Results 22,141-22,160 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of cancer services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director of the national...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (25 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person in question resides in County Leitrim, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north western area...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person in question resides in County Laois, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's midland area to...
- Written Answers — Alternative Medicine: Alternative Medicine (25 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I am conscious that complementary therapy is of increasing interest to the public and that more people are now attending complementary therapists. However, while the practice of conventional medicine and health care in this country is controlled and regulated, complementary health care has not been subject to the same level of oversight. Standards of education, professional qualifications and...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I understand from the Health Service Executive, HSE, that the person referred to by the Deputy has had surgery and is currently an inpatient at St. James's Hospital. I also understand from the HSE that a reply has issued to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (25 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department issued approval to BreastCheck on 5 May 2005 to initiate the selection process for a design team for these projects and the placing of a notice in this regard in the EU Journal.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of hospital services for people who have had a stroke. Accordingly, my Department has...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of cancer services, including responsibility for decisions on the referral of patients for...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of out of hours services and the geographical areas to be covered. Accordingly, my...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health centres. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Government has agreed the key elements of a scheme for the repayment of long-stay charges. All those who were illegally charged for publicly-funded long term residential care and are alive and the estates of all those who were charged and died in the six years prior to 9 December 2004 will have the charges repaid in full. The scheme will not provide for repayments to the estates of those...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the administration of patients' property accounts. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the assessment of applications for medical cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Government has agreed the key elements of a scheme for the repayment of long-stay charges. All those who were illegally charged for publicly-funded long term residential care and are alive and the estates of all those who were charged and died in the six years prior to 9 December 2004 will have the charges repaid in full. The scheme will not provide for repayments to the estates of those...
- Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for An Bord Altranais, the statutory body charged with the regulation of the nursing and midwifery professions, including the setting of requirements and standards in relation to the education programmes for registration. Membership of the board is representative of all divisions of the register of nurses. I understand, however, that the board...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138, 144 and 167 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of cancer services and the...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I am advised by the organisation concerned that the individual is retained on a consultancy basis. Total fees paid in the year to February 2005 amounted to â¬378,000 compared to â¬353,000 in the year to February 2004.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the issue raised by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I am committed to the national roll-out of a cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. International evidence demonstrates the proven efficacy of programmes that are effectively managed and meet quality assurance standards. Careful planning and consultation with relevant professional and advocacy stakeholders is required in advance of a national roll out. The...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health centres. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...