Results 17,361-17,380 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (25 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: BreastCheck â the National Breast Screening Programme provides free breast mammograms to women aged 50-64 on a two-yearly cycle. It is estimated that the BreastCheck programme will cost approximately â¬24m in 2009. The expert advice from BreastCheck and from the National Cancer Forum, as contained in its National Strategy for Cancer Control, is that following the completion of national...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. The National Treatment Purchase Fund arranges treatment for patients who have been on a surgical waiting list for more than three months. It is open to the person in question or anyone acting on their behalf to contact the Fund directly in relation to their case.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Feb 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (25 Feb 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 (25 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Feb 2009)
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 — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: Tackling Health Care Associated Infections (HCAIs), including MRSA, continues to be a priority for the Government and the Health Service Executive (HSE). HCAIs are not a new phenomenon and have always been a potential complication of medical treatment, especially in hospitals. This is the case worldwide. It should be noted that if a patient is diagnosed with a bloodstream infection at a...
- Written Answers — Patient Private Property Fund: Patient Private Property Fund (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 96 together. The HSE plans to commence the payment of interest retained on funds invested since 2005 in the next number of weeks. All interest to be repaid since 2005 is retained in the Patient Private Property Fund as unallocated income and is available for distribution. The HSE is currently reviewing the cost implications of making these payments....
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Repayment Schemes Appeals Office is an independent office established to provide an appeals service to those who wish to appeal the decision of the Scheme Administrator under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006. Up to 20 February 2009 the Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office had received 1,426 completed appeal forms from claimants who have appealed the amount of repayment...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Feb 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The management of out-patient waiting lists is a matter for the HSE and the individual hospitals concerned. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: I understand from my colleague, the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government that it is no longer intended to implement primary legislation in this jurisdiction to deal with incandescent light bulbs. The matter will be dealt with by the E.U. under the 2005 European Union Ecodesign of Energy-Using Products Directive. This Directive is under the remit of the Tánaiste and...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2008 provided for the removal of the automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 and over. A new and very much simplified system of assessment for eligibility was introduced in respect of persons aged 70 and over, based on gross income rather than net income, as applies otherwise for means-testing of eligibility for medical cards. The simplified approach taken...
- Written Answers — : (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — : (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.