Results 16,441-16,460 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The aim of the acute hospital co-location initiative is to make available additional public acute hospital beds for public patients by transferring private activity, with some limited exceptions, from public acute hospitals to co-located private hospitals. Each co-location project is required to demonstrate value for money for the State, taking into account its comprehensive benefits, as...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I am aware that a range of substances often referred to by the generic term 'legal highs', which mimic or cause effects similar to illicit substances, are available in so-called 'head shops' and are currently not scheduled under Misuse of Drugs legislation. These substances include 'herbal pills' and 'party pills'. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and regulations made thereunder regulate and...
- Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (25 Nov 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 — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (25 Nov 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (25 Nov 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 — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The programme of rationalisation in the health sector involves a total of fifteen agencies as follows: 3 agencies are to be amalgamated to form a new Public Health and Medicines Safety Authority Food Safety Authority of Ireland Office of Tobacco Control Irish Medicines Board 6 agencies are to be integrated into the Health Service Executive National Cancer Screening Service â National Cancer...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I am aware that some concerns have been raised in relation to the demand for services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. The Health Service Executive is working to increase the capacity of the hospital through a programme of investment, including the development of a new Accident and Emergency Department. I am not familiar with the circumstances surrounding the particular case raised...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 222 together. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. My Department is in contact with the HSE on the matters raised by the Deputy and I will revert to the Deputy once the requisite information is to hand.
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Consumer Strategy Group was established in March 2004 to advise and make recommendations for the development of national consumer policy. The Group's report and recommendations were published in May 2005. Following their publication, a High Level Inter-departmental Committee was established to examine the recommendations and advise on their implementation. The Committee published its...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (25 Nov 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 scheme administrator provides in respect of each individual rejection an explanation as to the reason why the claim is being rejected. Where applicants require...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: My predecessor, Minister Martin, met with the Survivors of Symphysiotomy (SOS) Group in late 2003 and agreed that a range of measures would be put in place to support the Group. I subsequently met with the Chairperson of the SOS Group in early 2007 who expressed satisfaction with regard to the progress made in this regard. My Department has asked the Health Service Executive to examine the...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (25 Nov 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 — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 230 together. In 2005, the Department of Health and Children and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform jointly asked the Health Research Board (HRB) to establish a National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI). The NDRDI data base combines information from four sources â coroners' records; the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry scheme (HIPE); the...
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: At end September 2008 there were 8,670 opiate users on the central treatment list (CTL) for methadone treatment: their geographic spread among the HSE regions was as follows: 4,289 reside in Dublin Mid-Leinster (49.5%); 3,017 reside in Dublin North East (34.8%); 233 reside in the West and (2.7%); 163 reside in the South. (1.9%). In addition 470 (5.4%) of those on the CTL at the end of...
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (25 Nov 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 — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (25 Nov 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 — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme general practitioners hold one of two contract types, i.e. the Fee per Item contract (first introduced in 1972) or the Capitation contract (effective from 1989). These contracts reflect the agreed outcome of negotiations between my Department and the GP representative body, the Irish Medical Organisation. Both contract types contain provisions...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has made enquiries of the Health Service Executive (HSE) in this matter and has been informed that consultations are in progress between the HSE South and Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin with a view to agreeing a discharge plan to bring the sick baby in question back home to Cork in the coming weeks. I also understand from the HSE that a homecare package has...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 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 matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The decision to transfer services from St. Luke's was taken by the Government in the context of its consideration of the National Plan for Radiation Oncology Services. The decision is based on expert advice and is designed to ensure that radiation oncology is integrated with all other aspects of cancer care, including surgery and medical oncology. This is in line with best international...