Results 8,061-8,080 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy will appreciate that passage of a Bill through the Oireachtas is dependent on the availability of Oireachtas time. As set out in the Government's Legislation Programme, the proposed legislation within my remit is as follows: 1. Published Bills: The Health (Nursing Homes) Amendment Bill 2006 is before the Dáil. The Child Care (Amendment) Bill has been published and is now before...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: I have not made any commitments to the person concerned regarding Monaghan Hospital and I am not aware of any such commitments given on my behalf. The HSE has recently established a Steering Group and a North East Project Group to oversee a programme designed to improve safety and standards across the acute hospital network in the North East Region. The decision was taken having regard to the...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) was established to expedite the provision of treatment for patients on public hospital waiting lists who have been waiting longest for surgery. In this context diagnostic services, such as MRIs, are provided to public patients as part of their treatment under the scheme. I have no plans to expand the remit of the NTPF or introduce a national...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has...
- Written Answers — Birth Control Products: Birth Control Products (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The morning after pill is currently confined to prescription control in accordance with the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 2003, as amended. In order for this product to be available without a prescription, the licence holder would have to initiate the process by making an application to the Irish Medicines Board and would also need to make a simultaneous...
- Written Answers — National Cancer Strategy: National Cancer Strategy (1 Nov 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 respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Nov 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 — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: Following a consultation process with interested parties on the draft Heads of Bill, work is progressing on the drafting of a new Medical Practitioners Bill. I intend introducing the Bill in the Oireachtas before the end of the year.
- Written Answers — Health Capital Programme: Health Capital Programme (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: In accordance with Department of Finance guidelines, major health capital projects with a total project cost of over â¬30 million, require a Cost Benefit Analysis in each case. There are a number of such projects at present in the health capital programme going through various stages of procurement. However, no project requiring a Cost Benefit Analysis was programmed to go to tender for...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: A Steering Group has been established under the chairmanship of the National Director of the National Hospitals Office to review our acute hospital bed requirements up to the year 2020. The Group includes representatives of the Health Service Executive, my Department, the Department of Finance and the Economic and Social Research Institute. The review of Acute Bed Capacity requirements for...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The HSE has advised me that there are approximately 2,517 patients on the outpatient orthopaedic waiting list at present. Since the 1994 Comhairle recommendations, one additional permanent consultant orthopaedic surgeon post has been approved and filled. In July 2006, negotiations were completed with the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to implement an outpatient waiting list...
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: By any standards the HSE is a very large organisation with total staffing of around 120,000 and a budget of over â¬12 billion. Such an organisation cannot function without sophisticated ICT systems. These systems need to cover areas such as personnel, payroll, purchasing and accounts. I acknowledge that there has been some public concern in relation to some of these systems in the HSE and...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question regarding the way that children are assessed and deemed eligible for orthodontic treatment 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...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the exercise by the Health Service Executive of its functions under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the information sought.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: I wish to see the Irish Cervical Screening Programme (ICSP) rolled out nationally by 2008, based on an affordable model and in line with international best practice. Significant preparatory work is well under way involving the introduction of new and improved cervical tests, improved quality assurance training and the preparation of a national population register. An additional â¬9 million...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy may wish to know that at the time of the Leas Cross investigation I had responsibility for services for older people.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Nov 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy may be aware, the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 and the Nursing Homes Regulations 1993 provide for the payment of subvention for private nursing home care for applicants who qualify on both medical and means grounds. General rules for the assessment of means in respect of an application for nursing home subvention are set out in the Second Schedule of the Nursing Homes...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: I take it the question refers to the charging of people in long stay care. The charging for long stay care under the Health (Amendment) Act, 2005 is being implemented by way of the Health (Charges for In-Patient Services) Regulations 2005. These Regulations were signed on 14 June 2005 and reinstated charges for in-patient services and provided for the levying of a charge in respect of the...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (1 Nov 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, the 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.