Results 20,101-20,120 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Private Hospitals: Private Hospitals (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: As I indicated in reply to a question from the Deputy on 24 November last, I had a meeting on 4 May 2005 with a group which proposes to develop a private hospital on a green field site in Dundalk. The group comprised Dr. Mary Grehan, Dr. Seamus Cassidy, Mr. Gabriel Grehan, Mr. James McClear and Mr. John Quinlivan. An official from my Department was in attendance. No decisions were made at the...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: I refer to the parliamentary question of 24 November 2005 put down by the Deputy on this matter. My response to the Deputy at that time remains the same.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Number of In-Patient and Day Beds*. Year Louth Our Lady of Lourdes 1980 143 333 1986 145 338 1990 148 333 1995 136 315 2000 134 324 2005** 137 328 *Figures for the years 1980, 1986 and 1990 refer to the bed complement at 31 December whereas figures for later years refer to the average number of beds...
- Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: Implementation of the primary care strategy is first and foremost about developing new ways of working and of reorganising the resources already available to the health service in line with the service model described in the strategy. The whole-system nature of the approach to implementation is such that change will be required in many sectors in the health service, and not solely within...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: I have been advised by the Health Service Executive, HSE, as follows. Overall responsibility for the iSOFT project rests at present with the HSE's national director of ICT. Responsibility for various aspects of current project work has been delegated to some senior staff within the ICT directorate, reporting to the national director. This arrangement is sufficient for the current phase of the...
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: I have been advised by the Health Service Executive as follows. Live deployments of full electronic health records on a wide scale jurisdiction are extremely rare. Many health systems have electronic records in parts of their services. Within hospitals these are typically referred to as electronic patient record systems. The concept of electronic health records brings together the various...
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: I have been advised by the Health Service Executive as follows. The figure of â¬56 million covers the ten year cost of licences for iSOFT software, support services and implementation services. It does not cover the cost of licences for third-party software such as operating systems, office suites and databases. In 2005 the cost of licences for operating systems and databases related to the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department has been advised by the Health Service Executive that the matters raised by the Deputy in Question No. 221 of 16 November 2005 required the gathering of information across all areas. The executive is collating this information and will have a response issued to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: In agreement with the Health Service Executive, I have made significant changes to the income assessment guidelines for medical cards in the course of 2005. In January 2005, I increased the income guidelines used in the assessment of medical card applications by 7.5%. In June, I simplified the means test for both medical cards and GP visit cards. It is now based on an applicant's and spouse's...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: Either the Deputy did not read the recent survey or she is more biased than I anticipated. An independent group surveyed 42% of patients who visited hospitals last year, of whom 91% were satisfied and would return to the same hospital. By any standards that is a very satisfactory rating. The legislation is a major Bill. HIQA has been established and is recruiting a chief executive officer and...
- Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: I apologise. It will be in the House before next summer.
- Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: I made it clear to the House in October that the repayment scheme for charges for publicly funded long-stay residential care Bill would not be ready until next year. I recall saying that one morning on the Order of Business. The complexity mainly revolves around the issue of the wards of court which the Law Reform Commission has been considering for some time. The heads of the Bill are about...
- Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Harney: The judicial council Bill will be ready next year.