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- Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I was not aware until Senator Feeney mentioned it earlier. I understand she read it in the Leinster Leader. I have no wish to be critical of anyone who rents their property legitimately to someone for a legitimate business. I have no wish to comment on that. It will not be long before they are illegal and I hope the owners of properties will take the appropriate action, whoever they are.
- Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: Head on. I have just told the Senator it will be tackled within the next month.
- Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The Director of Public Prosecutions is independent in the performance of his duties. I can only comment in relation to my responsibilities under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. Certain prescription medicines have been declared controlled drugs in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 - for example, products containing morphine, methadone, flunitrazepam and possession of these products,...
- Written Answers — Traveller Community: Traveller Community (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has the operational and funding responsibility for the medical card and GP visit card benefits. It collates medical card and GP visit card data by Local Health Office, age and gender. Therefore, my Department has asked the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 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 (2 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 — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) was established to tackle the issue of excessive waiting times for hospital treatment for public patients. The Fund has been very successful in fulfilling this remit and has arranged treatment for almost 175,000 patients to date. On average, public patients now wait 3 months for their operations, down from between two and five years before the NTPF...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281 and 323 together. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and its associated regulations control the import, export, production, supply and possession of a range of named narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances listed in the Schedules to the Act. Substances are scheduled under the Act in accordance with Ireland's obligations under international conventions and/or...
- Written Answers — Legal Fees: Legal Fees (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question concerns matters pertaining to the Health Service Executive, I have forwarded it to the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (2 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 and...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: Under the National Plan for Radiation Oncology (NPRO), there will be a network of four radiotherapy centres and two satellite centres by 2014. The four main centres will be located at Beaumont, St James's, Cork and Galway plus two satellite centres â Limerick and Waterford. It is intended that services at the existing facility in St Luke's in Dublin will have transferred in full to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 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 — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: There are a number of EU Directives requiring transposition by my Department as follows: Name Date of Directive Expected transposition date Directive 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 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 (2 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 (2 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.