Results 12,361-12,380 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Immunisation Programme: Immunisation Programme (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: Ireland's recommended immunisation programme is based on the guidelines of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. These guidelines are prepared with the assistance of an active committee from associated disciplines in paediatrics, infectious diseases, general practice and public health. A vaccine to prevent against meningococcal...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: We have made substantial progress in cancer care for children and adolescents already and we are determined to build on that progress in the context of the National Cancer Control Programme. Prof. Tom Keane took up his position as interim Director of the National Cancer Control Programme last Monday. The HSE is putting arrangements in place to enable Prof. Keane to take control of all new...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Nov 2007)
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 (27 Nov 2007)
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 (27 Nov 2007)
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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department has been informed by the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive that it wrote, on 15th November 2007, to the Deputy in reply to his previous parliamentary question of 31st October 2007 about this case. The Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive has been asked by my Department to look into the further matters now raised by the Deputy in the case...
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-Operatives: General Practitioner Co-Operatives (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: Out of hours co-operatives allow general practitioners to put in place arrangements to provide services to their patients, while their surgeries are closed in the evenings, on weekends and bank holidays. The development of GP co-operatives is in line with the overall health service policy of strengthening primary care services and ensuring that to the greatest extent possible, people's care...
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Department of Health and Children and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform jointly asked the Health Research Board in 2005 to establish a National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI). This Index was established to comply with Action 67 of 'Building on Experience: National Drug Strategy 2001-2008'. The Index is a census of drug and alcohol-related deaths and deaths among...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (27 Nov 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 (27 Nov 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The additional information sought by the Deputy 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...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: All the buildings occupied by my Department are fully accessible to people with disabilities. These are: Name of Building Address Fully Accessible for People with Disabilities Department Headquarters Hawkins House, Hawkins Street, Dublin 2. Yes General Register Office (Genealogy Research) Irish Life Mall, Dublin 1. Yes Adoption Board Shelbourne House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Yes General...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: There are 5 Departmental staff in my Department's Press Office and I also have a special adviser in this area. The associated annual pay cost is â¬346,489 (cost for Departmental staff calculated on the mean of the scale). The estimated quarterly costs for mobile phones for the Press Office is â¬1,262. The costs for media monitoring for the first three quarters of 2007 were as follows:...
- Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The following tables list all the websites currently run by my Department and associated costs. All the sites are live and are regularly updated, except where the site is now maintained for information purposes only. The cost table shows estimated expenditure for website infrastructure in my Department since 2000. It is not possible to quantify the costs specific to each website, as in...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Nov 2007)
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 this particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: While it is not clear what is meant by the reference to 'official responsibility' in the Deputy's question, I trust the following information will assist. As Minister for Health and Children I am responsible for the legislative and policy framework for our system of health and social services. Broadly speaking, this involves setting, evaluating and developing policies for the sector. These...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Strategy 2001 included a commitment to provide an additional 3,000 acute hospital beds. Significant progress has been made on this commitment. The average number of in-patient beds and day places available in public acute hospitals was 12,145 in 2001 (11,374 in-patient beds and 771 day places). The provisional number recorded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) for 2006 was...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251, 252 and 259 together. Since the beginning of 2005 I have introduced a number of significant changes to the manner in which the assessment for medical cards and GP visit cards is undertaken. The assessment guidelines have been increased by a cumulative 29%. Applications are now considered on the basis of income net of tax and PRSI and allowance is made...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question in relation to the National Cervical Screening Programme is the responsibility of the National Cancer Screening Service. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Service to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has detailed operational guidelines in place for the assessment of medical card applications. The purpose of these guidelines is to ensure that every person entitled to a medical card or GP visit card is given the opportunity to avail of their entitlement and that there is a consistency of approach to means-testing nationally. The guidelines include provisions...