Results 7,961-7,980 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Health Services. (26 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: I know the area well and I happen to know the various parties as well. This is the local village where I grew up. This is not a question of Irish law, it concerns an EU directive. If I broke the rules and overruled EU directives, which I am not empowered to do, Deputy Gogarty and his colleagues would be the first to criticise me. One of the Health Service Executive's functions is to make...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (26 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. A number of initiatives are in place to support the development of a biofuels sector in Ireland. In 2005, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources introduced a pilot mineral oil tax relief scheme for biofuels which has awarded excise relief to eight...
- Fire Services. (26 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I am responding on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche. I would like to place on record my gratitude and that of the Government to the members of the fire service for their work last night and for continuing to safeguard the community on a daily basis. I also extend my sympathies to those caught...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: The HSE is currently engaged in a procurement process with the private sector to build and operate private hospitals on 10 public hospital sites. This will enable up to 1,000 beds in public hospitals, which are currently used by private patients, to be re-designated for use by public patients. Proposals will be subject to detailed evaluation by the HSE. The procedure will also provide for...
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (26 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 and 114 together. As the Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Health Repayment Scheme, enquiries relating to the Scheme are referred to the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive. My Department has asked the HSE to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: The decision to transfer St. Luke's Hospital was taken by the Government in the context of its consideration of the National Plan for Radiation Oncology Services. The decision is based on expert advice and is designed to ensure that radiation oncology, one element of cancer care, is integrated with all other aspects of care, including surgery and medical oncology. This is in line with best...
- Written Answers — Civil Marriages: Civil Marriages (26 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: An tArd-Chláraitheoir, the Registrar General, is the person with statutory responsibility for the administration of the civil registration system in Ireland, including civil marriages. I have made enquiries with an tArd-Chláraitheoir and the position is as follows. The Civil Registration Act, 2004 provides for the commencement of the various provisions of the Act on a gradual basis. Parts...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Oct 2006)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the collation and publishing of waiting list and waiting time data, including the waiting period for cardiac or hip replacement surgery, now rests with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). The NTPF, which is a statutory body, was established as one of the key actions for dealing with public hospital waiting lists arising from the Health Strategy. My Department has,...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Oct 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 (26 Oct 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.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: A review of tertiary paediatric services carried out by McKinsey & Company on behalf of the Health Service Executive, HSE, recommended the establishment of a single tertiary paediatric hospital in Dublin, co-located with a leading adult academic hospital. Subsequently, a joint HSE-Department of Health and Children task group was established to advise on the optimum location of the proposed...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: A total of six hospitals were considered as part of the process undergone by the group. These hospitals included the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, St. James's Hospital, James Connolly Memorial Hospital in Blanchardstown, Beaumont Hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital and the Mater Hospital. The group felt that only three of these hospitals â Beaumont Hospital, St. James's Hospital...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: I am not hiding behind anything. We proceeded on the basis that we would build a new hospital in Crumlin with 400 beds and a new hospital in Temple Street with in excess of 200 beds, in addition to the facility in Tallaght. When the analysis was done the reason we came to this position in the first place was that many of the paediatricians in Dublin said to me that such an approach was...
- Hospital Services. (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: My Department has been informed by the HSE about this matter and I have been advised that discussions are ongoing between the hospital, the parents' support group for children with diabetes and the network manager about the services provided for children with diabetes. A post of clinical nurse specialist filled on an acting basis has been advertised for permanent appointment. A further...
- Hospital Services. (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: I am informed a full-time clinical nurse specialist will start on 12 November. At present, a clinical nurse specialist is acting on a temporary basis and that post has been advertised for permanent appointment. That will mean a total of two nurse specialists. With my support, the HSE recently advertised for 100 new consultants to be appointed to hospitals during the coming months. These...
- Hospital Services. (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: While the Estimates have not yet been published, it is no secret that this year the HSE will get at least an extra â¬1 billion to provide services around the country on a priority basis over the next year. We are fortunate that over the past nine or ten years we have been able to triple health funding because of the great success of the economy. Health Ministers from Europe and elsewhere...
- Infectious Diseases. (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HPSC, collects data on MRSA as part of the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System, EARSS. This system collects data on the first episode of bloodstream infection per patient per quarter. The Irish data showed that there were 445 cases in 2002, 480 cases in 2003, 553 cases in 2004, 586 cases in 2005 and 285 reported cases in the first...
- Infectious Diseases. (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy has a number of questions. The survey among different countries was a sample study of some 75,000 patients, 10% of whom were Irish. It was significant that our rates were much lower. I am not boasting about that, but simply pointing out that this is not often the message we hear. The Deputy asked whether I agreed that these matters were preventable. Unfortunately, they are...
- Infectious Diseases. (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: Hygiene has a factor to play in all of this, but the biggest contribution is made by the over-prescription of antibiotics. We must not forget that, as all the very strong evidence suggests, this is what has made our immune system so vulnerable to acquiring all kinds of infections, particularly in the developed world. Hygiene is still a factor and hospitals should be run to the highest...
- Ambulance Service. (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The role and purpose of the ambulance service is to provide a clinically appropriate and timely pre-hospital care and transportation service. Pre-hospital emergency care and transportation services are provided as an integral part of the continuum of care for patients. The Department of Health and Children has been advised by the HSE that there was a significant growth in demand for patient...