Results 9,181-9,200 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Drug Treatment Programme: Drug Treatment Programme (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: In recent times, the Health Service Executive has re-oriented its addiction services to address the needs arising from changing patterns of drug use in the population e.g. evidence shows that most cocaine users are poly drug misusers and need to be treated for poly drug misuse and not solely for cocaine use. The HSE is also involved in developing community based stand-alone stimulant...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 91 together. Under the Health Act 2004, the management and delivery of health and personal social services is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters raised by the Deputy investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I understand that, as part of its emerging strategy for Information and Communications Technology which is expected to be completed later this year, the Health Service Executive is considering how Telemedicine and Telecare facilities can be best deployed to remotely monitor and provide services to patients, including those with chronic conditions, thus reducing the need to travel for medical...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 to 103, inclusive, together. The Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive is eligible, under his contract of employment, for an annual bonus of up to 25% of his basic salary. In addition a number of senior administrative personnel in the HSE are eligible for an annual performance-related award under a scheme recommended by the Review Body...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has informed my Department that the number of children and young people under 18 years currently covered by the medical card is 315,505.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Programme for Government commits to the following: Indexing the income thresholds for medical cards to increases in the average industrial wage; Doubling of the income limit eligibility of parents of children under 6 years of age, and trebling them for parents of children under 18 years of age with an intellectual disability. In conjunction with the development of a new legislative...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Almost 130,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such...
- Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 to 122, inclusive, together. The services and targets to be provided by the HSE in 2008 are set out in the National Service Plan which Minister Harney approved in November, 2007 and the Addendum to the Service Plan which Minister Harney approved in February, 2008. Both of these documents have been laid before this House and published. Budgets for social...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issues raised by the Deputy. My...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The information requested is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The level of pay (with salary scale where appropriate) and any allowances paid to the CEOs of State agencies under the aegis of the Department of Health and Children are provided below. Agency Name Current Pay Allowances An Bord Altranais â¬135,300 No allowances Children Acts Advisory Board â¬146,773* No allowances Crisis Pregnancy Agency â¬88,490 â â¬109,455 (LSI 2) No...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has responsibility for the collation of national waiting list data for in-patient and day-case hospital treatment. In order to assist it with this function, the NTPF has developed the Patient Treatment Register (PTR), based on named patients. The PTR is an on-line, verified database of public in-patient and day case waiting lists. A person may...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has no function in providing funding for rural development or the Leader programme.
- Written Answers — Blood Disorders: Blood Disorders (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Working Group that I established to examine the nature and extent of haemochromatosis and to advise on the actions necessary to address problems caused by haemochromatosis presented its report to me in June 2006. A key issue highlighted in the report was that blood from persons with haemochromatosis was not being used by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). The IBTS has...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: Almost 130,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Harney: The Government's sustained high level of investment in healthcare has enabled the completion and commissioning of numerous new facilities in both the acute and the non-acute sectors. This year, overall capital funding of approximately â¬594m has been provided to the Health Service Executive. The Health Service Executive's draft Capital Plan sets out the Executive's capital investment...