Results 13,001-13,020 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (7 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement: Month 2005 2006 2007 ⬠⬠⬠January 15,263 16,761 18,904 February 16,827 16,985 16,665 March 14,186 16,743 15,415 April 15,163 13,351 13,343 May 13,039 15,674 14,624 June 13,655 14,302 14,193 July 12,697 13,622 14,859 August 11,687 12,037 13,952 September 12,149 13,103 14,532 October...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (7 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 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 issues raised...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to 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 raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (7 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, 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 — Health Services: Health Services (7 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 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 raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183, 184 and 258 together. The Deputy's questions relate 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...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: There is no accurate estimate available at present of the number of accidents that have occurred causing death which could be clearly shown to be related to the taking of illegal drugs. However, I am informed by the Health Research Board that preliminary data will be available in March of this year through the National Drug Related Death Index.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to 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 raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (12 Feb 2008)
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 — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (12 Feb 2008)
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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: There are approximately 1,100 people with cystic fibrosis living in the Republic of Ireland. Approximately 45% are adults and 55% are children. The Minister identified the enhancement of services to persons with cystic fibrosis as a key priority. Development funding of â¬4.78m was provided in 2006 and a further â¬2m was provided to the Health Service Executive (HSE) to facilitate the...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 211 together. I agreed to the establishment, by the Health Service Executive, of a process of dialogue under Mr. Bill Shipsey SC to address concerns expressed by the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU) on behalf of community pharmacists, about the implications of legal advice on competition law on the right of the IPU to negotiate fees or margins on their...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (12 Feb 2008)
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 — Smoking Ban: Smoking Ban (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 and 206 together. Neither the tobacco industry nor its representatives were apprised of the options that my Department was considering regarding the commencement of further provisions of the Public Health (Tobacco) Acts 2002 and 2004 in advance of the public consultation process, nor were any meetings conducted by my officials with the tobacco industry,...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I have identified the enhancement of services to people with cystic fibrosis as a key priority. In 2006 and 2007, additional revenue funding of â¬6.78 million was provided to the Health Service Executive for cystic fibrosis services. My Department is advised that 44 additional staff dealing with cystic fibrosis have been appointed to date across a number of hospitals, including St...
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The Progesa Computer System in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service has been in operation since 2003. The eProgesa upgrade of that system was discontinued in March 2007. As a result of discontinuing the upgrade, a sum of â¬729,335.17 was written off. This can be broken down as follows: Software, â¬100,158.96; Professional Services, â¬90,756.52; and Internal Staff costs, â¬538,419.69....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The executive summary of the Report to which the Deputy refers commences "The optometry profession in Ireland is an example of a profession where competition is generally working well". The Report makes five recommendations, four of which fall within my remit. The first of these recommendation is to "allow optometrists to provide State-funded eye examinations to children identified at...