Results 15,401-15,420 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 to 122, inclusive, together. The services and targets to be provided by the HSE in 2008 are set out in the National Service Plan which Minister Harney approved in November, 2007 and the Addendum to the Service Plan which Minister Harney approved in February, 2008. Both of these documents have been laid before this House and published. Budgets for social...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The information requested is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The level of pay (with salary scale where appropriate) and any allowances paid to the CEOs of State agencies under the aegis of the Department of Health and Children are provided below. Agency Name Current Pay Allowances An Bord Altranais â¬135,300 No allowances Children Acts Advisory Board â¬146,773* No allowances Crisis Pregnancy Agency â¬88,490 â â¬109,455 (LSI 2) No...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 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 — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has responsibility for the collation of national waiting list data for in-patient and day-case hospital treatment. In order to assist it with this function, the NTPF has developed the Patient Treatment Register (PTR), based on named patients. The PTR is an on-line, verified database of public in-patient and day case waiting lists. A person may...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has no function in providing funding for rural development or the Leader programme.
- Written Answers — Blood Disorders: Blood Disorders (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Working Group that I established to examine the nature and extent of haemochromatosis and to advise on the actions necessary to address problems caused by haemochromatosis presented its report to me in June 2006. A key issue highlighted in the report was that blood from persons with haemochromatosis was not being used by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). The IBTS has...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 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 healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Government's sustained high level of investment in healthcare has enabled the completion and commissioning of numerous new facilities in both the acute and the non-acute sectors. This year, overall capital funding of approximately â¬594m has been provided to the Health Service Executive. The Health Service Executive's draft Capital Plan sets out the Executive's capital investment...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Child optical services are provided by the Health Service Executive under Sections 66 and 67 of the Health Act, 1970. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters raised by the Deputy investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: BreastCheck commenced roll-out in the Western Region last May and in the Southern region last October. I officially opened the BreastCheck clinical static units in Cork and Galway last December. The programme is designed to offer repeat screening within an interval of 21-27 months. The expert advice from BreastCheck and from the National Cancer Forum, as contained in the National Strategy...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, the management and delivery of health and personal social services is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters raised by the Deputy investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 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 (10 Jul 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 — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I understand that a response issued from the HSE to the Deputy on 9 June 2008.
- Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has advised that a reply to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 22 May 2008 issued to the Deputy on the 29th of May 2008.
- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The revised management structures being introduced by the HSE are designed to facilitate: more local responsibility and authority within defined national parameters; greater clinical involvement in the design and management of patient services; and improved integration of primary, community and acute care for the benefit of patients and to optimise efficient use of resources. As national...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: As the Taoiseach announced yesterday the Government believes that a properly planned and managed voluntary redundancy scheme could have an important role to play in helping to streamline management within the HSE and, as a result, in improving the delivery of health services to patients. Such a scheme would need to be built upon a clearly delineated organisation structure and the associated...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: There are 26 posts currently filled on a temporary contract basis by non-civil servants at my Department as follows: No. Grade Role 4 Special Advisor* Providing advice to the Minister or a Minister of State 6 Personal Assistant Providing administrative support to the Minister or a Minister of State 4 Personal Secretary Providing administrative support to the Minister or a Minister of...