Results 4,501-4,520 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: An advisory group was established to examine the feasibility of establishing a no fault scheme for infants who suffered cerebral damage at, or close to, the time of their birth. The Group is chaired by Dr Peter McKenna and the membership is made up of those with particular expertise to bring to the subject, including: The Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Nov 2009)
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 (24 Nov 2009)
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 — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: A reply was issued to the Deputy yesterday in relation to the question raised. I apologise for the delay in replying.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG accountants and McCann Fitzgerald solicitors. The Scheme Administrator has advised the HSE that since the scheme commenced in 2006, a total of sixty one (61) claims have been submitted for current or former patients resident at Oriel House....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: Details of the number of discretionary medical cards issued by region are not provided to my Department by the Health Service Executive (HSE) as a matter of routine. Accordingly, my Department has requested 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 (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has the operational and funding responsibility for the medical card benefit. It collates medical card data by county, age and gender. Therefore, my Department has requested 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 — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: Decisions in relation to the level of hospital charges are a matter for Government, and are considered as part of the Estimates and budgetary process. I am not in a position to comment on such matters at this stage.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: I believe it is important to ensure that all of our pre-hospital emergency services function as a high quality, integrated health service. The advice of the Health Information and Quality Authority on pre-hospital care issues will be a significant factor in determining how services should be organised so that clinical governance, patient safety and quality standards are met. As the specific...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261, 262 and 264 together. As these are service matters, these questions have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The demand for Medical Cards appeal service has increased significantly during this year. In order to deal with this increased demand, the HSE is committing additional resources to this service. From today all Appeals Offices will be answering calls from the public during specified times and these will be advertised through the HSE website. In relation to this specific case this has been...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: I have considered all the relevant advice available to me in relation to the potential public health benefits of HPV vaccination in the prevention of cervical cancer and the wider policy implications for its possible introduction into the National Immunisation Programme. I accept the consensus view of the relevant expert bodies that the introduction of a universal high uptake vaccination...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (24 Nov 2009)
Mary Harney: The amounts expended for translation into Irish in 2008 and to date in 2009 are as follows: 2008 - â¬11,127.99 2009 - â¬10,818.37 The information sought by the Deputy in respect of printing costs is not available as costs of printing in Irish are not separately identifiable - a single price is usually given where documents are bilingual. My Department is increasingly using e-publishing...