Results 8,421-8,440 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (30 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: My Department received an application for a grant from the Health and Children allocation of National Lottery funds from the organisation referred to. There is a protocol in my Department for processing applications for National Lottery grants. When a completed application form is received in my Department it is registered in the Finance Unit and forwarded to the relevant Service Division...
- Written Answers — Asthma Incidence: Asthma Incidence (30 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: My Department is aware in recent years of an increase in the frequency of asthma. The level of asthma depends on the age group and, in Ireland, has risen to approximately 20% in young teenagers. However, as asthma is not a notifiable illness information regarding its incidence in the general population is not systematically collected by my Department as if it were notifiable. There is no...
- Written Answers — Allergies Incidence: Allergies Incidence (30 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: Allergy describes a range of immune reactions to substances in the environment which, although usually harmless, may cause hypersensitivity in certain individuals. A range of body systems can be affected by substances in the air, in water and food. There is no overall figure on costs or the level of allergy in Ireland, however, it is generally accepted in the western world that there has...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (30 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (30 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The report referred to by the Deputy has already been the subject of detailed discussions between representatives of Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, and the joint HSE/ Department of Health and Children Transition Group which is advancing the development of the new National Paediatric Hospital. The Group is in the process of engaging consultants to prepare a high level framework...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: I understand that a reply has issued from the Health Service Executive to the Deputy dated 28 November 2006.
- Written Answers — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (30 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The reference to cancer treatment in the document referred to by the Deputy is in fact an extract from an earlier study entitled Perceptions of Ageism in Health and Social Services in Ireland, 2005. The Government's policy is to ensure that persons with cancer receive appropriate, timely and quality treatment for their condition regardless of their age. There were 93,549 patients discharged...
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (30 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 47 together. The objective of the Government is to ensure the provision of a world-class hospital to serve the children of this country. It was for this reason, and no other, that the Government strongly endorsed the recommendation of the joint task force group and the decision of the board of the Health Service Executive to locate the new national...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: If this were a matter of political expediency, we would continue building a new hospital in Crumlin and another in Temple Street. The original plan was for approximately 700 beds. McKinsey and Company examined 17 of the top tertiary children's hospitals in the world, on which basis it recommended a 380-bed hospital in the context of Irish demography. There will be fewer beds than at...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Chicago site will be 6,500sq. m.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy may laugh.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: We should learn from what is happening elsewhere, instead of trying toââ
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: Does the Deputy favour a single hospital?
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The reality is that the Deputy is on everyone's side.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Mater site is 20,000 sq. ft. Before the decision on the location, every paediatrician in Dublin, including Dr. Doherty, with whom I had many discussions, said that it was fantastic. I remember him telling me that co-location with an adult hospital would be fantastic; there is no doubt about it. Issues have arisen regarding parking and access. One must remember that the hospital is for...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: It depends how one defines experts. Dr. Doherty is the chairman of the medical board in Crumlin. He is an anaesthetist of considerable experience. I am not a clinician and therefore unable to question his clinical judgment. However, I spoke to Dr. Doherty when he was informed of the decision at a meeting organised by the HSE on the outcome of the McKinsey report. Like all others to whom...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The paediatric community was consulted after the publication of the McKinsey review and was enthusiastic about its findings. Difficulties arose with some members of the paediatric community when the site was chosen. It is inevitable some people will be upset when one hospital must be chosen from among several. I understand that people have preferred locations. What is important, however,...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: What allegations have I made?
- Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I do not accept the facilities will be crammed onto the site. I could list many hospitals elsewhere in the world where the space is substantially less than what is being provided here. I am neither a construction expert nor a clinician. It is clear to me, however, that once the site was identified, some people were not as pleased as they might have been if another location was chosen. The...