Results 11,261-11,280 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised my Department that the North East Transformation Programme is approaching the end of its initial phase of detailed planning and is moving towards detailed design and implementation. Operational management and transformation management arrangements in the North East have now been linked in order to achieve full integration of the transformation...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, including the provision of a CT scanner at Monaghan General Hospital, 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 issue raised by the...
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the 1970 Health Act, the Health Service Executive may arrange for the supply, without charge, of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with a specified condition, for the treatment of that condition, through the Long Term Illness Scheme (LTI). The LTI does not cover GP fees or hospital co-payments. The conditions are: mental handicap, mental illness (for people...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services qualify for a medical card, which entitles them to a range of health services free of charge. In 2005, the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on moderate and lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who did not...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Mar 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 Services: Health Services (4 Mar 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 (4 Mar 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 (4 Mar 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 — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (4 Mar 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Mar 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: The operation of the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE (PAD) allows for the centralised receipt, assignment and tracking of Parliamentary Questions within the HSE's extensive network of operations. More generally, the PAD monitors overall performance in relation to the timely issue of replies and provides a central contact for all requests from Oireachtas members for information...
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: I understand that the Myasthenia Gravis Association received National Lottery Funding of â¬18,000 in 2006 from my Department towards the development and distribution of information on CD-ROM. My Department did not receive an application from this organisation for National Lottery Funding in 2007 or 2008. The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal...
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Under the 1970 Health Act, the Health Service Executive may arrange for the supply, without charge, of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances to people with a specified condition, for the treatment of that condition, through the Long Term Illness Scheme (LTI). The LTI does not cover GP fees or hospital co-payments. The conditions are: mental handicap, mental illness (for people...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Generic drugs are widely available in the Irish market, particularly in the hospital sector. Use of a proprietary drug or a generic equivalent is a matter for the prescriber, in consultation with the patient. My Department supports the increased use of generics where this is appropriate and achievable in the Irish drugs market. A new agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Over 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 number 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Based on the National Quality Assurance Standards for Symptomatic Breast Disease Services, and the fact that the BreastCheck screening programme will significantly reduce the number of symptomatic breast cancer presentations, the Health Service Executive (HSE) determined that we require a total of eight specialist breast cancer centres nationally. In order to comply with the Standards, the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services qualify for a medical card, which entitles them to a range of health services free of charge. In 2005, the GP visit card was introduced as a graduated benefit so that people on moderate and lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who did not...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Medical Education: Medical Education (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has made inquiries with the Health Service Executive (HSE) in this regard and the Executive has indicated that the matter is receiving attention and that a reply will issue shortly to the Deputy.