Results 22,441-22,460 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Written Answers — Clinical Indemnity Scheme: Clinical Indemnity Scheme (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The agreements entered into in 2001 and 2002 with the Medical Protection Society were necessary at the time to avert a serious threat to the continuity of obstetric services in public and private hospitals. The period covered by these arrangements is from 1 March 2001 to 1 February 2004. As very few claims have yet emerged from this period it is difficult to come up with an accurate estimate...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: There are currently no plans to amend the list of eligible conditions for the long-term illness scheme, LTI. Under the 1970 Health Act, the Health Service Executive may arrange for the supply, without charge, of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with a specified condition, for the treatment of that condition through the long-term illness scheme. The conditions...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 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 Kildare, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's eastern regional...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, HSE, 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 acute hospitals. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 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...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 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...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: Under the Health (Amendment) Act 1986, the Health Service Executive may impose charges on all patients for treatment arising out of injuries sustained in road traffic accidents where compensation is subsequently payable. The Act does not withdraw eligibility for public hospital services from road traffic accident victims, but allows health boards to recover the costs of all services provided...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I understand that the Health Service Executive's western area has outlined in its letter, dated 27 April 2005, the position on the issues raised by the Deputy in his Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 22 March 2005. My Department has requested the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputy concerning the procedures it has in place to respond to parliamentary questions about its...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I understand the Health Service Executive, western area outlined in its letter dated 27 April 2005 the position regarding the issues raised by the Deputy in his Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 22 March 2005. My Department has requested the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputy with regard to the procedures it has in place to respond to parliamentary questions relating to its...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 176 together. 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the interim chief executive of the Health...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, the Attorney General, Mr. Brady, and I has been established to consider the issue of repayment in light of the Supreme Court judgment. Full details of a repayment scheme will be announced as soon as possible and it is the intention to make repayments as automatic as possible....

Written Answers — Opticians Regulations: Opticians Regulations (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: Bord na Raharcmhastóirí, the Opticians Board, is the regulatory body for the opticians professions in Ireland. It is a body corporate established under the Opticians Act 1956 and provides for the registration and control of opticians and related matters. The prescription, dispensing and sale of spectacles in this jurisdiction are regulated under the Opticians Acts 1956 and 2003 and the...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: Officials of my Department and representatives of the National Disease Surveillance Centre met their Northern Ireland counterparts last year to discuss issues of mutual interest, including influenza pandemic planning. It was agreed that a further meeting would be held when the Health Service Executive population health management team is in place. It is expected that this meeting will take...

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: Data on mortality are compiled by the Central Statistics Office and published in the annual and quarterly reports on vital statistics. The latest period for which data are available is January to September 2004. These figures,which are provisional, are set out in the tables following.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (4 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. The HSE service plan for 2005 was recently approved by me and, as required by relevant legislation, laid before the Houses of the...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (4 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 Cavan General Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 181 to 184, inclusive, together. 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 services at Naas General...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 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 to persons with epilepsy. Services at Beaumont Hospital are provided under an...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 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 orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (4 May 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together. 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 infection control including the control of MRSA....