Results 11,501-11,520 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Cancer Screening Programme. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I am not certain whether we have one or two laboratories but it is a very small number. I will confirm that. There may be a second one. We have very few accredited laboratories. Now that we are moving rapidly into the whole issue of standards and quality assurance it is clearly important, if we are to have national roll-outs, that the test results are accurate in so far as they can be....
- Cancer Screening Programme. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: In response to Deputy Clune, such a vaccine would have to be done in conjunction with other matters â it is not an either or scenario.
- Cancer Screening Programme. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I await clinical advice in this regard and issues arise regarding how much should be paid to those who will administer the vaccine. In Ireland, as Deputy Reilly will be aware, we pay considerably more than is the case in other jurisdictions. While many issues arise in this regard, any innovation in the market must be used for the benefit of patients. This has always been a feature of the...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: As for smears, a total of 35,000 smears were outsourced for reasons of speed. It was taking far too long to obtain the results and there is no point in having smears without obtaining the results quickly because that defeats the purpose. The outsourcing was to an accredited laboratory. Clearly, the Health Service Executive is doing some work on the required number of hot and cold...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Yes, ideally we must have our own laboratory facilities in Ireland.
- Acquired Brain Injury. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: To what is Deputy Reilly referring?
- Acquired Brain Injury. (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Could Deputy Reilly give me the details?
- Written Answers — Control of Infectious Diseases: Control of Infectious Diseases (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The National MRSA Reference Laboratory is operated by St. James's Hospital and is funded by the Health Services Executive (HSE). It is a purpose-built facility that provides a range of national services which supports the overall HSE drive to tackle the problem of MRSA. The current budget for the Laboratory is just over â¬270,000. Plans for an expansion of its operation have been...
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The HSE has made significant progress in complying with the ICT governance requirements set out by the Department of Finance in September 2005. It has appointed a national Director of ICT to provide a central source of decision making in relation to ICT strategies, plans and projects. There is no longer delegation of ICT spending authority within the HSE. All ICT development and operational...
- Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87 and 95 together. I do not accept that some pharmacists may not be able to continue to provide a service under the GMS and community drug schemes. Nor do I accept there is any basis for community pharmacists threatening to withdraw from these schemes. The main wholesaler companies have recently confirmed to the HSE they will charge community pharmacists the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has advised my Department that, based on current figures, the number of births at year-end is expected to be in the region of 68,000, an increase of nearly 11% over 2006. The current recruitment pause is a temporary measure initiated by the HSE as part of a financial break-even plan. It will be reviewed at the end of October 2007. Notwithstanding this, it has...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Section 20 (1) (d) of the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 provides for the making of regulations allowing the Health Service Executive (HSE) to impose a charge for the administration of Patient Private Property Accounts. These regulations came into effect on 11 September 2007. The HSE has established a central unit in Tullamore Co. Offaly and the bulk of money held in Patient Private...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I should explain at the outset that the chief nursing officer (CNO) in the Department of Health and Children has been in existence since 1998. The Report of the Commission on Nursing (1998) strongly supported and endorsed the appointment of a CNO. It recognised the need to strengthen the workforce planning and professional leadership functions in the Department and recommended the continued...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The co-location initiative is designed to ensure that private beds in public hospitals are freed up for the use of public patients by having co-located private hospitals built on public hospital sites. In service terms, this means that the co-located facility will be required to treat all the private patients that are currently treated in the public hospital subject to limited exceptions,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I together with Ministers of State, Jimmy Devins TD and Pat "The Cope" Gallagher TD met with Michael McGimpsey MLA, Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety on Friday 5 October 2007. The issues discussed were Suicide, Cancer Services, Pandemic Flu and Acute Hospital Services. The significant amount of current joint cooperation was acknowledged and it was agreed to continue to...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 111 together. The most effective strategy for the prevention of cervical cancer requires decisions based on an assessment of the relative contributions of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination and cervical screening in reducing the burden of both existing and projected cervical pre-cancerous changes and cervical cancer. Issues to be examined include...
- Written Answers — : (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to have delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services in a safe and secure setting. This includes responsibility for dealing with any complaints an employee may have concerning his or her working environment. The Executive is therefore the appropriate body to...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Oct 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 to the National Cancer Screening Service for this year to meet the additional costs involved. The full complement of 111 staff for roll-out has been approved. I have also made available an...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's questions in relation to BreastCheck are the responsibility of the National Cancer Screening Service. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Service to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to these matters.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 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...