Results 21,141-21,160 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 Oct 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 — Health Services: Health Services (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: There is no delay in the stockpiling of anti-viral drugs. Some 1 million treatment packs of anti-virals, called Tamiflu, have been ordered. As previously stated by me in this House, 600,000 packs will be delivered by the end of this year. The remaining 400,000 packs will be delivered next year.
- Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (13 Oct 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 — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (13 Oct 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 — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 62 and 63 together. The agreement reached in 2001 by the Department of Health and Children with the general practitioner representative organisation, the Irish Medical Organisation, IMO, for the introduction of automatic eligibility to medical cards for people aged over 70, required GPs to have successfully graduated from an approved GP vocational training...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: The correspondence referred to by the Deputy and dated 7 October 2005 was received in my Department on 10 October 2005. Its contents are being considered and a reply will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Oct 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 Procedures: Hospital Procedures (13 Oct 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75 and 76 together. The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues within the Health Service Executive. As this is a matter for the Executive under the Health Act 2004, 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 (13 Oct 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, HSE, under the Health Act 2004. The determination of eligibility of applications for a medical card is a matter by legislation for the HSE. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive...
- Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: I am not in negotiation with anybody. It is a matter for the HSE to pursue specific proposals with hospitals subject to public tendering, as the Deputy is aware.
- Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: I have met developers many times over the past year and I would be a very naive and foolish member of the Government if I were not aware of the proposals which people have. The selection of any particular project is a matter subject to public tendering and for the HSE, as the Deputy knows.
- Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: With regard to the project, I also met 12 of the hospital consultants, the director of nursing and the representative of the board of management.
- Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: At the request of the hospital, I met the developers to see a proposal they wanted to put forward. Is there something wrong with that?
- Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: That is not so.
- Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: There is no amendment necessary to have meetings with anyone. We have laid down the policy in this area and it was published in July.
- Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: Both of them will come before the House next year.
- Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: No. The simpler one, with regard to fitness to practice and ending the derogation, will come first.
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Bill 2005: First Stage. (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: No.
- Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)
Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 5, Employment Permits Bill 2005 â Second Stage (resumed); No. 1, Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad ] â Second Stage; and No. 15a, statements on the Asian earthquake and mudslides in Central America, to be taken not later than 1.30 p.m. and the order shall not resume thereafter. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the...