Results 17,001-17,020 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: Regulation (EC) 1408/71 deals with the coordination of social security schemes, including healthcare, for those moving within the European Union. Under its provisions persons residing in Ireland who are attached to the social security system of another member state are entitled to receive healthcare services in Ireland at the cost of the member state to which they are attached. Such persons...
- Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: The main area of direct funding to voluntary groups by my Department is the National Childcare Investment Programme 20006-2010 (NCIP). This is managed by the Childcare Directorate of the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. (OMCYA). The key elements of the NCIP are the delivery of a capital grant scheme to develop childcare facilities, which is open to both commercial and...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 508 to 511, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy is detailed in the following table. The staff mentioned in this table are solely engaged in constituency work. No expenses were paid to these officers during 2008. Separate accommodation costs for officers located in Hawkins House are not distinguishable from the overall costs relating to...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Malpractice: Medical Malpractice (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: I refer the Deputy to my previous reply of 9 December 2008. Issues surrounding this case have been the subject of a number of inquiries dating back to 1995. It is not my intention to establish a further inquiry. Counselling support has been put in place by the Health Service Executive (HSE) for former patients of the person concerned following the findings of the recent Medical Council...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Jan 2009)
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...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: The Government is committed to ensuring the delivery of the best quality health services possible, in an effective and efficient way. Ensuring patient safety is of paramount importance, so that people can have confidence in the services and that the best possible patient outcomes can be achieved. The overriding aim, which I fully support, is that services are organised and managed to...
- Written Answers — Compensation Schemes: Compensation Schemes (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: Persons diagnosed with this condition are eligible for the range of services provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in accordance with the provisions of the Health Acts. In this context, no distinction is made between one person and another based on employment record or the alleged source of the illness. Any issues regarding compensation in the type of case described by the Deputy are...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: In drawing up its capital programme, the Health Service Executive is required to prioritise the capital infrastructure projects to be progressed within its overall capital funding allocation under the National Development Plan, taking account of the NDP targets for division of capital investment between the Acute and Primary, Community and Continuing Care pillars. The Executive has submitted...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: The expenses and allowances paid, since the formation of the Government, to me and the Ministers of State at my Department are set out in the table below. It should be noted that some amounts were paid in respect of the period before that date and that the periods in office of the Ministers of State vary. Unvouched Expenses Travel and Subsistence Official Entertainment Miscellaneous...
- Child Protection: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: I want to say how gratified I am to have an opportunity to discuss this matter in the House, and I express my deep concern over what happened to this unfortunate Roscommon family. Regardless of what side of the House one is on, child abuse is in a league of its own. It appals, disgusts and frustrates us, offending our very sense of humanity. It is significant that the normal human instinct...
- Child Protection: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: I will come to that in a moment. By their nature, they are expensive and take a long time. I established a commission of inquiry into Leas Cross but only following the report by Professor Des O'Neill. After his report it was clear that there were unanswered questions that could only be dealt with through a commission of inquiry. That inquiry was established 19 months ago. We recently...
- Child Protection: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: I do not accept that this inquiry cannot get the facts.
- Child Protection: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: There are references to legislative deficiencies here and they may exist. The 1908 Act was drafted at a time when it could not be envisaged that a mother could inflict such abuse on her children. This abuse is not ring-fenced according to gender, geography or class. I know from social workers that terrible abuse takes place in some of the best resourced families in the country from time to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2008, automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 or over ceased on 31st December 2008 and, with effect from 1st January 2009, the income thresholds for entitlement to a medical card for those aged 70 and over is â¬700 (gross) per week (â¬36,500 per year) for a single person and â¬1,400 (gross) per week (â¬73,000 per year) for a couple. The Act also...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: Increases in funding for health services, and excluding Vote 41 Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, since 2000 are set out in the table. Year Increase â¬000s 2000 852,315 2001 1,344,401 2002 1,184,826 2003 952,120 2004 925,632 2005 1,646,050 2006 889,138 2007 1,323,775 2008 1,152,563 The figures are derived from the Revised Estimates Volume. However they...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jan 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.