Results 16,461-16,480 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the implementation of the acute hospital co-location initiative rests with the Health Service Executive. My Department has therefore requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the detailed matters raised by the Deputy investigated and a reply issued directly to her.
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: Legal advice which I obtained in 2004 strongly indicated that Female Genital Mutilation would constitute an offence under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. In September 2006, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in its concluding observations on Ireland's second periodic report urged Ireland to continue its efforts to end the practice of Female Genital...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The information requested regarding consultancy expenditure from 2000 to 2007 is set out in the attached document, a copy of which has issued directly to the Deputy. On foot of a Government decision last July, Departments were required to deliver significant administrative efficiency savings in 2008 and 2009 on both the Administrative Budget area and across Programme spending more generally...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (25 Nov 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The amount paid by my Department in 2007 in respect of official motor travel in accordance with the rates approved by the Department of Finance was â¬189,231. The breakdown of this figure is as follows: Car type Amount claimed (â¬) up to 4,000 miles Number of claimants Amount claimed (â¬) greater than 4,000 miles Number of claimants Up to 1,200 cc 2,183 10 0 0 Between 1,201 cc and...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Nov 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has therefore requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Nov 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has therefore requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive, with the support of my Department, agreed with the Irish Pharmacy Union on 28th April 2008 to address a number of matters including engagement on a new substantive contract and payment of outstanding general round increases. Progress has been made in relation to the general round increases. Engagement on a new contract was deferred pending the judgment of the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The specific question raised by the Deputy relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the HSE under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this regard.
- Written Answers — : (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Eligibility Review Team was established in my Department in 2005 to begin working on a new legislative framework to provide for clear statutory provisions on eligibility for health and personal social services. As part of this work the Department is reviewing the eligibility criteria for the assessment of medical cards in the context of financial, medical and social need in line with the...
- Written Answers — : (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 264 together. 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...
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: There is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; however in practice arrangements have been made in several regions to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of any arrangements for community chiropody services and the level of service provided were a matter for individual health boards and...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has made enquiries with the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. The Executive has advised that a reply will issue to the Deputy shortly.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The data requested by the Deputy are not readily to hand. It will be necessary for my Department to work in conjunction with the Health Service Executive to have the information compiled. The data will be forwarded to the Deputy as quickly as possible.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (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 — Health Service Executive: Health Service Executive (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 contains very specific provisions relating to the Executive's accountability to the Oireachtas at National level. The central elements of the current statutory accountability framework within which the HSE operates are: the Annual National Service Plan, the Annual Financial Statements, the three year Corporate Plan and the Code of Governance. The Service and Corporate...
- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: The HSE was set up to manage and deliver health and personal social services. One of the core objectives of the health reform programme was to be provide clear lines of accountability and to simplify structures. I have made it clear on many occasions that I want to see health and personal care provided to patients on an integrated basis. I have also made it clear to the HSE that there needs...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Nov 2008)
Mary Harney: There is no requirement for the introduction of a new Health Act to facilitate the impending structural changes in the Health Service Executive. I am satisfied that these changes can be made on an administrative basis.