Results 1,041-1,060 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Most recent figures supplied by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department show 343,399 medical card holders aged 70 or over as at 1st September 2010. When the Government took the decision to remove automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 or over, it had been estimated that 20,000 persons would lose eligibility to the medical card under this measure. Following the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 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 (14 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 — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (14 Oct 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 (14 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 Service Property: Health Service Property (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Management of the Health Service Executive property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: I understand the Deputy is referring specifically to the operation of the Civil Service Worksharing Scheme in this question. Out of a total staff of 519 (477.35 wholetime equivalents) at the end of September 2010, 119 (77.34 wholetime equivalents) are participating in the scheme. Of these, 111 (93%) are female. Although decisions on worksharing arrangements are considered in light of the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service delivery matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88, 94 and 111 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. I am pleased...
- Written Answers — Patient Private Property Fund: Patient Private Property Fund (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Payment in respect of retained interest on previously invested PPP funds has yet to be made in 2010. The HSE will identify the remaining recipients of these payments from records retained at each Care Centre nationally. There is no requirement on clients or next of kin to make an application for this payment.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Oct 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 (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for the administration of the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme, it is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has therefore requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: The overall average cost of inpatients treated under NTPF during 2009 was â¬3,833. The comparable price year to date in 2010 is â¬3,402. The Fund negotiates with hospitals individually seeking discounts where higher-volume work is concerned. If satisfactory prices cannot be agreed with a particular treating hospital it is NTPF policy to source treatment elsewhere. The Comptroller and...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Oct 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 (14 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 (14 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 (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for the administration of the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme, it is the appropriate body to consider the particular issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has therefore 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: Health expenditure in line with public expenditure generally is being addressed in the context of the Government's strategy for economic recovery and its target to reduce the general Government deficit to 3% of GDP by 2014. Already this year the Government has made a series of decisions which significantly reduced the Health Estimates by â¬630m on pay and â¬394 on non-pay, over â¬1bn...