Results 11,041-11,060 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department has not provided support to the society referred to by the Deputy in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2007)
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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: I am committed to ensuring that the BreastCheck service is rolled out to the remaining regions in the country as quickly as possible. I have allocated additional revenue funding of â¬8 million for this year to meet the additional costs involved. The full complement of 111 staff for roll-out has been approved. BreastCheck appointed the Clinical Directors for the South and West last...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: Medical cards are made available to persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services. In 2005 the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on moderate and lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost grounds...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: The National Implementation Body (NIB) in its statement dated 15 May 2007 proposed a two phase approach to the claim for reduced hours for nurses/midwives. Phase 1. The NIB proposed a reduction of 1.5 hours to 37.5 hours by 1 June 2008. This reduction must be achieved on a cost neutral basis and without diminution of service to patients. There will be local engagement over the coming months...
- Written Answers — Hospital Acquired Infections: Hospital Acquired Infections (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: MRSA is not a notifiable disease. The Health Surveillance Centre of the HSE collects data on MRSA but this would not be regarded as a comprehensive national surveillance system. However, key personnel have now been employed by the HSE in this area and it is expected that a national hospital HCAI surveillance system will be in place in the near future. This will provide inter-hospital...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: The information sought by the Deputy is not immediately available to my Department. It has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to arrange to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: There are approximately 13,785 private patients in private nursing homes throughout the country. It would not be administratively feasible for the HSE to contact every person currently in a private nursing home. After the new nursing home support scheme â A Fair Deal â was announced in December 2006, leaflets giving details of the new scheme, and also giving information about the...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 to 78, inclusive, together. Under the Minimum Benefit Regulations all insurance products that provide cover for in-patient hospital treatment must provide a certain minimum level of benefits. The 1999 Government White Paper on Health Insurance stated that the purpose of the Minimum Benefit Regulations is: to maintain inter-generational solidarity within the...
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Jul 2007)
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 — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: According to figures provided by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the number of deaths by suicide, classified by county of residence of deceased, was 17 for County Clare in 2004. There were 15 deaths by suicide in 2005, this figure is provisional based on year of registration. There were 9 deaths by suicide during the period January to September 2006, again this is a provisional...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department has asked the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to inform the Deputy, as a matter of urgency, of the current position in relation to the provision of an MRI scan for the named person.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: In relation to the commitment in the Programme for Government to open two cocaine treatment centres, the timing of this action is a matter for the Health Service Executive. However, I understand that plans are already in train in the HSE to open these centres, one to be located in Dublin and the other to be located in another city yet to be decided upon. Work is ongoing on the costings and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: In many health care programmes it can be difficult to clearly separate health and social spending. However, on the basis of conventions agreed with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) the table below sets out the overall health expenditure for each of the years requested by the Deputy. Public Health Spending (Current and Capital) excluding Social Spending Year...
- Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (5 Jul 2007)
Mary Harney: The Government has accepted my proposal to restrict the use of sunbeds to adults only. Heads of a Bill are being prepared for consideration by Government to regulate the use of sunbeds, including prohibiting their use by those under 16. The proposals will also provide for the compulsory placing of warning notices in sunbed salons and other places where sunbeds are available for use by the...