Results 21,641-21,660 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Health Insurance: Motions. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: More and more people have taken out private health insurance. The fact that the figure now stands at 52% or 53% of the population, or 1.9 million taking into account the VHI, BUPA, VIVAS Health and ESB, Garda SÃochána and prison officers' schemes, is good. It is a sign of increasing disposable income. That is mainly the reason more and more people have joined. Everybody, notwithstanding...
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I will have a suggestion on that later, if that is in order.
- Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 15, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Ãireann of the Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2005; No. 16, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Ãireann of the Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Payment)(Amendment) Regulations 2005; No. 17, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Ãireann of the Health Insurance Act 2001 (Open Enrolment) Regulations 2005; No. 19a,...
- Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I am more than happy to facilitate a debate on this matter. For the record, the Act that was brought in by Deputy Howlin when he was Minister for Health left discretion for this matter with the Minister for Health and Children. The Minister of the day used that discretion. I took the advice of the advisers that had been appointed â Mercer â one of the leading actuarial companies, not only...
- Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I suggest four 15 minute slots and a five minute wrap-up, if that is in order. That would amount to one hour and five minutes.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 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. This includes responsibility for considering existing or new capital proposals in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive...
- Written Answers — : (29 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (29 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management of human resource issues within the Health Service Executive. As the management and delivery of health and personal social services, including related human resource issues, are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (29 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 72 together. The Deputy's questions relate 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. This includes responsibility for considering existing or new capital proposals in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department has requested...
- Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (29 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The national parasuicide registry collects data on persons presenting to hospital as a consequence of deliberate self harm. Based on near complete coverage of acute hospitals, the registry estimates that in 2003 there were approximately 11,200 presentations nationally due to deliberate self harm involving approximately 8,800 individuals. The gender breakdown of recorded episodes shows that...
- Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (29 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: Data on births outside marriage are compiled by the Central Statistics Office and published in the annual and quarterly reports on vital statistics. The data for the fourth quarter of 2004 are not yet available. The number of births to single mothers registered during January to September 2004 was 15,155.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (29 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. This includes responsibility for considering existing or new capital proposals in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (29 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 to 84, inclusive, together. The Deputy's questions relate 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. This includes responsibility for considering existing or new capital proposals in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department has...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 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, HSE, under the Health Act 2004. The HSE has placed advertisements providing details of the application process in the national press and intends to place further advertisements in the regional press over the coming week. Those...
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (29 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: Doctors holding contracts under the general medical services, GMS, scheme with the Health Service Executive are remunerated on the basis of the composition of their patient panel. The annual capitation rates payable reflect the age, gender and location of the patient and the agreed outcome of industrial relations negotiations since the inception of the scheme, between the Department of Health...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (29 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 to 93, inclusive, together. The Deputy's questions relate 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 these matters investigated and...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Jun 2005)
Mary Harney: The Irish Wheelchair Association is a non-governmental organisation which provides services on behalf of the Health Service Executive or HSE. Under the Health Act 2004 the Health Service Executive has responsibility to manage and deliver health and personal social services or to arrange for the delivery of these services on its behalf. The Act also provided for the dissolution of the Health...