Results 14,601-14,620 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: Deputy Reilly is a doctor and he knows the position.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: We should be able to offer any woman who has a mastectomy or radical breast surgery the opportunity to have reconstruction.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: Half of the women concerned were able to have that surgery at the same time as the mastectomy or the lumpectomy. Unfortunately, they cannot have the two procedures together in Mayo or Sligo because it requires the skills of a plastic surgeon or a specialist surgeon. Professor Kerin in Galway does it but he is unusual. Generally, it requires a plastic surgeon to be available also. It is...
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: I say this especially as a woman. There is nothing a woman fears more than getting breast cancer. That is a fact. There is nothing a woman would not do if she had breast cancer in order to have it cured. Women would travel almost anywhere if they were told their chances would improve by 20% or 25%. I know of no woman â and I have spoken to many of them â who would not travelââ
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: ââto get the best possible care. I wish to deal with the question of Galway coping with the numbers. Galway currently has six beds for breast surgery and it will probably have to increase that to eight to provide services for the rest of the region. That is what we are talking about. Deputy O'Sullivan constantly asks me about resources. When Professor Keane was asked to take over the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: In recent times, the Health Service Executive has re-oriented its addiction services to address the needs arising from changing patterns of drug use in the population e.g. evidence shows that most cocaine users are poly drug misusers and need to be treated for poly drug misuse and not solely for cocaine use. The HSE is also involved in developing community based stand-alone stimulant...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (20 May 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 — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator K.P.M.G. and McCann Fitzgerald. The HSE has advised my Department that the repayment scheme was publicly advertised and tendered for in accordance with EU procurement regulations. The HSE has advised that the reason it was deemed...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 May 2008)
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 raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: At a European level, the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS) was established in 1999 in response to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance in Europe. EARSS comprises a network of over 800 microbiological laboratories serving some 1,200 hospitals in 30 countries that collects routinely generated antimicrobial susceptibility testing data on invasive infections...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203, 204 and 218 together. The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) have announced a preferred bidder for the provision of laboratory testing services for the National Cervical Screening Programme. This is an important milestone which will enable the NCSS to launch the first quality assured, population based National Cervical Screening Programme for women...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 May 2008)
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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the private practice of public hospital consultants employed in public acute hospitals under the consultants' common contract. The provision of private care in public acute hospitals is a long standing feature of the Irish health care system. Over 2,500 beds in public hospitals are designated as private and semi-private. A ratio of 80:20...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 May 2008)
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 question raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 May 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: Almost 130,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 May 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 (20 May 2008)
Mary Harney: The OECD review of the Irish Public Service report â Ireland Towards an Integrated Public Service â includes a health sector Case Study on the reconfiguration of hospital services in the North East. The OECD state that the Case Study does not purport to be a full analysis or review of wider issues relating to health care in Ireland or a commentary on health service provision generally in...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (20 May 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 (20 May 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.