Results 721-740 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: It proposes we go into recession because it would be good for our health if we were unemployed and poor.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The review is mad.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: It is crazy stuff.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: I was so amazed by what I heard about it that I had to read it to see if it could possibly be true.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: It states that economic success is bad for our health.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: It suggests a recession would be good for our health.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The Deputy is causing me stress.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: He should think about my health.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: One third of women here do not suffer from depression.
- Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: My Department does not directly fund health and personal social services to victims of abuse. Moneys are made available each year to the health boards for the provision of services to women victims of domestic violence. Additional funding has been made available each year since the establishment of the national steering committee on violence so that now more than â¬12 million is provided...
- Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: Since taking up office in late September, I have not yet met either the Northern Ireland or the British Ministers for Health. However, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have arranged an introductory meeting with Ms Angela Smith, Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland. This meeting will take place on 9 December 2004.
- Written Answers — Health Board Staff: Health Board Staff (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 204 together. The interim Health Service Executive identified the requirement for nine national director posts during its analysis earlier this year. Eight of these posts have been advertised with interviews held and an announcement on the successful candidates is due shortly from the interim executive. The approved remuneration level for the posts is...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156, 208 and 209 together. The indicative drugs target savings scheme, IDTSS, was introduced from 1 January 1993 and was developed in line with health policy. The IDTSS is a negotiated agreement between the Irish Medical Organisation and the Department of Health and Children. The agreements provide that both parties are committed to the achievement of...
- Written Answers — Health Board Staff: Health Board Staff (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157, 161 and 176 together. Responsibility for human resource planning including in relation to senior management posts in each health board region rests with the chief executive officer, CEO, of each health board and the regional chief executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority. Each CEO, in managing the workforce in his-her own region is responsible...
- Written Answers — Health Board Staff: Health Board Staff (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The interim Health Service Executive together with my Department have been engaged in discussions with IMPACT since early this year regarding the implications of the reform for senior management personnel within the health boards. The interim Health Service Executive has repeatedly stated that all existing senior managers in the health boards will have important roles to play within the...
- Written Answers — Health Board Staff: Health Board Staff (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: Discussions are continuing between my Department and the health board chief executive officers concerning personnel issues arising from the dissolution of the health boards from 1 January 2005. The executive chairman of the interim Health Service Executive has asked the chief executive officers to continue to work within the health system for six months or so in 2005 to address important...
- Written Answers — Health Board Staff: Health Board Staff (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The Government has repeatedly stated there will be no involuntary redundancies as a result of the health reform programme. There are no plans to introduce a voluntary redundancy scheme for any health service employees, and no voluntary redundancy package has been sought from the Department of Finance. From 1 January 2005 the current health board chief executive officers will cease in their...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The provision of health services for people living in County Roscommon is a matter for the Western Health Board. My Department has made inquiries of the board and I am advised that the board is currently preparing a reply in this matter which will issue directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: Services at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, are provided under an arrangement with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the regional chief executive of the authority to examine this issue and to reply to the Deputy directly. I have identified the delivery of accident and emergency services as a...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The provision of hospital services for people living in County Mayo is a matter for the Western Health Board. My Department has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the position in relation to this case and to reply directly to the Deputy.