Results 12,901-12,920 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (31 Oct 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 30,000 claims have been received and to date over 4,120 payments totalling over â¬82.3m have issued while 6,501 offers of repayment...
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (31 Oct 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I have no plans to extend medical card coverage to all children aged under five and my Department has not carried out a detailed costing exercise to estimate the cost of extending medical cards to all children in this age cohort. In 2006, on foot of a Parliamentary Question, my Department estimated the cost of extending medical cards to children under 6 years. Based on these figures (using...
- Written Answers — General Practitioners: General Practitioners (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The Medical Council is the statutory body charged with responsibility for the registration of all medical practitioners, including General Practitioners, and the regulation of their activities. The function of the Medical Council is to protect the public through implementing appropriate standards and controls on the medical profession. All doctors practising medicine in Ireland must be...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 and 220 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The Primary Care Strategy aims to develop services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of general practitioners, physiotherapists, 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 within a primary care setting and the establishment of...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (31 Oct 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 Procedures: Hospital Procedures (31 Oct 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 healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (31 Oct 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 — Health Services: Health Services (31 Oct 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 case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227, 228 and 230 to 232, inclusive, together. I understand that the Deputy has received a reply from the Health Service Executive which provides an overall figure for the number of vacant posts in each of the sectors mentioned in his questions i.e. elderly, therapy grades, mental health and community nursing and that more detailed information is now being...
- Written Answers — Health Service Report: Health Service Report (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The Report referred to by the Deputy was commissioned by the HSE. Accordingly the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular questions raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Oct 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (31 Oct 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 healthcare 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 (31 Oct 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 30,000 claims have been received and to date over 4,120 payments totalling over â¬82.3m have issued while 6,501 offers of repayment...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I met with a delegation from North West Healthcare on 10 September 2007, at their request, for the purpose of briefing me on their proposal to develop a private hospital in Letterkenny. No action was envisaged, or arises, for me from this meeting. Any discussions between the HSE and the investors is a matter for themselves. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: Regulation (EC) 1408/71 deals with the coordination of social security schemes, including healthcare, for those moving within the European Union. Under its provisions, persons residing in Ireland who are attached to the social security system of another member state are entitled to receive healthcare services in Ireland at the cost of the member state with which they are affiliated. This is...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Oct 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 — Health Services: Health Services (31 Oct 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Oct 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...