Results 621-640 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Nursing Home Care: Motion (16 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I beg your pardon.
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Question Nos. 11, 16 and 28 together. The Revised Estimates for 2010 allocated â¬14.6 billion for the HSE. Government expenditure for 2010 was determined in the context of very challenging economic circumstances. At the end of September the HSE is reporting a deficit of â¬102m in the hospital sector along with a â¬27m deficit in community services. This is an...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The HSE continues to focus on a system wide approach to improving access to hospital. Each day, approximately 30% of the people who visit an Emergency Department will require an admission into hospital. However, it is equally important to note that the majority of patients do not require admission to the hospital as a result of their visit. Of this group, 94% are seen, treated and discharged...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: It is important to use caution when comparing staffing levels of hospitals. Different criteria must also be considered in making any such comparisons, including the catchment area served, the population and number of patients attending and the availability of other radiological services to patients locally. There are currently 5.54 adult consultant radiologists and 2 paediatric consultant...
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Public Capital Programme 2010 - 2016 announced by Government in July provides a total of â¬2,891 million over the period 2010 -2016 for the Health Group of Votes. This represents an increase of approximately â¬35m on the previous capital envelope for the period to 2013. It also confirms that the annual capital funding allocation of â¬400m for health will continue to 2016. The Health...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The HPV vaccination programme commenced in twenty one secondary schools in May 2010. The vaccination schedule requires that three doses of the vaccine be provided at intervals over a period of six months. From this initial phase 1,581 first year girls were eligible for the free vaccination of which 1,299 received the vaccine. This gives an uptake rate of 82% for the first dose. In July, of...
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The level of funding available for the health budget and the extent of the savings required in the health sector is being considered as part of the Estimates and budgetary process for 2011 which is currently underway. Deliberations by the Government on the expenditure allocations for next year are likely to continue up until Budget time and it would not be appropriate for me to comment...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive with its own Vote and Accounting Officer with effect from 1 January 2005. The HSE is providing thousands of services to young and old, in hospitals, health facilities and in communities across the country. These services range from public health nurses treating older people in the community to caring for...
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The HSE uses taxis where it deems this appropriate to help clients, sometimes with accompanying staff, to access health and personal social services. This enables HSE ambulance vehicles and their staff to be used for emergency or other front-line duties. It is also more cost effective than purchasing and operating a fleet of HSE owned vehicles. My Department has asked the HSE to develop a...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I am advised that overall absenteeism levels in the public health service have reduced from 5.76% in 2008 to 5.03% in 2009 and to 4.76% for the year to August. The HSE has set absenteeism as a key results area (KRA) and effective attendance management is central to cost containment planning and people management throughout the sector. The HSE actively manages absenteeism on a local basis and...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: Overtime expenditure for the public health service in 2009 was approximately â¬310 million. Overtime expenditure in September 2010 (latest data) is approximately â¬23 million and cumulative year to date is approximately â¬211 million compared to â¬234 million to September 2009. If overtime to end year was maintained at September levels, total expenditure for 2010 would be approximately...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated and will be forwarded as soon as it is available.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 24, 60 and 63 together. On 1 November 2010 I announced that the Government has decided to approve a voluntary early retirement scheme and a voluntary redundancy scheme for certain categories of staff in the public health service. The purpose of the schemes is to achieve a permanent reduction in the numbers employed in the public health sector from 2011 onwards...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: Since 2005 there has been a 34% national increase in the numbers of consultant radiologists, from 183 to 245. Ireland now has a ratio of 1 consultant radiologist per 17,959 population, which is similar to the UK at 1 per 18,040 per population. There are currently 5.54 adult consultant radiologists and 2 paediatric consultant radiologists at Tallaght Hospital. An additional 2 locum...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 46 together. The new National Paediatric Hospital is a priority for the Government. The capital spending on it will be protected over the full lifetime of the project. The total estimated cost of the development, including the Ambulatory and Urgent Care Centre at Tallaght, is â¬650 million. This is â¬100m less than a previous estimate because of the...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive's capital plan currently covers the five year period 2010 - 2014. The Executive has published on its website details of the projects, including Kenmare, which it intends to deliver within this plan. The HSE is in receipt of the design/build tenders for the Kenmare Community Nursing Unit. The tenders have been evaluated and the preferred bidder has been...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: There are 1,305 adults and 69 children waiting for hearing aids following assessment. The average waiting time for adults is currently 3 to 4 months and the average waiting time for children is approximately 6 weeks. Hearing aids that are provided through HSE services to medical card holders are purchased via a central contract. The contracted cost of a hearing aid can range from â¬71 to...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I have met with the HSE and have been briefed on ongoing work in relation to its national survey of X-Rays. The HSE has advised me that they intend to publish their findings when concluded and this is expected in the next few weeks. Approximately seven and a half million X-rays have been reviewed to date as part of the audit.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Trials: Vaccination Trials (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: Vaccine trials carried out in children's homes were the subject of media reports and questions to Ministers during the 1990s. In view of the is, the then Chief Medical Officer was asked to carry out a review of the information available in the Department on the issue. The "Report on 3 Clinical Trials involving babies and children in institutional settings 1960/61, 1970 and 1973" (the Kiely...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I understand from the HSE that admitted patients awaiting allocation of an inpatient bed in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda (Drogheda) and Cavan General Hospital are not discharged home while they await a transfer to a bed. The discharge of a patient from hospital is a clinical decision which is made by a Consultant or their medical team. The clinical condition and the age of patients...