Results 301-320 of 527 for speaker:Mary Wallace
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Substance Abuse: Substance Abuse (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: Work with pre-adolescents in relation to substance abuse is addressed through the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme, in primary and second level schools. Through SPHE, children can develop a framework of values, attitudes, understanding and skills that will inform their decisions and actions now and in the future to enhance their health and well-being. Support for the...
- Written Answers — Drug Treatment Programme: Drug Treatment Programme (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 to 218, inclusive, together. The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated...
- Hospital Services. (9 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Each hospital funded by the HSE is required to deliver services within the financial allocation provided. The HSE is involved in ongoing discussions with hospital management regarding its 2008 financial allocation and service plan. The hospital has an overrun of â¬10 million from last year and a projected overrun of â¬14 million for this year....
- Hospital Services. (9 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. The need to improve services for persons with cystic fibrosis has been identified by the Minister for Health and Children as a priority in the Estimates process in recent years. Since 2006, additional revenue funding of â¬6.78 million has been allocated to the HSE to develop services for CF patients. The executive has advised that 44 additional...
- Hospital Services. (9 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: I thank Deputy Burton for raising this important matter and I concur with her comments on the excellence and hard work of staff at Connolly Hospital. As a former staff member of the hospital, there is no doubt about the wonderful work that occurs therein. The prioritisation of capital requirements is a matter for individual hospitals, including Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown. A...
- School Accommodation. (9 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: I thank the Deputy for providing us with the opportunity to outline to the House the position of the Department of Education and Science regarding the proposed building project for Our Lady's school in Templeogue Road, Dublin. This school is an all-girls' post-primary school with a current enrolment of 708 pupils. The Department intends to refurbish the school and to extend it to cater for a...
- School Accommodation. (9 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: ââbut we have made significant inroads and we will continue to build on the success achieved under the last NDP when we delivered over 7,800 building projects. This must be done in an orderly and planned manner and on the basis of the most pressing needs. Projects will be advanced incrementally over time, consistent with the priority attaching to them. This approach is critical to...
- Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (9 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: I will arrange for a copy of the Report on Graphic Warning Research, that was commissioned by the Office of Tobacco Control at the request of my Department, to be forwarded to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Obesity Levels: Obesity Levels (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: The Health Service Executive has established a Working Group to implement the recommendations of the Report of the National Taskforce on Obesity, for which it has the lead responsibility. A sum of â¬3 million was allocated for this purpose in 2006. This is in addition to the annual spend of â¬25 million on health promotion activities, â¬5 million of which is utilised in anti-obesity...
- Written Answers — Alcohol and Drug Misuse: Alcohol and Drug Misuse (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: Issues relating to the misuse of alcohol, including binge drinking, are being addressed through the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme, in primary and second level schools. Through SPHE, children can develop a framework of values, attitudes, understanding and skills that will inform their decisions and actions both now and in the future to enhance their health and...
- Written Answers — Alcohol Policy: Alcohol Policy (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: My Department has been in discussions with the Department of Finance regarding using the taxation system to promote low alcohol or alcohol-free products. The 2008 Budget Statement indicated that the Minister for Finance intends to bring forward measures in relation to lower alcohol beverages in the 2009 Budget. This matter will be considered in the context of the annual Budgetary cycle.
- Written Answers — Alcohol Misuse: Alcohol Misuse (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: In 2006 a Working Group established as a Special Initiative under Sustaining Progress published a report entitled "Working Together to Reduce the Harms caused by Alcohol Misuse". In November 2006 my Department established an Implementation Group in order to progress implementation of the 29 actions, across a range of sectors, identified in this Report. The purpose of the Implementation Group...
- Written Answers — Alcohol Misuse: Alcohol Misuse (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: The Government is committed to tackling the problems of alcohol misuse in society. Insofar as the health sector is concerned, the Health Service Executive is developing protocols for the roll out of brief intervention programmes to detect high risk and harmful drinking in individuals before or shortly after the early signs of alcohol related problems on a pilot basis in the acute hospital...
- Written Answers — Anti-Smoking Programmes: Anti-Smoking Programmes (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: The Office of Tobacco Control is to carry out and publish a comprehensive review of anti-smoking programmes targeted at young people by all Departments and Agencies. The Department is currently in consultation with this Office with regard to the detail of moving this forward.
- Written Answers — Anti-Smoking Programmes: Anti-Smoking Programmes (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: My Department has facilitated consultations on this issue between ICTU and a number of bodies concerned with the health effects of smoking e.g., ASH, the Irish Cancer Society and the Irish Heart Foundation. At a meeting on 20 June last, the parties agreed to work together to examine the matter further.
- Written Answers — Health Promotion: Health Promotion (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Promotion: Health Promotion (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: The Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum provides particular opportunities to foster the personal development, health and well-being of the individual child. SPHE promotes intrapersonal development by helping children to recognise, understand and accept themselves as unique individuals who feel valued and loved. The curriculum is presented in three strands: Myself, Myself...
- Seanad: Hospital Investigations (8 Jul 2008)
Mary Wallace: I assure the Senator his concerns will be relayed to the Department. If we can get specific information for him, we will endeavour to do so. As the Senator said, the reply I will give on current policies on the investigation of deaths in hospitals through negligence and the adequacy of these policies will be of a general nature. It is regrettable that patients might be injured in our...