimates for the health services specifically allocated additional funding of â¬3 million for the further development of...
- Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I will attend the military parade for the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising on the morning of Sunday, 16 April 2006.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 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 Services: Health Services (28 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. I recognise...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 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 — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has established a dedicated team to drive the implementation of its framework for addressing accident and emergency services. The team includes: Ms Angela Fitzgerald, who is the acute hospitals network manager of the HSE and the chairperson of the dedicated team; Mr. Jim Breslin, who is the assistant director of primary, community and continuing care in the HSE;...
- Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 and 200 together. The hospital inpatient inquiry system records details on discharges from publicly funded acute hospitals. A new coding system, which was introduced in January 2005, allows separate classification of elective and emergency caesarean sections. This was not possible prior to 2005. Data from the hospital inpatient inquiry system for 2005 are...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children has been informed by the Health Service Executive that a reply issued to the Deputy about the patient in question on 24 March 2006.
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a bacteria and a resistant form of staphylococcus aureus. MRSA can exist without affecting people's health. Information on the incidence of such asymptomatic carriage is not routinely reported. For the purpose of the surveillance, prevention and control of this infection, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre collects data on MRSA...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: In the context of the 2006 Estimates and the 2006 HSE service plan, I wrote to the chairman of the board of the HSE setting out priorities for 2006. I highlighted the need to identify the necessary structures and processes which are required to control the emergence and spread of health care associated infections, including MRSA. The publication of the revised SARI guidelines on the control...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 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.