Results 17,561-17,580 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (24 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The report in question was commissioned by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The issues raised by the Deputy have been referred by my Department to the HSE for consideration by the National Hospitals Office and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (24 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The issues raised by the Deputy would appear to be appropriate to the State Claims Agency. I have no direct function in this matter.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 480 and 481 together. The issue of capital investment at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, and the relocation to an alternative site, have been the subject of discussions between the Health Service Executive and the hospital authorities. The HSE recently published the Review of Maternity & Gynaecology Services in the Greater Dublin Area,...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Mar 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 (24 Mar 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 (24 Mar 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (24 Mar 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 — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (24 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 Mar 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Mar 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 Services: Health Services (25 Mar 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 (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has the operational and funding responsibility for the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme. Medical card holders are entitled to retain their medical card when they move into a private nursing home. In such circumstances, the HSE must continue to make a General Practitioner (GP) service available to the patient free of charge and they retain the right to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2008, automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 and over ended on 31st December 2008. With effect from 1st January 2009 the income thresholds for entitlement to a medical card for those aged 70 and over are 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 Health Service...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Mar 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 (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, disciplinary matters affecting registered medical practitioners are entirely a matter for consideration by the Medical Council and I have no role or function in such matters. When a medical practitioner has been erased in another jurisdiction, the Medical Council does not have the power to automatically erase that practitioner's name from the register...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The process of the registration and inspection of nursing homes by the Health Information and Quality Authority will commence from July 1st, 2009. This will, for the first time, introduce an independent system of inspection of both public and private nursing homes. The staffing structure of the nursing home registration and inspection function within the Authority will be as follows: Deputy...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Mar 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 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The HSE reconfiguration plans for the HSE Mid West region are informed by the recently published Teamwork Report. The Report highlighted the need for changes to be made in the provision and organisation of acute hospital services across the region as it found services are too fragmented, carry increased risks for patients and staff and are not sustainable in their present form. The HSE has...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.