Results 23,161-23,180 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 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 Galway Regional Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 orthodontic waiting lists. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 orthodontic waiting lists. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 services at Letterkenny General Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 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 — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (8 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: Hawkins House is the property of the Office of Public Works, OPW. At present my Department is the main tenant in this building. The OPW has been requested to identify a suitable corporate headquarters for my Department and I understand negotiations are ongoing with a number of shortlisted developers. My Department has no input into these negotiations. Any plans for disposal or refurbishment...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 referred to by the Deputy resides in County Kilkenny, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 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 for residents of County Galway. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (8 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 is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for facilities at the Mid Western Regional Hospital, Ennis. An outline development control plan for the hospital has...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 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 question relates to equipment under the authority of the Health Service Executive, my Department has requested the chief officer...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 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 (8 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 — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (8 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The Supreme Court judgment of 16 February 2005 related only to charges in public long stay institutions and publicly contracted beds in private nursing homes. A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach, Deputy 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 judgment.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (8 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: Following are details of the number of staff employed in my private and constituency offices and the amount paid in respect of salary and expenses. Salary costs exclude employer's PRSI and pension contributions. Office Staff numbers Staff salary costs excl Employer ER & Pension contributions Expenses â'¬ â'¬ Private Office 11 WTE 613,345 0.00 Constituency Office 6.5 WTE...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 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 — Health Services: Health Services (8 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 Mullingar, Tullamore and Portlaoise General Hospital. Accordingly, my...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (8 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 and deployment of accident and emergency consultants. As the question relates to the...
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (8 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: The contributions reminded me of the Second Stage debate. Although the Deputies opposite had some of their amendments ruled out of order, they managed to talk to the subject of those amendments. Perhaps I can address some of the issues raised. In regard to Deputy Twomey's amendment, I agree it is important to have clear policy directions on long-term care and issues around the elderly. We...
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (8 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: Yes. Many people in hospital who are medically fit to be discharged must often wait there quite a while until their homes are adapted before they can return home. This does not make sense when it costs approximately â¬5,000 to â¬6,000 a week to be in an acute hospital bed while others are on trolleys. It is an important area. Although it is under the remit of another Minister, the Minister...