Results 12,421-12,440 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: I accept that.
- Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely collected in my Department. I have however referred your question to An Bord Altranais, the statutory registration body for nursing to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (22 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for recruitment procedures with regard to specialist training schemes for non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) and is the appropriate body to consider the matters raised in the Deputy's further Parliamentary Question. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters investigated...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 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 the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (22 Nov 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: BreastCheck commenced the screening process in the Southern region in October. I have allocated additional revenue funding of â¬8 million to the National Cancer Screening Service for this year to meet the additional costs involved in national roll-out. The full complement of 111 staff for roll-out has been approved. I have also made available an additional â¬26.7m capital funding for the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 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 the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 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 the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 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 the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 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 — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 96 together. As the Health Service Executive (HSE) has operational responsibility, under the Health Act 2004, for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, the issue of revised reimbursement prices for community pharmacy under the GMS and community drugs schemes, following the announcement by the HSE on 17 September 2007 of new...
- Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The revenue raised from health contributions (also known as the Health Levy) and from other contributions or levies are classified as Appropriations-in-Aid of the Vote for the Health Service Executive (HSE). The following table sets out the detail of these Appropriations-in-Aid. Appropriations-in Aid Realised 2005 Realised 2006 Estimated 2007 ⬠000 ⬠000 ⬠000 Receipts from health...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: I am having enquiries made in my Department to obtain the information sought by the Deputy and this will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has commissioned a Review and Feasibility Analysis of Nursing and Other Related Staff Resource Deployment in the Health Service Executive (HSE). The review commenced at the end of July and a final report is expected by January 2008. The aims of the review are: To conduct a system wide and national analysis of current nursing/midwifery and other staffing resource...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) was established in May 2007. This represents a crucial element of the Health Reform Programme and is a new departure for the Irish Health Services. A core function of the Authority is to set standards on safety and quality of health services and to monitor enforcement of these standards in an open and transparent way. The Act gives HIQA...
- Written Answers — Hygiene Standards: Hygiene Standards (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57, 69, 70, 74, 80, 81, 92, 111, 114, 192 and 204 together. Achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards of hygiene in our hospitals and healthcare facilities generally is a priority for this Government. The National Hygiene Services Quality Review on acute hospitals was published by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) on 13th...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (21 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. The policy decision to introduce Hepatitis B and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 87 together. The review at the Midland Regional Hospital at Portlaoise covers all breast radiology diagnoses in the period from November 2003 to August 2007. The review is being led by Dr. Ann O'Doherty, Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent's University Hospital. The HSE has advised that the review phase is now complete and a full report will be...