Results 11,561-11,580 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194 to 196, inclusive, 202 and 213 together. In view of the issues arising under competition law, I agreed to the establishment, by the HSE, of a process under Mr Bill Shipsey SC to address concerns by the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU), on behalf of community pharmacists, about the implications of legal advice on competition law on the right of the IPU to...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy will be aware my Department is not one of the Departments scheduled for decentralisation under the Government's Decentralisation Programme. To date fifty-one civil servants have transferred to decentralising Departments from my Department. Further details in respect of the transfer of these officers is available from the decentralising Departments and I understand that the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Feb 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 — Health Services: Health Services (13 Feb 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 — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (13 Feb 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 — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: This drug which is used in the treatment of diabetes was authorised in the European Union by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) in 2000. I am advised by the Irish Medicines Board that it is currently available on the Irish market.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Medical cards are made available to persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services. The assessment of eligibility to medical cards is statutorily a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) and, with the exception of persons aged over 70, who have an automatic entitlement to a medical card, is...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: Medical cards are made available to persons and their dependants who would otherwise experience undue hardship in meeting the cost of General Practitioner (GP) services. The assessment of eligibility to medical cards is statutorily a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) and, with the exception of persons aged over 70, who have an automatic entitlement to a medical card, is...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Feb 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Feb 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 provides a clear legal framework to repay recoverable health charges for publicly funded long-term residential care. All those fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged and are alive will have their charges repaid in full. The estates of all those fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged for publicly funded long term residential care and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: My Department has not procured any full-time specialists through open recruitment in information technology procurement and capital project evaluation and management and no IT procurement specialists have been seconded involving my Department and the private sector. My Department has the necessary skills in these areas that reflects its current policy and evaluation roles. The Health...
- Written Answers — Compulsory Purchase Orders: Compulsory Purchase Orders (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive have compulsory acquisition order powers under the Health Act, 1947 as amended. Responsibility for the planning and management of capital projects in the health sector including decisions in relation to the use of compulsory purchase orders are a matter for the Health Services Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: One will have to pay to get in.
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: It will not deal with this matter so the Deputy should not worry.
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: We will not be adjourning the Dáil
- Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: It is not a case of putting the cart before the horse.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183, 184 and 258 together. The Deputy's questions relate 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...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: There is no accurate estimate available at present of the number of accidents that have occurred causing death which could be clearly shown to be related to the taking of illegal drugs. However, I am informed by the Health Research Board that preliminary data will be available in March of this year through the National Drug Related Death Index.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Feb 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.