Results 3,561-3,580 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Feb 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 Services: Hospital Services (18 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (18 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: Currently there are no cloud computing technologies in use by the Department of Health and Children. My Department continues to make extensive use of the Government Network facilities to provide external connectivity where required and currently have no plans to make use of cloud computing technologies.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. Question No. 113 withdrawn.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: Each hospital funded by the HSE is required to deliver services within the financial allocation provided. In common with all hospitals, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin is faced with the challenge of delivering a high quality service to its patients, while remaining within budget. The priority of the HSE and hospital management at Our Lady's Children's Hospital is to ensure that...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: Following the change in medical card eligibility for persons aged 70 and over in the Health Act 2008, the Health Service Executive (HSE) through its Service Plan for 2009, advised the Department of its decision to centralise the processing of all medical card and GP visit card applications and renewals to the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) in Dublin. The HSE has indicated that this...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Feb 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Feb 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 — Food Safety: Food Safety (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: Salt consumption among the Irish population is considerably above the recommended level of 6g/day. The Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLAN 2007) indicates the men consume an average of 8.7g/day and women consume 8g/day. These estimates exclude discretionary salt, i.e. salt added during cooking and at the table, and therefore underestimate the total salt intake by 15-20%. In...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 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 (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The contract between the HSE and General Practitioners for the General Medical Services Scheme stipulates that fees are not paid to GPs by the HSE in respect of certain medical certificates which may be required, for example, "under the Social Welfare Acts or for the purposes of insurance or assurance policies or for the issue of driving licences". There are no proposals to alter this provision.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The Government's decision to reduce its payroll costs in various ways â principally by reducing the salaries paid to public servants and reducing the numbers employed â was deliberately designed to protect existing levels of public services and to provide a more sustainable payroll cost base into the future. I understand that the HSE issued an early warning notice to its grant aided...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I have always accepted the consensus view of the relevant expert bodies that the introduction of a universal high uptake vaccination programme in young girls, in conjunction with population based cervical screening, could significantly reduce overall cervical cancer incidence. The issue was not, therefore, whether the case for a cervical cancer vaccination programme was accepted by myself...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The HSE confirmed with my Department on 1 December 2009 that the X-ray charge had been collected in error, and would be refunded to the patient concerned. I have again asked the HSE to confirm that the refund has been made, and to reply as a matter of urgency to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.