Results 781-800 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The primary remit of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) is to offer surgical procedures to public patients who have been waiting longest for surgery. Once a person has been waiting for longer than three months, he or she may be eligible for treatment through the Fund. Where hospitals have significant numbers on a waiting-list, the Fund prioritises the provision of treatment to...
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: Narcolepsy is not an eligible condition under the Long Term Illness Scheme. There are no plans to extend the list of eligible conditions covered by the scheme. Under the Drugs Payment Scheme no individual or family pays more than â¬120 per calendar month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. The scheme is easy to use and significantly reduces the cost burden for families and...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Daylight Savings Time: Daylight Savings Time (9 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: There is no cost to my Department for the changing clocks from summer time to winter time and vice versa. I have forwarded your question to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Nov 2010)
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 (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Nov 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 (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: Section 59 of the Health Act 1970, as amended by the Health (Amendment) (No.2) Act 2010, provides for a charge of â¬0.50 per prescribed item supplied to medical card holders by community pharmacists. The charges are subject to a cap of â¬10 per month for each person or family.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Nov 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Nov 2010)
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 (4 Nov 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 — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 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 — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The national HPV vaccination programme commenced in May in secondary schools for girls in first year. The second phase of the HPV vaccination programme is now underway. During this calendar year all girls currently in second year and those who entered first year in September are being offered vaccination. The programme will continue with the vaccine being offered to all girls in first year in...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Question Nos. 152 and 153 together. The assessment of eligibility for a medical card is statutorily a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) and is determined following an examination of the means of the applicant and his/her dependants. Under Section 45 of the Health 1970, medical cards are provided for persons who, in the opinion of the HSE, are unable without...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: In respect of my Department, the information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated and will be forwarded as soon as it is available. In respect of agencies or bodies under my Department's aegis, payment for legal services is an operational matter for the agencies or bodies in question and such information is not held by my Department. The Deputy's question has been forwarded to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The St Vincent's University Hospital and the HSE are working to ensure the earliest possible delivery of the new ward block. Adequate funding has been earmarked for the development in the multi-annual capital programme of the Department of Health and Children and the HSE. That funding remains in place and will be used. The contract for construction of the new facility was signed on the 14...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: The scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant involved. The management of hospital services...