Results 11,481-11,500 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I remember that day. I remember the Deputy was there and I think we were photographed together.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: As Deputies know, I did not have any party political interest in Dundalk and do not do political stunts.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Notwithstanding the embargo on recruitment, the HSE has granted a derogation to Drogheda to recruit the necessary staff to have the scanner in full-time service.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Yes, in Dundalk.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: In Louth County Hospital which is in Dundalk. I have been there three times.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Notwithstanding the embargo on recruitment, there has been a derogation granted in this case, as there has been in a few other cases around the country. I hope the service will be fully operational quickly
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: To be fair to the Deputy, I do not have a brief on the up-to-date position in Mallow. I owe it to his father who used to mention this matter to me frequently to ensure we will have the necessary staff. I will revert to the Deputy, if that is in order.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I do not remember getting any publicity.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The hospital never had a scanner. It is positive that it now has one, notwithstanding all the criticism.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I do not justify the fact that it is not operational five days a week. I simply say that one day is better than none. There is no embargo on recruiting staff for this scanner and I hope the HSE proceeds to do it as quickly as possible. I could not and will not stand over a situation where public money is spent on the purchase of, in this case, a CT scanner and it is not fully operational....
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I know it is in Dundalk.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I would wish no patient was inconvenienced and that operations never had to be cancelled.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Equally I must draw attention to the fact that the Navan hospital budget is increased by 21% this year.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The budget for Nenagh was increased by 17% this year. If Limerick Regional Hospital and Waterford Regional Hospital and Holles Street Hospital where there is a huge increase in activity can live within their budget, we expect other hospitals to do so as well.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I have the figures. I will give them to the Deputy.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Navan hospital got â¬36.5 million. That was an increase of 21%.
- Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I do not seem to have it.
- Cancer Screening Programme. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The National Cancer Screening Service is planning to roll out the national cervical screening programme on a national basis in January 2008. I have allocated additional revenue funding of â¬5 million to the service this year for this purpose and an additional 30 posts have been approved. It is expected that approximately 240,000 women will be screened annually. Women aged 25 to 44 years...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: BreastCheck has already been rolled out in the west. It was rolled out before the summer in Roscommon and it is being rolled out in the south within the next three weeks, either at the end of this month or the first week in November. Cervical screening will not be done region by region; there will be a national roll-out. The national cancer screening programme, which is not part of the HSE...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: There are issues regarding accreditation of laboratories.