Results 13,421-13,440 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Contributions: Health Contributions (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 273 together. The Health Contribution was introduced by virtue of the Health Contributions Act 1979 and came into effect on the 6th April of that year. The contributions are levied on income at a percentage rate set in pursuance of the Health Contributions Act and are paid over to the Minister for Health and Children in respect of the Vote for the...
- Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 and 275 together. The law provides that persons aged 70 years or more are required to undergo a medical review for driving licence renewal purposes. As you will be aware, this requirement is one which is determined by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and is therefore outside the responsibility of my Department. In making...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: There is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; however in practice arrangements are made to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of the arrangements for chiropody and the level of service provided was a matter for individual health boards and so a degree of variation in practice developed...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 276 and 368 together. I am committed to ensuring that the BreastCheck service is rolled out to the remaining regions in the country as quickly as possible. 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. The full complement of 111 staff for roll-out...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Sep 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 — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department received an application for a grant from the Health and Children allocation of National Lottery funds from the organisation referred to. There is a protocol in my Department for processing applications for National Lottery grants. Following assessment, evaluation and recommendation, applications are considered in the context of the recommendation and the overall level of funds...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Sep 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 and Social Care Professionals: Health and Social Care Professionals (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 271 together. I established the Health and Social Care Professionals Council (HSCP Council) in March of this year, under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, to put in place a regulatory system for the 12 health and social care professions included in the Act. The HSCP Council has overall responsibility for the system and are working to...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: Improving the delivery of Accident and Emergency services continues to be the Government's top priority in health. The new Programme for Government contains a number of additional measures which will build on the progress made to date and which are designed to bring about further improvements in the quality and accessibility of A & E services. These are: To increase the number of A & E...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 416 together. Changes to the medical card assessment guidelines are made from time to time, primarily to ensure that people whose general circumstances have not changed can maintain their entitlement. Such periodic adjustments have not involved a linkage with the social welfare system. Under the current assessment arrangements, persons whose sole...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Sep 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 (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 385 together. Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of the Actual Service Plan for the delivery of health and...
- Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: There are currently no plans to revise the eligibility requirements for the Drugs Payment Scheme.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: The 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 have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy may be aware, additional funding of â¬75m for revenue purposes was provided to the Health Service Executive for Disability Services in the 2007 Budget. This amount incorporates the 2007 element of the Government's multi-annual investment programme for the National Disability Strategy. This Strategy is committed to enhancing the level and range of multi-disciplinary support...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Sep 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 grounds...
- Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: The consensus of scientific opinion to date regarding possible adverse health effects from electromagnetic fields (EMF) exposure from mobile phone masts is that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between such exposure and ill health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assessed the many reviews carried out in this area and has indicated that exposures below the limits...
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: The Revised Estimates Volume 2007 provides â¬13,431 million for day to day spending by the Health Service Executive which is an increase of 10.6% over the underlying 2006 provision. This substantial increase in funding means in my view that the HSE is being well resourced and in particular it comes in the wake of substantial year on year increases for some time now. At the end of August the...
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (26 Sep 2007)
Mary Harney: There is a common list of reimbursable medicines for the General Medical Services and Drug Payment schemes. This list is reviewed and amended monthly, as new products become available and deletions are notified. For an item to be reimbursed, it must comply with published criteria, including authorisation status as appropriate, price and, in certain cases, the intended use of the product....
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (26 Sep 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 / issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...