Results 22,981-23,000 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Mumps Outbreak: Mumps Outbreak (22 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 and 62 together. The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella and, in accordance with the recommendations of the immunisation advisory committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, can be administered to children between 12 to 15 months of age. A vaccine uptake rate of 95% is required in order to protect children from the diseases...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (22 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department is currently studying the Supreme Court judgment in relation to repayment of charges for publicly funded long-term residential care in detail and will take on board all the consequences for policy and law arising from the judgment. A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, the Attorney General, Mr....
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Sustaining Progress agreement provides for the payment of general round increases and increases recommended by the benchmarking body to public service workers, subject to a performance verification process in respect of each increase. No other cost increasing claims may be made or processed during the currency of the agreement. While the general round increases under Sustaining Progress...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 doctor on call services and parking charges at hospitals. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 doctor on call services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Influenza Outbreak: Influenza Outbreak (22 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: I presume the Deputy is referring to the threat of an influenza pandemic. An influenza pandemic would have very serious effects in terms of mortality and morbidity. Services such as acute hospitals and general practice would experience greatly increased workloads, well in excess of those seen during more regular outbreaks of influenza. The World Health Organisation published an assessment of...
- Written Answers — Official Languages Act: Official Languages Act (22 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department has not yet been asked to prepare a draft scheme under section 11 of the Official Languages Act by the Minister of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. It is expected that the total cost of publication of the notice under section 13 of the Act will be less than â¬10,000.
- Written Answers — Compensation Scheme: Compensation Scheme (22 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The report of the task force on assaults on psychiatric nurses was completed in 2003. In addition to quantifying the level of assaults and making recommendations in relation to prevention, the report contained proposals for a scheme of compensation for psychiatric nurses who have been seriously injured as a result of an assault by a patient in the workplace. Government approval would be...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Mar 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 Dublin, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's eastern regional area to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: On 16 March I approved the 2005 national service plan for the Health Service Executive. Under section 31(13) of the Health Act 2004, I am obliged to ensure that a copy of an approved service plan is laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas within 21 days of my approving the plan. I have asked the chairman of the executive to provide some additional information before 1 April in regard to the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Mar 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 Galway, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's western area to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Mar 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 assessment of applications for medical cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Mar 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 assessment of applications for medical cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Labour Court Recommendation: Labour Court Recommendation (22 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 101 together. The Labour Court recommendation, LRC 18030, referred to by the Deputy is in relation to 32 student public health nurses, represented by the Irish Nurses Organisation, INO, who undertook the public health post-graduate training programme in 2003 but had not secured sponsorship for the programme. The recommendation was issued on 29 November...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Mar 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 Bantry General Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Consultant Appointments: Consultant Appointments (22 Mar 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 appointment of staff in the western area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 expansion of existing rheumatology services is now a matter for the Health Service Executive. In December 2004, my Department issued...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 audiology services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Legal Advice: Legal Advice (22 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department has sought and obtained legal advice on a wide range of issues from the Office of the Attorney General over the period in question. Many issues require several separate legal advices. In addition, my Department employs its own legal adviser who deals with a wide range of matters requiring legal advice on an ongoing basis. Due to the confidential and privileged nature of legal...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 and 94 to 96, inclusive, together. The Government's policy on radiation oncology is based on the report on The Development of Radiation Oncology Services in Ireland. The Government is determined to ensure access by cancer patients throughout the country to high quality radiation oncology in line with best international standards. Significant progress is...