Results 11,281-11,300 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded to him as soon as it is finalised.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is presently being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded to him as soon as it is finalised.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Since 1 July 2007 I have appointed six members to the board of the National Haemophilia Council and one member each to the boards of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and the Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has the operational and funding responsibility for Primary Care services, including decisions relating to the range of services to be provided from particular locations, it is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (2 Oct 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 (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Entitlement to health services in Ireland is primarily based on residency and means. Any person, regardless of nationality, who is accepted by the Health Service Executive as being ordinarily resident in Ireland is entitled to either full eligibility to health services under either category 1 (medical card holders) or category 2 (limited eligibility). While people in category 2 are liable...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 247 together. My Department and the HSE have been reviewing the pharmaceutical supply chain, with a view to seeking value for money in the State's drugs bill in order to better fund existing and innovative therapies without compromising continuity of supply or patient safety. An HSE-led negotiating team, including officials from my Department, engaged...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The national roll out of the Irish Cervical Screening Programme is planned for January, 2008. The National Screening Service is planning to have cervical screening managed as a national call/recall programme via effective governance structures that provide overall leadership and direction, in terms of quality assurance, accountability and value for money. All elements of the programme...
- Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the implementation of "Reach Out" the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention, which was published in September 2005, rests with the HSE's National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP). The Minister and the National Office are committed to the implementation of the strategy. Significant additional funding of â¬3.05 million was provided in 2006 and 2007 which...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The Government's sustained high level of investment in healthcare has enabled the completion and commissioning of numerous new facilities in both the acute and the non-acute sectors. This year, the overall level of capital funding for the health sector is â¬664m. The Health Service Executive has responsibility for the planning and management of the bulk of health sector capital projects...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The work of the Review Group is underway and the Group has advised the Department that it expects to complete its work in November.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The HSE announced last week the designation of four managed cancer control networks (coterminous with the four HSE administrative regions) and eight cancer centres nationally as follows: HSE Dublin North East: Beaumont Hospital; Mater Misericordiae Hospital;Dublin Mid Leinster: St. James's Hospital; St. Vincent's Hospital;HSE South: Cork University Hospital; Waterford Regional Hospital;HSE...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (2 Oct 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case/issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Oct 2007)
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. Following assessment, evaluation, and recommendation, applications are considered in the context of the recommendation and the overall level of...
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: May I share time with Deputies O'Hanlon, Finneran, Conlon and O'Rourke?
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I welcome the opportunity to discuss health matters for a second week. Notwithstanding a number of comments, it is important to put matters in context. Gross expenditure should be discussed despite the belief of some to the contrary. Many years ago, we underspent on health relative to other countries, but we spend approximately 8.9% of GNP currently. This is on a par with the OECD,...
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Including the good or very good category, the satisfaction level is more than 90%. It is a positive reflection on the public health care system. Deputy Higgins referred to accessibility. Until the early 1990s, there was no universality. The VHI was established 50 years ago because 20% of the population were not entitled to hospital services, but everyone has that entitlement today. I am a...
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I have certainly never heard them on the public airwaves saying how terrible it is. We hear such complaints frequently about the public health care system. It is a great pity as we can sometimes undermine confidence in our own system. We have a health care system of which we can generally be very proud. While there are gaps and deficiencies, the challenge of health care reform is to put...