Results 13,681-13,700 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Tobacco Control: Tobacco Control (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the enforcement of tobacco control legislation. The enforcement of the prohibition on the sale of tobacco products to persons under 18 years of age is the responsibility of the environmental health service of the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 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 Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The health repayment scheme was launched in August 2006 and is administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in conjunction with the appointed Scheme Administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. The position at 15th June, 2007 was that 3,200 offers of repayment, with a value of approximately â¬60m have been issued by the scheme administrator. Arising from these offers approximately 1,800...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health (Charges for In-Patient Services) Regulations 2005 have provided for two different classes of persons on whom charges may be levied. These regulations were signed by the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Health and Children on 14 January 2005. Class 1 refers to people in receipt of in-patient services on premises where nursing care is provided on a 24 hour basis on those...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: Section 53 of the Health Act, 1970, (as amended by the Health (Amendment) Act, 2005) provides, inter alia, for the levying of a charge where in-patient services have been provided for a period of not less than 30 days or for periods aggregating not less than 30 days within the previous 12 months. The Health (Charges for In-Patient Services) Regulations 2005 in keeping with Section 53 of the...
- Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department no longer provides funding to Organisations which are not agencies of this Department. Funding in the circumstances outlined by the Deputy is now a matter for the Health Service Executive. I am also unaware of the reports referred to by the Deputy that the society must raise 30% of all funding themselves. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The Dental Treatment Service Scheme (DTSS) provides for a range of dental services for adult medical card holders from participating dentists holding contracts with the Health Service Executive (HSE). The DTSS Review Group was established in May 2006 to undertake a comprehensive review of Primary Care Oral Health Services provided under the DTSS. Represented on the Review Group are the HSE,...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: MRSA is not a notifiable disease but the Health Protection Surveillance Centre of the HSE collects data on MRSA. The data is collected on the first episode of blood stream infection per patient per quarter. This system shows that there were 445 cases in 2002, 480 cases in 2003, 553 cases in 2004, 592 cases in 2005 and 588 cases in 2006. There are no figures available to date in relation to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jun 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The GP visit card was introduced in 2005 as a graduated benefit, with the specific purpose 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 from visiting their general practitioner. The necessary amendments to the Health Act 1970 were enacted by way of the Health (Amendment) Act...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 132 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) issued Invitations to Tender for St James, Beaumont, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Sligo issued on 19th April 2007 in respect of the co-location initiative. The bids for the six sites were returned on 17 May 2007. It is expected that the HSE will appoint the successful bidders following HSE Board...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 139 together. The co-location initiative has been the subject of lengthy debates in the House this week, both during Private Members Time and yesterday's Question Time. I believe that it has been demonstrated, beyond all doubt, that co-location will deliver huge benefits for public patients. Co-location is essentially about improving access for public...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to carry out an independent review of the co-location initiative following completion of the current programme. My Department will make the necessary arrangements to commission such a review in due course.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department has been informed by the Health Service Executive that Invitation to Tender documents for the co-location of a private hospital on the site of Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown issued on 11th June 2007.