Results 861-880 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The category of person who will receive refunds under the ex gratia scheme in respect of payments deducted from them for publicly funded long-stay care in facilities run by former health boards or private nursing homes solely by virtue of a contractual arrangement with a former health board comprises fully eligible persons, including those who had their medical card withdrawn on admission to...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the collection and reporting of waiting lists and waiting times falls within the remit of the national treatment purchase fund, NTPF. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the NTPF to reply to the Deputy directly with the information requested.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the provision of orthodontic treatment for eligible persons in County Kilkenny rests with the executive. My Department has...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the provision of services for residents of County Kilkenny rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 321 together. The Health Act 2004 provides for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. The Health Service Executive decided that pension books held by health agencies in respect of...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Code of Practice: Hospitals Code of Practice (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Services at St. James's Hospital, Dublin, are provided under an arrangement with the executive and my Department has requested the chief officer for...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the provision of services for residents of County Kerry rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Services at St. James's Hospital, Dublin, are provided under an arrangement with the executive and my Department has requested the chief officer for...
- Written Answers — Health Centres: Health Centres (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for provision of health centres rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's eastern...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: Data on the 37 acute hospitals which participate in the national case mix programme are detailed in the following table. These data are based on audited costs and activity for 2003, the latest full year for which data are available. Data for 2004 will be audited during the year for release in January 2006. The case mix adjusted base price for inpatients and day cases is the average cost of a...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the collection and reporting of waiting lists and waiting times falls within the remit of the national treatment purchase fund, NTPF. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the NTPF to reply to the Deputy directly with the information requested.
- Written Answers — Consultants' Common Contract: Consultants' Common Contract (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: A series of meetings has taken place between management and the medical organisations to resolve outstanding issues from the current consultants' common contract. These negotiations resulted in the introduction of a revised grievance and dispute procedure for consultants. Preliminary talks have been held between management and the medical organisations to discuss forthcoming negotiations on...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: I reviewed the suspensions of the persons concerned on 23 December 2004 and decided, based on legal advice and pursuant to the powers conferred on me as Minister for Health and Children by section 22(3) of the Health Act 1970, to terminate the suspensions with effect from that date. My decision is without prejudice to the outcome of any legal or disciplinary proceedings relating to the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: At the request of my Department, the report referred to by the Deputy is being examined by the national hospitals office of the Health Service Executive. I expect to be advised by the executive in the near future as to the steps it proposes to take to address the issues raised in the report.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the provision of services at Monaghan General Hospital rests with the Executive. My Department has requested the chief officer of...
- Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Department of Finance plans to extend freedom of information provisions to a range of appropriate bodies in 2005. Within the health sector, proposals to extend freedom of information to the following bodies are currently being finalised with that Department: An Bord Altranais; Bord na Radharcmhastóirà â Opticians Board; the Crisis Pregnancy Agency; the Dental Council; Dental Health...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the County Hospital, Roscommon rests with the executive. My Department has again requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the provision of services at Naas General Hospital rests with the executive. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the provision of audiology services for eligible persons in County Kildare rests with the executive. My Department has requested...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for provision of ophthalmic services rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...