Results 961-980 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the assessment of applications for medical cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (2 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the issues raised by the Deputy. I understand that the Health Service Executive's eastern regional area...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Services at Beaumont Hospital are provided under an arrangement with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for Mayo General Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: I take it that the Deputy is referring to charges for acute hospital care. The Health (In-Patient Charges) Regulations 1987, as amended, specify the level of such charges and categories of persons exempted from public hospital statutory in-patient charges. These charges currently stand at â¬55 per night up to a maximum of â¬550 in any 12 consecutive months. As well as those with full...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Feb 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 has the responsibility 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. My Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: Under the Health (Amendment) Act 1986 the Health Service Executive may impose charges on all patients for treatment arising out of injuries sustained in road traffic accidents where compensation is subsequently payable. The Act does not withdraw eligibility for public hospital services from road traffic accident victims, but allows health boards to recover the costs of all services provided...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Services at Peamount Hospital are provided under an arrangement with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for Galway Regional Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: Council Directive 85/433/EEC provides for the free movement of pharmacists within the European Economic Area, EEA. Under EU Directives 85/432/EEC and 85/433/EEC, any EU/EEA national holding a recognised pharmacy qualification from such a state is entitled to register as a pharmacist in Ireland, in accordance with free movement provisions. Ireland avails of a derogation under Article 2.2 of...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The report of a consultancy study jointly commissioned by my Department and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Belfast on the costs and benefits associated with the introduction of a dedicated helicopter emergency medical services for the island of Ireland was published on 30 April 2004 and is available on my Department's website. The study concluded that the...
- Written Answers — Health Schemes: Health Schemes (3 Feb 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...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: Statistics on cancer services are collated by the National Cancer Registry. My Department has asked the director of the registry to examine this matter and to reply directly to the Deputy. The rollout of the national breast screening programme to the remaining counties is a major priority in the development of cancer services. This will ensure that all women in the relevant age group in every...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the customer care procedures of community welfare officers. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services to persons residing in Dublin. Accordingly, my Department has requested...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the assessment of applications for medical cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: There are a range of professionals and support staff involved in the provision of services to persons with an intellectual disability. Agencies operate different models of care and services are provided in a multidisciplinary setting. The model of care utilised by an agency is influenced by the particular ethos of the body and the wishes of the families and individuals who use the service....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Feb 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 has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the determination of eligibility for health services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the recruitment of the national directors within the interim Health Service Executive (iHSE), which took place in 2004. I have been informed by the Health Service Executive that the iHSE awarded a contract to PricewaterhouseCoopers, PWC, following a tendering process, to manage the recruitment of eight national directors. The eight positions were...