Results 15,061-15,080 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (18 Jun 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 Charges: Hospital Charges (18 Jun 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 of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (18 Jun 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 of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Jun 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (18 Jun 2008)
Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive is responsible for managing its human resources. As a result, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (18 Jun 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 (18 Jun 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (18 Jun 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 contract between the HSE and the Scheme Administrator (KPMG and McCann Fitzgerald) expires on 29th June 2008 and will not be extended. However, the HSE is...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (18 Jun 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 that the following payments were made since the scheme was introduced. Company 2008 (Up to 31st May) 2007 2006 Total Scheme Administrator 3,391,537.00 2,274,000.00 1,118,000.00...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (18 Jun 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 informed my Department that the Scheme Administrator is working to complete as many claims as possible by the time the contract expires on 29th June 2008. As per the terms of the contract, the...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Jun 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Jun 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Jun 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. I understand that the HSE issued a letter to the Deputy explaining the details concerning this case on the 26th May.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Jun 2008)
Mary Harney: The primary remit of the National Treatment Purchase Fund is to facilitate patients who are longest on waiting lists for surgery. The scheduling of admissions is a matter for the relevant Consultant and is determined on the basis of medical priority and having regard to available capacity. In the event that treatment is not readily available and should the medical condition of the person...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Training: Pharmacy Training (19 Jun 2008)
Mary Harney: Article 44 of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications provides that a five year programme of education and training must be completed in order to qualify and practice as a pharmacist. The current situation in Ireland is that graduates of the four year pharmacy degree programmes are obliged under national and EU law to undertake and complete one year of...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (19 Jun 2008)
Mary Harney: I understand that the Vaccine Damage Steering Group is finalising its consideration of this matter and I expect to receive its report and recommendations shortly.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jun 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Jun 2008)
Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has the operational and funding responsibility for the medical card benefit, it is the appropriate body to consider the particular cases raised by the Deputy. My Department has therefore requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address these matters and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jun 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jun 2008)
Mary Harney: A letter has been received in my Department from the individual referred to by the Deputy. My officials are in discussion with relevant parties regarding the specific points made on survival rates and I will respond in detail to these shortly, when I have the necessary information. There has been very strong support for the concept of a specialist centre where a woman can be guaranteed that...