Results 44,141-44,160 of 46,267 for speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 809. To ask the Minister for Health if the €35 million in ring-fenced funding for the development of mental health services in budget 2012 and the further €35 million in ring-fenced funding in this area in budget 2013 has now been fully spent in this area; the way this €35 million in 2012 and the €35 million in 2013 was spent; the number of additional staff that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Carers Strategy Status (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 813. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national carers strategy; if he will also provide in tabular form a list of the recommendations and actions contained within the strategy; the current status of each such recommendation or action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1051/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 814. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form of all organisations receiving funding under section 39 of the Health Act; the amount received by each organisation in each of the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive; the amount they will receive in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1057/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 816. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on any discussions he has had with officials in his Department or in the Health Service Executive relating to the funding of organisations under section 38 or section 39 of the Health Act; his views on corporate governance structures within these organisations and across the voluntary health and disability sector as a whole; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 815. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form of all organisations receiving funding under section 38 of the Health Act; the amount received by each organisation in each of the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive; the amount they will receive in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1058/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 817. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of public funding provided by his Department to build, extend or renovate St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin; the year in which any such funding was provided; the specific purpose of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1060/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 818. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department was made aware by a hospital or health care group of its intention to use one hospital facility (details supplied) as financial collateral for the development of a private hospital; when it was made aware of this; if any record exists in his Department relating to this matter; if his Department consented at official or ministerial level to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 825. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive provided funding for the building of a car park at St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4; the amount of funding provided; the overall cost of the project; the year that the building work took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1090/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 819. To ask the Minister for Health if any records exist in his Department in relation to senior executives or managers in organisations receiving funding under section 38 of the Health Act seeking sanction to be paid above the agreed salary with the Department or latterly the Health Service Executive between the years 1997 and the present day; if he will provide details of any such records...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 829. To ask the Minister for Health the position on plans for a hospice in a county (details supplied); if funding is in place for the provision of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1107/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 931. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his plans to proceed with the extension of the LUAS service to Bray; when this plan was shelved and the reasons for same; the capital cost of such an extension to the service; if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the extension of the service to Bray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1011/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Gathering Initiatives (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 936. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the benefits of The Gathering to the Irish tourism sector, the broader economy and to communities around the country are harnessed and that the lessons learnt during the year, links made with groups abroad and so on are not lost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1111/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 937. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide a new facility for the Coast Guard at a location (details supplied); when he expects this project to be commenced and to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1112/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Simon Harris: 956. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting list for obtaining a driving licence at each of the new driving licence centres; what he views as an acceptable waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1551/14]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Dec 2013)

Simon Harris: I thank the Chairman and the committee secretariat for the proactive way in which they pursued this issue. St. Vincent's has not made it easy to do so. The letter we received from the hospital yesterday borders on a waste of paper in that it refused to provide us with any of the information we sought which was not already in the public domain. Two key questions emerged for me during the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (19 Dec 2013)

Simon Harris: I thank Dr. Smith for outlining the position. On page 15 of the health care group accounts that directors' remuneration for services as directors in the years 2011 and 2010 were nil, while the respective amounts for other services in those years were €554,377 and €626,656. Again, I understand St. Vincent's has made public comment on this matter. It would, however, be useful...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (19 Dec 2013)

Simon Harris: For what does the HSE pay Mr. Nicholas C. Jermyn? What is his publicly-sanctioned salary and what is his job description?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (19 Dec 2013)

Simon Harris: Is the position of CEO full-time in nature?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (19 Dec 2013)

Simon Harris: That is fine. Mr. O'Brien referred to something being a matter for St. Vincent's to clarify.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (19 Dec 2013)

Simon Harris: Okay. So St. Vincent's has a little graph on its website which refers to the group board of directors, the group executive, the group chief executive, the CEO of the university hospital, the CEO of the private hospital and the hospital manager of St. Michael's. Is the HSE paying the salary of the CEO of the university hospital?