Results 581-600 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Homelessness â An Integrated Strategy, published in May 2000, places responsibility for the provision of accommodation for homeless adults with the local authorities and the provision of their in-house care and health needs with the health boards. Since the publication of Homelessness â An Integrated Strategy, the Department of Health and Children has provided just over â¬26 million...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of health services in the Kildare area is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the Southern Western Area Health Board acting under the aegis of the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply direct to him as a matter of...
- Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Between 2000 and 2003, â¬7.124 million was allocated to the South Eastern Health Board for the expansion of their out of hours co-operative, Caredoc. In 2004, â¬3.492 million has been included in the health board's base allocation for the continued provision of services under this heading. The dedicated funding is exclusive of the fees paid to participating general practitioners. Decisions...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The Government is committed to making the full range of cancer services available and accessible to cancer patients throughout Ireland. To this end, we will provide considerable investment in radiation oncology facilities in the coming years. As regards referral of public patients to private facilities, the national radiation oncology co-ordinating group has been established to, inter alia,...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of ambulance services in County Mayo rests with the Western Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
- Written Answers — Academic Qualifications: Academic Qualifications (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Regulations to provide for mutual recognition of the academic and professional qualifications of pharmacists within the European Union are contained in S.I. No. 239 of 1987 European Community (Recognition of Qualifications in Pharmacy) Regulations 1987, as amended.
- Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of health services in County Mayo is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the Western Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply direct to him as a matter if urgency.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Additional funding of â¬500,000 was allocated to the Southern Health Board under the cardiovascular health strategy in April this year. The funding will allow the board to begin establishing consultant-led cardiology services for patients in Kerry. It will also be used to develop the Southern Health Board's cardiac rehabilitation services and expand its first responder project, in which...
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The organisation, which is a primary school, applied to my Department for a grant from the health and children allocation of national lottery funds in June 2003. The school sought funding of â¬19,940 towards the cost of draining and resurfacing the playing surfaces at the rear of the school and to set up a vegetable garden. There is a protocol in my Department for processing applications for...
- Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The design team for the interim facility for the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in Cork was appointed early in 2004. Procurement of the facility is being fast-tracked and construction work commenced on site in June 2004. The contract is being carried out in two phases to allow continuity of the existing service. Phase 1, the new interim laboratory building, is complete including...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The medical card income guidelines for 1997 are as follows: Category Single person living alone (under 66) (£88.00) â¬111.74 Single person living alone (66-79) (£96.00) â¬121.89 Single person living alone (80 or over) (£100.50) â¬127.61 Single person living with family (under 66) (£78.00) â¬99.04 Single person living with...
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: I would like to thank those Members of the House who have spoken for their good wishes. I want to assure them I am no messiah. If Senator Henry was in the House I would pass on a letter to her I received last week from somebody wishing me well, and acknowledging that I was a consultant and expert in health care. The person was sure I had all the answers and clearly believed Senator Henry was...
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: I will make sure the Senator gets a copy.
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: I do not have copies with me but I will make sure the Senator gets one.
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The Government is currently working on Estimates for all Departments in preparation for approval and publication of the Book of Estimates later this autumn. The goal of extending medical card eligibility is a very high priority for me in the context of those Estimates. The motion before the House offers an opportunity to set out certain aspects of how the GMS scheme currently works. There has...
- Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: We already have.
- Accident and Emergency Services. (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Deputy McManus acknowledged that I am present in the Chamber. She might also have been gracious enough to acknowledge that I was here on time. When a Deputy is delayed, it is customary to acknowledge the fact that the relevant Minister was present on time. The difficulties being experienced in accident and emergency facilities throughout the country are not acceptable to me, to the Government...
- Hospital Services. (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Renal services are one of the main priority areas for development. Additional revenue funding of more than â¬20 million has been provided since 2000 to develop renal services in response to increased demand at national level. This includes an additional â¬5 million provided in the current year, of which â¬400,000 was allocated to the Western...
- Written Answers — Medical Qualifications: Medical Qualifications (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Applications for the validation of non-national qualifications are received by my Department as the designated authority under the EU directives governing the mutual recognition of professional qualifications. The appropriate professional body, which acts as adviser to my Department, examines all applications to determine equivalence with Irish qualifications. A complete application for...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The housing aid scheme for the elderly in the Clare area is operated by the Mid-Western Health Board on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply directly to him as a matter of urgency.