Results 901-920 of 2,674 for speaker:John Moloney

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Feb 2010)

John Moloney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (2 Feb 2010)

John Moloney: The provision of mental health services is a matter for the HSE. The question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Feb 2010)

John Moloney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: The mental health tribunal costs between the years 2006 to 2009 are as follows: Year Amount 2006 ( from 1 Nov ) â'¬ 1,000,964 2007 â'¬ 9,840,944 2008 â'¬ 9,755,372 2009 â'¬ 9,682,068 The amount for 2009 is provisional and may be subject to change as the Mental Health Commission has yet to close its 2009 accounts.

Hospital Services. (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: I am responding to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, who unfortunately cannot be here this evening. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. PET-CT scanning is one of a number of sophisticated diagnostic tools used in the acute hospital setting in the diagnosis and management of disease. In 2006, the HSE decided...

Accident and Emergency Services. (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: I thank Deputies Costello and O'Sullivan for raising this issue and apologise that the Minister cannot be here. The HSE accepts that emergency departments have experienced significant increases in the numbers attending to date in January. The work to rule currently in operation by staff at the HSE has led to a disruption in the HSE's normal data collection on activity in emergency...

Accident and Emergency Services. (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: That might be helpful. I am explaining why the Department does not have it to hand. Hospitals which experienced particular challenges last week included Cork University Hospital, Beaumont, the Mater, St. Vincent's, Tallaght, St Columcille's, Galway and Clonmel.

Accident and Emergency Services. (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: The facts have not come up from there yet.

Accident and Emergency Services. (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: Figures reported by the HSE this morning at 8 a.m. indicate that Beaumont, the Mater and Cork University hospitals continue to have patients waiting for unacceptably long periods for admission, although it has informed the Minister that the situation has improved from last week and that it is continuing its efforts to improve waiting times in all hospitals, particularly these three hospitals....

Accident and Emergency Services. (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: The Minister has been monitoring the situation in emergency departments very closely. This afternoon she met with the CEO and members of the HSE management team to review progress and to ensure that all possible steps are being taken to minimise the waiting time for patients awaiting admission, including to the Mater. The Minister has also asked the HSE to streamline the administrative...

Accident and Emergency Services. (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: I certainly will.

Hospital Visiting Regulations. (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Mary Harney. I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. The HSE issued national guidelines on visiting policy to hospitals in September 2006. These guidelines reflect a balance between the needs of patients, their visitors, hospital staff and hospital procedures which allow for the most effective delivery of...

Schools Building Projects. (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: I am responding on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the strategy for capital investment in education projects and the current position on Ballygarvan national school. The allocation of funding for school buildings in 2010 is just under...

Schools Building Projects. (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: I do not want to mislead the Deputy and could not really answer that question. I will take it up with the Minister for Education and Science directly and revert to the Deputy within a week. I thank the Deputy again for giving me the opportunity to outline to the House the current position on the school building project for Ballygarvan national school.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (27 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 to 229, inclusive, together. As these are service matters the questions have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (26 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 303 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276, 328 and 329 together. The Government has established an Interdepartmental Committee under the Chairmanship of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in order to provide for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Department of Health and Children is represented on the Committee. The Mental Health Act...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (26 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Jan 2010)

John Moloney: The position remains as outlined in my reply to Question No. 63 of 19th February 2009, namely that when a patient has a limb amputated, the acute hospital is responsible for providing the first prosthesis. Amputees who possess a Medical Card or a Long-Term Illness Card will receive, once sanctioned, new prostheses and repairs to prostheses. Others are liable to meet the costs directly. They...