Results 2,201-2,220 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: Community cancer support centres may apply to my Department's National Lottery Fund. Funding is provided on a discretionary basis to assist voluntary agencies with once-off capital grants for purchase/refurbishment of premises. Information on how to apply for this funding is available on my Department's website at www.dohc.ie. Groups and organisations may also apply to the HSE which also...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Proposed Legislation (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: We banned BZP pills and magic mushrooms and I recall being the subject of heavy criticism from a journalist at the time for so doing. To introduce regulations of this type one needs strong legal and pharmaceutical regulations. This remains the position. As I have stated in the House previously, the only way to deal with this issue is through the introduction of catch-all legislation by the...
- Proposed Legislation (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: We have put in a great deal of effort in consultation with other Government officials and we have listened to all the medicinal and legal expertise available to us. There is no way of introducing legislation to licence such shops in accordance with the Deputy's suggestion involving the IMB because as soon as one dictates that headshops must be licensed, another name would be used. If one...
- Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The emergency ambulance service in the greater Dublin area is provided by Dublin City Council in the first instance. When operational circumstances so require, the HSE national ambulance service provides supplementary capacity to ensure that the necessary cover is maintained. Where necessary, this involves the use of available ambulance resources from other counties in the region. Staff...
- Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: We did not measure anything six years ago, so we did not how we were doing. Today we know 1.3 million people attend accident and emergency departments and that 94% of them are dealt with in six hours. We know that 54% of people who attend accident and emergency departments must wait more than six hours to be admitted. I accept that is too long but we never had targets before. In fact, we...
- Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I do not agree with the Deputy that beds are the answer to everything. If we were to follow that, we would have approximately 25,000 beds.
- Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: It is about how one uses the beds. For example, in some Dublin hospitals, only 30% of people undergoing surgery are admitted on the same day. That should be closer to 70%. We know that many patients are not discharged home before 11 a.m. Good practice is that they should be able to be discharged by 11 a.m. in order that those who require admittance from the accident and emergency...
- Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: We must deal with facts. There are huge improvements. I am not taking away from the challenges that exist in approximately seven hospitals which are being addressed.
- Medical Misdiagnosis (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: Incidents of this kind are distressing to the women and families involved and I again express my sincerest sympathies to all of those who were affected. They are serious incidents and are treated as such. A number of actions have been taken to support the safe management of early pregnancy loss across the country. The chief medical officer of my Department and the director of quality and...
- Medical Misdiagnosis (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: It is a truly independent investigation. It is being chaired by somebody from outside the country and HIQA officials have been involved in discussing the terms of reference with HSE officials. I can give them to the Deputy because I do not want to read them out here. However, they have been published. The investigation will review the past five years and will examine any case outside that...
- Medical Misdiagnosis (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: We have a patient safety authority, otherwise known as HIQA.
- Medical Misdiagnosis (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: They set and enforce standards.