Results 7,041-7,060 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Hospital Services. (31 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: They are a single hospital.
- Hospital Services. (31 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: Roscommon and Portiuncula hospitals will work much more closely together than was the case in the past.
- Hospital Services. (31 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy is fully aware, they were removed for patient safety reasons.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Statutory Registration: Statutory Registration (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 provides for the establishment of a system of statutory registration for 12 health and social care professionals. This new system of statutory registration will apply to the twelve professions regardless of whether they work in the public or private sector or are self-employed and is the first time that fitness to practise procedures will be...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office is an independent office established to provide an appeals service to those who wish to appeal the decision of the Scheme Administrator under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006. The Appeals Officers must investigate each appeal independently, these investigations can require additional reviews by the Health Service Executive and the Scheme...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: I have identified the development of neuroscience services as a priority in recent years. Additional revenue funding of â¬7m was allocated to the Health Service Executive (HSE) in 2006 and 2007 for the development of services in the area of neurosciences, which comprises neurology, neurophysiology and neurosurgery. Additional funding of â¬850,000 has been included in the HSE's 2009...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (26 Mar 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 (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2008, automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 or over ceased on 31st December 2008, and with effect from 1st January 2009, the income thresholds for entitlement to a medical card for those aged 70 or over is â¬700 (gross) per week (â¬36,500 per year) for a single person and â¬1,400 (gross) per week (â¬73,000 per year) for a couple. Any savings and...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the terms of Consultants Contact 2008, consultants will provide outpatient and ambulatory diagnostic services on a 'one for all' basis, so that all patients are seen at the key entry point to public hospitals on the basis of medical need alone. The Clinical Directors appointed under the new contract will have a key role in ensuring 'one for all' access. The detailed implementation of...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Mar 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 (26 Mar 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 — Health Service Personnel: Health Service Personnel (26 Mar 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 (25 Mar 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 (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has the operational and funding responsibility for the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme. Medical card holders are entitled to retain their medical card when they move into a private nursing home. In such circumstances, the HSE must continue to make a General Practitioner (GP) service available to the patient free of charge and they retain the right to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2008, automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 and over ended on 31st December 2008. With effect from 1st January 2009 the income thresholds for entitlement to a medical card for those aged 70 and over are â¬700 (gross) per week (â¬36,500 per year) for a single person and â¬1,400 (gross) per week (â¬73,000 per year) for a couple. The Health Service...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Mar 2009)
Mary Harney: Under the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, disciplinary matters affecting registered medical practitioners are entirely a matter for consideration by the Medical Council and I have no role or function in such matters. When a medical practitioner has been erased in another jurisdiction, the Medical Council does not have the power to automatically erase that practitioner's name from the register...