Results 17,901-17,920 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy is aware, the Health Service Executive previously stated in response to Parliamentary Question Reference No. 43461/08 that the review is to be finalised in 2009. I have arranged for the above question to be referred to the Health Service Executive to clarify the current position for the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Apr 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Apr 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 — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) 2006 -2010. As the Deputy may be aware, the finalisation of the latest portfolio of capital grant applications, under the NCIP, was delayed pending the introduction of the recent Supplementary Budget. Following decisions in the budget the capital allocation now available for 2009/2010...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: Significant progress has been made in developing a comprehensive response to deal with elder abuse insofar as the health services are concerned. These are set out in the recent Health Service Executive (HSE) report 'Elder Abuse Service Developments 2008 '. In addition a formal independent review of the implementation of the recommendations outlined in 'Protecting our Future' the 2002 Report...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 109 together. Following enactment of the Health Act 2008, the Health Service Executive (HSE) wrote to all medical card holders aged 70 years and over in January 2009. Persons who were in receipt of a medical card on a non means tested basis were requested, if over the income limits set out in the Act, to make a declaration to the Executive, on or...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: CLÃR is a joint initiative between the Department of Community Rural and Gaelteacht affairs and the Health Service Executive (HSE). The Government recently announced it's intention to examine all current and capital expenditure as part of it's decision to introduce further measures to stabilise the public finances. The HSE have subsequently resubmitted both CLÃR and RAPID programmes for...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: A total of â¬22m has been expended to date on the administration of the Health Repayment Scheme and a breakdown of the costs is as follows: Overheads 2006 â¬3.0m Overheads 2007 â¬5.0m Overheads 2008 â¬14.0m Overheads include payments to the Scheme Administrator of â¬13m to date together with Advertising, Legal Expenses,...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Service Executive's 2009 Service Plan it has been agreed that the processing of medical card applications will be centralised and will transfer to the Executive's Primary Care Reimbursement Service in Dublin. The change is being implemented on a phased basis and is designed to deliver a better and more cost effective service. Under the new arrangements, the HSE will be aiming...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Apr 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 or 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. Any savings and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: There are four corporate credit/charge cards for official business purposes currently in use in my Department. The credit limit on the card issued to me as Minister is â¬50,000 and that of the card issued to my Private Secretary is â¬10,000. The two remaining cards are charge cards with no specified limit and are issued to a nominated officer in my Department's Finance Unit and the...
- Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Harney: Part 5 of the Disability Act, 2005 states that a public body "shall ensure, unless there is good reason to the contrary for not doing so, that not less than 3 percent of the persons employed by it are persons with disabilities". Under Section 47(4) of the Act, my Department reports to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on its compliance with the Act during the preceding year....
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (23 Apr 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 (28 Apr 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...