Results 22,181-22,200 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (24 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. Services at Peamount Hospital are provided under an arrangement with the executive. My Department has requested the chief officer for the...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (19 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 Donegal, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north western area...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I understand the Deputy is referring to the number of additional staff in the former North-Eastern Health Board, now the Health Service Executive north-eastern area, as compared to the number of additional staff on a national basis. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. It is estimated that 64% of health services personnel formally classified as...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (19 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is not collated by my Department. My Department has requested the director of BreastCheck to examine the matters raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The number of medical cards allocated in County Kildare for each of the past three years is set out in the following table: Year Number of eligible persons 2002 37,973 2003 37,304 2004 37,195
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for 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, including the management of facilities. Accordingly the matter has been referred to the chief officer of the south-western area of the Health Service...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 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 chief officer of the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 May 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department's understanding is that the catchment population proposed for a private radiotherapy service in Waterford is in respect of the south east area. The population in the region is approximately 423,540.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 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 and the recruitment of consultant staff. Accordingly, my Department...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 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 chief officer of the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 May 2005)
Mary Harney: I am committed to significant additional investment in the development of a national radiation oncology programme in accordance with best international standards. With regard to St. Luke's Hospital, I assure the Deputy that I am committed to protecting its distinct ethos and to ensuring that its significant expertise plays a key role in the development programme that I will announce shortly.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 May 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department has not received proposals from any of the proposed private radiotherapy providers referred to by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department is not in a position to advise if members of the expert group on the development of radiation oncology services in Ireland are associated with any of these proposed projects.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 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 Roscommon, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's western area to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The information as requested by the Deputy is not routinely kept by my Department. The matter is being referred to the Health Service Executive for investigation and direct reply.
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (19 May 2005)
Mary Harney: In 2005, â¬31.98 million has been allocated to the Health Service Executive for out of hours co-operatives, which includes â¬5.6 million additional funding. These figures do not include the fees of the participating doctors. All areas of the Health Service Executive have developed out of hours co-operatives and services which now provide coverage in part of all of the 26 counties. Decisions...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 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 referred to by the Deputy is a patient at Waterford Regional Hospital, my Department has asked the chief officer for the...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (18 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 services at Kerry General Hospital. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 May 2005)
Mary Harney: Psychological therapies, including psychotherapy, are currently provided within the health service by a range of health professionals. As there is no national grade of psychotherapist within the public health service, the health service personnel census does not capture the specific employment information requested by the Deputy. The Deputy will wish to know, however, that a working group was...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 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 Sligo, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north western area to...