Results 10,801-10,820 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Hospital Waiting Lists. (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: It is for many people.
- Hospital Waiting Lists. (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: Many of the issuesââ
- Hospital Waiting Lists. (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: May I inform Deputy Charles Flanaganââ
- Hospital Waiting Lists. (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I apologise. Through the Chair, some of the issues that arise concern privacy, as well as whether someone is on a trolley. Many issues exist, which is the reason that capacity improvements and creating a better environment, including the provision of toilet and other facilities, constitute part of what we seek to do. As for the setting of targets, we never had them until some time ago when...
- Hospital Waiting Lists. (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: That target has not been set. Incidentally, such a target is being met in many hospitals nationwide, including those located in Deputy Charles Flanagan's home region of the midlands.
- Health Services. (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I also welcome the Deputy. I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 78 together. The final outturn on Vote expenditure for the HSE showed a capital saving of â¬114 million, of which â¬42 million was used to offset a revenue overspend and a further â¬47 million was used to offset a shortfall in projected appropriations-in-aid. This left a balance of â¬25 million to be surrendered to the...
- Health Services. (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I am not familiar with the reason the orthopaedic facility was withdrawn from Bantry General Hospital, but I assume it related to staffing levels and safety issues. I visited the hospital some time ago. It is efficient and I was particularly taken with how various staff members seemed to work well together at the local level. Government policy is to have services provided as close as...
- Health Services. (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I know. That has not changed since the last time the Deputy was a Member of the House.
- Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The Deputy was on the board of Tallaght Hospital.
- Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: Cosmetic surgery is not allowed.
- Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I explained that. Breast reconstruction is allowed, as is anything to do with accidents where a person suffers deformity. Certainly, nothing cosmetic is allowed.
- Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: Yes, varicose veins are covered. That is a medical procedure not a cosmetic one. Although it was suggested, cosmetic surgery and tattoo removal are not facilitated.
- Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I already clarified that.
- Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: We sure have.
- Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: We will be reviewing the success of it.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 78 together. The final out-turn on Vote expenditure for the Health Service Executive, showed a capital saving of â¬114m of which â¬42m was used to offset a revenue overspend and a further â¬47m was used to offset a shortfall in projected Appropriations-in-Aid. This left a balance of â¬25m to be surrendered to the Exchequer. The Health Service...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71, 83, 102, 120 and 145 together. I wish to state at the outset that, by the end of this year, there will be substantially more staff working in delivering frontline health care services than at the start. In this context, discussions are ongoing between my Department and the Department of Finance in relation to new posts required this year to reflect policy...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The National MRSA Reference Laboratory is operated by St. James's Hospital. It is a purpose-built facility that provides an essential national support to the overall HSE effort in dealing with the problem of MRSA through a range of services. The current budget for the Laboratory is just over â¬270,000. Plans for expansion of its operation and resources have been submitted to and are under...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75, 104, 114, 152 and 156 together. I am familiar with the approach being adopted by the Health Service Executive in seeking to improve safety and standards across the acute hospital network in the North East Region, having regard to the issues raised in the Teamwork Management Services Report â "Improving Safety and Achieving Better Standards â An Action...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (27 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: Phase 2B of the development of the Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar is divided into two stages. The completion of the first stage of the project will increase the bed complement from 215 to 244. This phase includes the fit out of the existing ward shells, the refurbishment of the existing paediatric and obstetric wards and an interim Special Care Baby Unit. The HSE has advised that...