Results 23,981-24,000 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Accident and Emergency Services. (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Deputy McManus acknowledged that I am present in the Chamber. She might also have been gracious enough to acknowledge that I was here on time. When a Deputy is delayed, it is customary to acknowledge the fact that the relevant Minister was present on time. The difficulties being experienced in accident and emergency facilities throughout the country are not acceptable to me, to the Government...
- Hospital Services. (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Renal services are one of the main priority areas for development. Additional revenue funding of more than â¬20 million has been provided since 2000 to develop renal services in response to increased demand at national level. This includes an additional â¬5 million provided in the current year, of which â¬400,000 was allocated to the Western...
- Written Answers — Medical Qualifications: Medical Qualifications (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Applications for the validation of non-national qualifications are received by my Department as the designated authority under the EU directives governing the mutual recognition of professional qualifications. The appropriate professional body, which acts as adviser to my Department, examines all applications to determine equivalence with Irish qualifications. A complete application for...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The housing aid scheme for the elderly in the Clare area is operated by the Mid-Western Health Board on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply directly to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The housing aid scheme for the elderly in the Clare area is operated by the Mid-Western Health Board on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply directly to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The housing aid scheme for the elderly in the Clare area is operated by the Mid-Western Health Board on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply directly to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The housing aid scheme for the elderly in the Clare area is operated by the Mid-Western Health Board on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply directly to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The housing aid scheme for the elderly in the Clare area is operated by the Mid-Western Health Board on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply directly to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The housing aid scheme for the elderly in the Clare area is operated by the Mid-Western Health Board on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply directly to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The housing aid scheme for the elderly in the Clare area is operated by the Mid-Western Health Board on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply directly to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The housing aid scheme for the elderly in the Clare area is operated by the Mid-Western Health Board on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply directly to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The housing aid scheme for the elderly in the Clare area is operated by the Mid-Western Health Board on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply directly to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 309 together. A pilot cervical screening programme commenced in October 2000 and is available to eligible women resident in Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary. Under the programme, cervical screening is being offered free of charge to 74,000 women in the 25 to 60 age group at five year intervals. The Health Board Executive commissioned an...
- Written Answers — Cosmetic Products: Cosmetic Products (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Cosmetic products are subject to control under the European Communities (Cosmetic Products) Regulations 1997 (SI No. 87 of 1997). Under these regulations, persons placing cosmetic products on the market are required to ensure that they are not liable to cause damage to human health under normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use. Substances in use in cosmetic products continue to be...
- Written Answers — Health Board Staff: Health Board Staff (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of services to medical card holders, including the recruitment and selection of candidates to fill vacant general practitioner positions, is a matter for the chief executive officer of the relevant health board or authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the Western Health Board to investigate the matter raised by the...
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Under the 1970 Health Act, a health board 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 under the long-term illness scheme. The conditions are: mental handicap, mental illness, for people under 16 only, phenylketonuria, cystic fibrosis, spina bifida, hydrocephalus,...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of a medical card is, by legislation, a matter for the chief executive officer of the relevant health board-authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the South Eastern Health Board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of a medical card is, by legislation, a matter for the chief executive officer of the relevant health board-authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the South Eastern Health Board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of a medical card is, by legislation, a matter for the chief executive officer of the relevant health board-authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the South Eastern Health Board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
- Written Answers — ESRI Report: ESRI Report (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Harney: The consultation fees charged by general practitioners to their private patients are a matter of private contract between the doctor as the service provider and the patient as the service user. The Department of Health and Children has no role in this relationship. As regards the issue raised in the ESRI report in relation to the current income guidelines for medical cards, it is the case...