Results 741-760 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of health services to persons residing in County Donegal rests with the North 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of dental services in the Western Health Board area is a matter for the board in the first instance. My Department has asked the chief executive officer to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168, 169 and 171 together. Responsibility for management and monitoring of outpatient waiting lists, including orthopaedic outpatient waiting lists, rests with individual hospitals and health boards. It is a matter for each hospital to prioritise its services based on patient need and use its available resources to best effect to ensure that patient services...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the collection and reporting of waiting lists and waiting times now falls within the remit of the national treatment purchase fund, NTPF. My Department has asked the acting chief executive of the national treatment purchase fund to reply directly to the Deputy on the matter raised.
- Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of health services in County Monaghan is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the North Eastern Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the issue raised by the Deputy and reply direct to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of a medical card is, by legislation, a matter for the chief executive officer of the relevant health board-authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the Southern Health Board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of health services in the Cork area is a matter for the Southern Health Board in the first instance. The board's policy document "Ageing with Confidence" has identified the need to develop additional long-stay beds for older people in the Southern Health Board area and as part of this programme the board is proposing to increase the number of...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of health services in the Kerry area is a matter for the Southern Health Board, in the first instance. The board in consultation with my Department decided to build a new 72 bed community hospital in Dingle, County Kerry to replace the existing hospital. This new hospital will comprise a mix of beds for continuing care, rehabilitation-convalescent,...
- Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The provision of orthodontic services is the statutory responsibility of the health boards in the first instance. The chief executive officer of the North Western Health Board has informed my Department that due to staff shortages, the board is currently referring highest priority orthodontic patients to private practitioners in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The board has...
- Written Answers — National Cancer Registry: National Cancer Registry (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The National Cancer Registry has statutory responsibility for the collation and analysis of data on incidence and prevalence of cancer in Ireland. My Department has, therefore, asked the director of the National Cancer Registry to investigate the matter and reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — National Cancer Registry: National Cancer Registry (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The health board or authority in the area in which the cancer cluster is suspected to exist is responsible for investigating the existence of such clusters. Statistical and epidemiological protocols have been devised to assist in the evaluation of small-area clusters. I understand this investigation would draw upon information sources such as the National Cancer Registry, HIPE data of local...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: I understand the Mid-Western Health Board has issued a response to the Deputy dated 22 November 2004.
- Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of health services in Enniscorthy is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the South Eastern Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply direct to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The Medical Council is the statutory body established to provide for the registration and control of persons engaged in the practice of medicine under the Medical Practitioners Act 1978. Doctors practising medicine should be registered with the Medical Council. Persons who avail of the services of doctors performing cosmetic procedures should endeavour to seek the services of reputable...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: Eligibility for health services in Ireland is primarily based on residency and means. Under the Health Act 1970, determination of eligibility for medical cards is the responsibility of the chief executive officer of the appropriate health board other than for persons aged seventy years and over, who are automatically eligible for a medical card. Medical cards are issued to persons who, in the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of hospital services in the eastern region rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the regional chief executive of the authority to examine the issue raised and to reply to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy is aware the issues of taxation, social insurance and levies are dealt with in the context of budget day announcements and as such are a matter for the Minister for Finance.
- Written Answers — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: Since 1997, there has been a cumulative additional investment of approximately â¬57 million in the development of appropriate treatment and care services in the Southern Health Board region for people with cancer. The investment has enabled the funding of ten additional consultant posts together with support staff in key areas such as medical oncology, haematology, radiation oncology and...
- Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The provision of orthodontic services is the statutory responsibility of the health boards in the first instance. The aim of my Department is to develop the treatment capacity of orthodontics in a sustainable way over the longer term. Given the potential level of demand for orthodontic services, the provision of those services will continue to be based on prioritisation of cases based on...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Harney: The number and extent of injuries associated with the use of the leisure facility as described by the Deputy did not feature in my discussions with the agencies I have met in the context of improving the delivery of emergency services.