Results 23,261-23,280 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 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 Monaghan, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north eastern area...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 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 Cork, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (1 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. Voluntary organisations providing health and personal social services are funded by the executive and it is a matter for it to agree the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department is studying the Supreme Court judgment on 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, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, the Attorney General, Mr. Brady, and me has been established to consider...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (1 Mar 2005)
Mary Harney: Any woman irrespective of her age or residence who has concerns about breast cancer should contact her GP who, where appropriate, will refer her to the symptomatic services in her area. More than â¬60 million has been invested in the development of symptomatic breast disease services since 2000. This investment has enabled the appointment of additional surgeons with an interest in breast...
- Written Answers — Voluntary Organisations: Voluntary Organisations (24 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: Since 1 September 2004 to date, in his capacity as Minister for State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Tim O'Malley has met with the following voluntary organisations: Mental Health Ireland; NAMHI; Meath Suicide Awareness Group; Brothers of Charity Services; National Federation of Voluntary Bodies; Rosbrien Suicide Awareness Group; Caring for Carers; St. Mary's Drumcar; St....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Feb 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 treatment of prisoners at the County Hospital Roscommon. Accordingly, my Department has requested...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below and refers to December of each year. County Galway No. of medical cards in circulation No. of persons covered % of the population of that county covered 2000 42,855 67,750 35.87 2001 45,617 70,394 37.27 2002 44,144 68,293 32.70 2003 44,572 67,244 32.16 2004 44,859 66,502 31.81 County...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 Feb 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 recruiting nursing staff to HSE residential nursing centres when extra staff are required. Accordingly,...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The Government's objective is to provide a model of cancer care which ensures that patients with cancer receive the most appropriate and best quality of care regardless of their place of residence. In order to achieve this objective, an integrated and co-ordinated approach is required, which encompasses prevention, screening, cancer treatment, including medical, surgical and radiation...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (24 Feb 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (24 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The average number of beds available in acute hospitals for the period January to November 2004, the latest date for which figures are available, was 13,359. I am providing details by individual hospital separately to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 Feb 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 Cork University Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Feb 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 transplant services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director of the national hospitals...
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (24 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: There is a common list of reimbursable medicines for the general medical services and drug payment schemes. This list ensures equity between the schemes in relation to the range of medicines paid for by the State. The list is reviewed and amended monthly, as new products become available and deletions are notified. For an item to be included on the common list, it must comply with a published...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (24 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The national treatment purchase fund, NTPF, purchases procedures from private and public hospitals in Ireland. Where it is not possible to treat patients within a reasonable period in Ireland, either in public or private hospitals, arrangements can be made to refer the public patients for treatment abroad, having regard to quality, availability and cost. My Department has been informed by the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Feb 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 health centres. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (24 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The question of providing after care for patients who have had their treatment arranged by the national treatment purchase fund, NTPF, outside the State is a matter for the fund. My Department has, therefore, asked the acting chief executive of the NTPF to reply directly to the Deputy on the matters raised.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: My Department is studying the Supreme Court judgment in detail and will take on board all the consequences for policy and law arising from it. A special Cabinet sub-committee comprising the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, the Attorney General, Mr. Brady, and myself has been established to consider the issue of repayment in light of the judgment. Persons...