Results 3,421-3,440 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. I wish to advise that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. I wish to advise that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Controlled Substances: Controlled Substances (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: Benzylpiperazine -1(BZP-1), which had been on sale in so-called 'head shops', was declared a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 in March 2009. The possession and sale of BZP-1 is illegal and subject to criminal sanctions. As part of the regulations which my Department are drafting this month to introduce controls on a range of substances which are currently on sale in head...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: The management of waiting lists generally is a matter for the HSE and the individual hospitals concerned. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the Executive for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Hospital Acquired Infections: Hospital Acquired Infections (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: I have no function in relation to the day-to-day operation of private hospitals, which are independent commercial undertakings. As the element of the Deputy's question which refers to public hospitals is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: The Information regarding private hospitals activity is not available to my Department as it is outside of the Health Acts and is a private arrangement between the patient and the hospital. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy in relation to public hospitals. I wish to advise the Deputy...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: The current number of undergraduate nursing degree places, each year, across the individual courses is as follows: General Nursing 860 places Intellectual Disability Nursing 180 places Psychiatric Nursing 290 places Midwifery 140 places Children's and General Nursing Integrated 100 places Total 1,570 places As a result the total number of nursing undergraduates currently in training is...
- Written Answers — Hospital Hygiene Audits: Hospital Hygiene Audits (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: The HSE commissioned national hygiene audits in 2005 and 2006. They continue to conduct audits on a local basis in relation to infection control, including hygiene. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to public service industrial action involving members of IMPACT, the Department has not been in a position to obtain information from the HSE in relation to the costs incurred. In addition,...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Health Repayment Scheme in association with the appointed Scheme Administrator KPMG accountants and McCann Fitzgerald solicitors. Over 35,300 applications have been received under the Health Repayment Scheme and 35,200 (99%) applications have been finalised resulting in over 21,200 offers of repayment totalling â¬433...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.