Results 21,601-21,620 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jun 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 reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Childhood Obesity: Childhood Obesity (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Irish Medicines Board, IMB, which has statutory responsibility for licensing all pharmaceutical products for use in Ireland, has provided the following information regarding monosodium glutamate. Monosodium Glutamate is contained in the BCG vaccine SSI and amino acids â monosodium glutamate is an amino acid â are present in Priorix, MMR vaccine. Residues of monosodium glutamate may be...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department does not collect information regarding the operation of private hospitals and clinics. However, most private hospitals are affiliated to the Independent Hospitals Association of Ireland. My Department will contact the association and request it to let the Deputy have whatever relevant information is available to it.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children Vote for 2004, both current and capital, was â¬8,664.272 million. The total surplus surrendered for the year was â¬70.948 million. The amount of the surplus arising from the receipt of appropriations-in-aid, subhead K, in excess of the voted sum was â¬60.761 million. Under public financial procedures, any sums received over and above the amount voted...
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The information requested is being collated by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: It is my intention to bring proposals to Government in September concerning the future commercial status of the VHI. This will not involve its privatisation and I have not made plans to so do.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (30 Jun 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 is requesting 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 — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I propse to take Questions Nos. 200 and 201 together. As responsibility for the matters raised in these parliamentary questions rests with the Health Service Executive, my Department had requested the Health Service Executive to investigate the matters raised and to respond directly to the Deputy. I understand from the executive that replies to Questions Nos. 62, 71 and 72 of 21 April 2005...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 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 is requesting 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 (30 Jun 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 (30 Jun 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 Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 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 is requesting 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 — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (30 Jun 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 — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 239 together. Information on membership vacancies in statutory bodies where appointments are made by the Minister for Health and Children is shown in Table 1. However, the Deputy will wish to be aware in the context of the table that in some instances the relevant legislation may provide for a maximum number of members rather than setting an exact...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: Following the publication of the Pollock report, which reviewed the existing hospital services for person with cystic fibrosis, the Health Service Executive established a working group to examine cystic fibrosis services. The working group is multi-disciplinary in its composition and includes representation from the Cystic Fibrosis Association. The terms of reference of the working group is...
- Health Insurance: Motions. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: It is happening. I increased it by 50% last year in the Estimates and it will be increased again this year. That will add to the cost of insurance, no doubt, but it is the right thing to do. The public hospital system should not have to subsidise private health insurance. It is disingenuous of Deputies to say we introduced legislation in the Oireachtas that said, in effect, if the market...
- Health Insurance: Motions. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: That is not the case. The VHI has a derogation and is protected which is precisely what I seek to end. It will take some time to do so. I remain a strong fan of risk equalisation, without which one cannot have community rating. It is not a question of whether we will introduce it but when we will do so. I have considered all relevant issues, the submissions made by those affected, the advice...
- Health Insurance: Motions. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I move: That Dáil Ãireann approves the following regulations in draft: Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Ãireann on 15 June 2005.
- Health Insurance: Motions. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I move: That Dáil Ãireann approves the following regulations in draft: Health Insurance Act 2001 (Open Enrolment) Regulations 2005, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Ãireann on 15 June 2005.
- Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002: Motion. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I move: That Dáil Ãireann approves the following draft order: Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 (Additional Institutions) Order 2005, copies of which were laid before Dáil Ãireann on 28 June 2005.