Results 301-320 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 120 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Diabetes was published in 2008. The implementation of the recommendations in this Report with respect to service delivery is a matter for the HSE. Therefore, the issues raised by the Deputy have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 122 together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: The funding made available to disability organisations through Vote 39 from the National Lottery to date, in 2010, is set out in the table below. The table details the names of the organisation to whom the grant was paid and the amount of the grant. National Lottery Funding 2010 Organisation Amount Paid Irish Supported Employment Week & Job Shadow Initiative â¬10,000 Soroptimist...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: I understand that the HSE replied directly to the Deputy by letter on the 15 July in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: My Department is currently examining the recommendations of the Vaccine Damage Steering Group in detail. The report raises many complex issues that require further consideration and I expect to have my Department's assessment of these in the near future.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: The IBTS provides phlebotomy for people with haemochromatosis on a weekly basis in Dublin. Donors are referred from their consultant for initial screening for suitability for blood donation. The donors are reviewed once per year by the referring consultant, but are otherwise cared for by the IBTS clinical staff. The service was initially set up as a pilot in 2007, but has become an...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: My colleague Mr Brian Lenihan, Minister for Finance has advised that there will be no exemption for medical card holders from the Universal Social Charge (USC). However, all Social Welfare Payments will be exempt from the Charge. The situation is that most medical card holders are in receipt of social welfare payments. Those payment will not be subject to the Universal Social Charge....
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: It is understood that the medicinal product referred to in the question is a prescription only product and is supplied from India through an internet site. The Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 540 of 2003) prohibited the supply by mail order of medicinal products. An amending regulation (S.I. 510 of 2005) relaxed this overall prohibition and it...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: The national average number of acute hospital beds available in public hospitals for the year 1997 broken down by public, private and non-designated is set out in the following table. Acute bed numbers in public hospitals are counted as an average of beds available over each year, given that the number of beds available in each hospital can vary over any year for operational reasons. This...
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: The funding made available by my Department in each of the past 5 years and to date in 2010 to community organisations in Co.Waterford from the National Lottery Fund is set out below. 2010 Waterford Branch, Irish Foster Care Association, Barristown, Passage East, Co. Waterford. - â¬25,000 2009 Barnados Teen Parent Support Programme, Storehall Business Park, Kilcronan, Waterford. -...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the tabular statements below. YEAR NAME OF COMPANY COSTS 2008 Leinster House Catering â'¬17.40 2009 Nil * 2010 to date Nil * * The Minister does not normally request refreshments for meetings.
- Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: The budget for the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) is set by the Health Service Executive. The total annual funding available to support suicide prevention initiatives is in the region of â¬8 million which includes the annual budget for the NOSP. The following table provides details of the annual budget for the NOSP since 2005: Year Fundingâ¬m 2005 1.5 2006 2.7 2007 4.5...