Results 12,121-12,140 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the Value for Money and Policy Review Assessment of the Allocation and Utilisation of Funding in Acute Hospitals. Hospital Network 2 (Southern Area Group) is being used as the model for this exercise which will, however, have wider national relevance. The consultants were asked to provide a systemic analysis of the allocation and utilisation of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Value for Money (VFM) Review of Long Stay Residential Care for Adults within the Mental Health Services is due to be completed by the end of December, 2008. The Review Steering Group is chaired by a representative of the HSE and the Steering Group membership is composed of senior officials from the HSE, the Department of Finance, the Department of Health and Children and an Independent...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (11 Dec 2007)
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 — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The HSE has informed my Department that since the commencement of the scheme over 32,000 claims have been received and to date 5,007 payments totalling over â¬99.03m have issued. 8,015 offers of repayment, totalling over â¬155.5m, have been made. The scheme is administered by the Health Service Executive in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 269 to 271, inclusive, together. The Primary Care Strategy aims to increase health service capacity through the development of services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multidisciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 275 together. Talks on a new contract commenced on 24th November 2005 under the independent chairmanship of Mr Mark Connaughton SC. Bi-lateral talks took place over the summer and full plenary talks resumed on 4th September 2007. The Chairman presented his final report on the consultant discussions to the parties on 4th October 2007. On 9 October I...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Dec 2007)
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. 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 do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to 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 — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276, 278 and 279 together. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the HSE under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I can assure the Deputy that tackling Health Care Associated Infections (HCAIs), including MRSA continues to be a priority for the government and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE launched a National Infection Control Action Plan in March 2007. An Infection Control Steering Group, chaired by Dr. Pat Doorley, National Director (Population Health) is responsible for overseeing...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Board of the Health Service Executive approved preferred bidders for the following six co-located hospital sites at its July meeting: Waterford Regional Hospital; Cork University Hospital; Limerick Regional Hospital; Sligo General Hospital; Beaumont Hospital; St. James's Hospital. Since then the hospitals and the preferred bidders have been working towards finalising the Project...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The current pause on the recruitment of additional staff is a temporary measure initiated as part of the Health Service Executive financial break-even plan. There is no recruitment ban in place in the HSE. Of course, in any instance where a critical or essential vacancy arises it may be filled through redeployment of existing staff by the Line Manager or re-assignment of responsibilities...
- Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282 and 283 together. Under the provisions of the risk equalisation scheme the company referred to in the Deputy's questions would, when the Health Insurance Authority next considers the matter, be subject only to 50% of the payments that would normally fall due in its case given the manner in which the provisions of the risk equalisation scheme apply to it....
- Written Answers — Health Service Investigations: Health Service Investigations (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The review of mammograms at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise is complete. A report on the review will be published after any individual identified in it has been offered the opportunity to comment, as is the normal legal requirement. A clinical review of ultrasounds at Portlaoise was completed last week. I have asked for a report from the Board of the HSE on the management of all...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (11 Dec 2007)
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 health care professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the health repayment scheme in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. The HSE has informed my Department that since the commencement of the scheme over 32,000 claims have been received and to date 5,007 payments totalling over â¬99.03m have issued. 8,015 offers of repayment,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Primary Care Strategy aims to increase health service capacity through the development of services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of physiotherapists, general practitioners, nurses, home helps, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's health and social services needs can be properly met...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Group is continuing with its consideration of this matter, and is consulting with a number of representative bodies and individuals, and I look forward to receiving their final recommendations shortly.
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I share the public concern in relation to Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs). Tackling HCAIs, including MRSA, is a priority for the Government and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). The State Claims Agency is dealing with a number of claims against the State which involve an element relating to MRSA. However, the matter of liability in such cases has yet to be established. I...