Results 6,901-6,920 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Jun 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, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Jun 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, 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 — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: My Department has no record of having received reports or correspondence of the type referred to by the Deputy. The Deputy may wish to note that the Health and Safety Authority is the national body with responsibility for securing health and safety at work. The Authority has legal powers under the European Communities (Protection of Workers) (Exposure to Asbestos) Regulations 1989 (as...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Jun 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, 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 Services: Hospital Services (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: Cardiac stents have provided a major advance in the treatment of coronary artery disease and have led to a reduction in the need for coronary by-pass surgery in certain cases. They are implanted by cardiologists based on careful clinical assessments. Once they are put in place they remain in place and become incorporated into the wall of the blood vessel. Patients with coronary artery disease...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: In February 2004, Frances Sheridan died after being discharged from the Accident and Emergency Department of Cavan General Hospital. Last December an inquest was held into her death, presided over by the acting coroner for County Cavan. Following the hearing of the inquest, the jury returned a verdict of death by natural causes. In January 2006, solicitors representing the family wrote to the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy will be pleased to note that my colleague the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has brought forward a proposal, by way of a Committee Stage amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill 2004, to address the problem of assaults and obstruction of personnel engaged in providing emergency services, including problems relating to assaults in hospitals, particularly in Accident and...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Jun 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, 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151, 152, 153 and 178 together. Section 60 (1) of the Health Act, 2004 states that "Each person who, immediately before the establishment day, was an employee of a specified body is, on that day, transferred to and becomes an employee of the Executive." In accordance with section 60 of the Act no redundancies occurred, either of a compulsory or voluntary...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 158 together. As the Deputy was informed in my response to his question of 9 May 2006, the matter to which he refers is a technical legal matter concerning a claim for redundancy taken to the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) and appealed to the High Court by an individual, a former employee of the National Rehabilitation Board (NRB), who had not...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 156 together. I have considered the issues raised in the Dail on 18 May 2006 in relation to the dissolution of the national Rehabilitation Board. These matters have been comprehensively dealt with in a number of PQs. The National Disability Authority Act 1999 provided for the establishment of the National Disability Authority and is the legal basis for...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: The funds which were allocated to the National Rehabilitation Board for the years 1990 to 2000 are as shown. Year Allocation â¬M â¬M 1990 4.588 1991 4.350 1992 4.232 1993 4.586 1994 7.111 1995 14.938 1996 15.957 1997 16.649 1998 17.318 1999 24.180 2000 10.587
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. The National Disability Authority Act 1999 provided for the establishment of the National Disability Authority and is the legal basis for Statutory Instrument No. 170 of 2000 which transferred certain properties, rights and liabilities of the National Rehabilitation Board (NRB) to the National Disability Authority, FÃS, Comhairle and the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: The â¬630 amount constitutes an excess charge, the level of insurance held by the person not being sufficient to provide full cover for services at the hospital concerned. The level of health insurance cover that a person takes out with an insurer is a personal choice. Where a person avails of services not covered by their insurance plan they are liable for any additional costs that arise....
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (20 Jun 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, 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (20 Jun 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, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to examine the matter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Jun 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, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to examine the matter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Jun 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, 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 — Health Services: Health Services (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy is aware, I set up a Haemochromotosis Working Group in March 2006 to examine all of the issues relating to haemochromotosis in Ireland and to advise on the actions necessary to address the problems caused by haemochromotosis. The Working Group has met formally on three occasions and held a number of other informal sub-group meetings. The Group will present its report to me in...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: In accordance with a commitment in "Sustaining Progress", the Department of Health and Children has carried out a strategic review of specialist health service provision for people with disabilities, in consultation with relevant interests. A document setting out the key findings of the review will be made available as soon as it has been finalised.