Results 981-1,000 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Oct 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 (20 Oct 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Oct 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 — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The number of staff in my Department primarily employed in the areas specified are set out below: Area WTE Note Entitlement Processing 14.00 These staff are primarily involved in the processing and maintenance of files related to entitlements under the Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) Scheme and the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) Scheme. Inspections 0.00 There are no staff...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Oct 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Oct 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 — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The HSE has recently brought the arrangements for the supply of medicines to medical card holders attending mental health outpatient clinics in the area of the former Eastern Regional Health Authority into line with those operating in the rest of the country. In line with clinical best practice it is considered worthwhile that patients have contact with their GP, establishing a valuable link...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Oct 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 (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 260 together. A new ward block to replace existing accommodation is being developed at St Vincent's University Hospital. This facility will provide single room en-suite inpatient accommodation (100 rooms) and a dedicated day unit for people with Cystic Fibrosis, including 10 single day treatment rooms with en-suite sanitary facilities. The unit will...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Decisions in relation to appropriate advice for patients are matters for the clinicians involved in their particular case to make. These decisions follow diagnosis of the symptoms of their patients and best clinical practice. Patients should always seek and be mindful of the advice of their clinicians.
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: There are no plans to extend the list of eligible conditions covered by the Long Term Illness 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 individuals incurring ongoing expenditure on medicines. In...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 238 together. The management of hospital services generally, including out-patient waiting lists, is a matter for the Health Service Executive and the individual hospitals concerned. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Oct 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 (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As the information sought by the Deputy is not provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department as a matter of routine, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address these matters and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: In late 2005 the HSE undertook a review of tertiary paediatric services.McKinsey and Company were engaged to advise on the future strategic organisation of tertiary paediatric services. The resulting report â "Children's Health First" â recommended that the new paediatric hospital should be located alongside a leading academic teaching hospital in Dublin in order to provide a more...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to takes Questions Nos. 248 and 249 together. Under the Infectious Diseases Regulations 1981 (S.I. No 390 of 1981), patients receiving treatment by the HSE for infectious diseases are not liable for charges. The Health (Amendment)(No 2) Act 2010 provides for the payment of a charge of 50 cent by persons with full eligibility (GMS patients) per item on prescriptions filled by...
- Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (19 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Medical card holders are required to pay a 50c charge for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists, subject to a cap of â¬10 per month for each person or family. Prescription charges do not apply to children in the care of the HSE or to methadone supplied to patients participating in the Methadone Treatment Scheme. There are no plans to exempt any...