Results 18,601-18,620 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Infectious Disease Screening Service: Infectious Disease Screening Service (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: A public health alert was received from the World Health Organisation on 24 April 2009 indicating that human cases of influenza type A(H1N1) had been identified in the USA and Mexico. At that time the WHO pandemic alert level was at phase 3. On 11 June the WHO raised this alert level to phase 6 which in effect declares an influenza pandemic. Pandemic means that an influenza virus, new to...
- Written Answers — Patient Private Property Fund: Patient Private Property Fund (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: The HSE is now in a position to calculate the first payments due to clients on interest retained on funds invested on client's behalf since 2005. All funds required to make these payments are retained in the Patient Private Property (PPP) Fund and are available to transfer. The HSE plan to make first payments to clients by 30 June 2009. Payment will be made on a phased basis, firstly to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: The company referred to in the question has been in contact with my Department on a number of occasions regarding the stockpiling of antibiotics for use in the event of an influenza pandemic. Decisions on the procurement and stockpiling of medicines and other requisites for use during an influenza pandemic are taken by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) usually based on advice...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Jun 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 — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: The professional conduct of the consultant referred to has been the subject of a number of inquiries. In 1995 the Medical Council instigated a fitness to practice inquiry but this was delayed pending the outcome of separate legal proceedings, including criminal and judicial review proceedings. Following a Supreme Court judgement in July 2008 the Medical Council recommenced an Inquiry, and...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: My Department is indeed developing an appropriate regulatory framework which would involve legislation for the area of Assisted Human Reproduction, encompassing the area of surrogacy. The work involves, inter alia, examining the approaches to regulation in other jurisdictions and considering the ethical and legal issues that arise. It will also take into account the report of the Joint...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (18 Jun 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Jun 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 (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (18 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. Some 35,000 completed application forms have been received by the Scheme Administrator. To date, 33,913 or 96.89% of applicants have now either received an offer or have been rejected. As a result, there is in the...
- Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Ãireann" and to substitute the following: "â endorses the Government's view, based on international evidence, that the best way to provide high-quality tertiary paediatric care in a country of Ireland's size is to establish a single national paediatric hospital, functioning alongside a major university teaching hospital, so that the...
- Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: Nothing concerns parents more than the health of their children. Nothing concerns people worthy of election to this House more than the health of our children. One of my main priorities as Minister for Health and Children is to try an put in place a new national paediatric hospital in which we could bring together the three children's hospitals in Dublin on a single site in order to deliver...
- Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: I do not.
- Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: The Deputy is wrong.
- Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: There is a consultant for that.
- Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)
Mary Harney: I am trying to get them to do it.