Results 13,921-13,940 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The HSE's responsibility includes the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment,...
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (26 Jun 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 — Health Services: Health Services (26 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 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 — Compensation Schemes: Compensation Schemes (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: In its report on Childhood Immunisation, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children recommended that legislation be drawn up to provide for a no-fault National Vaccine Injury Compensation Scheme. The Vaccine Damage Steering Group has been established to examine the issue of vaccine damage. The Group met on 13 March 2007, 17 April 2007 and 21 May 2007. The Group will meet again in...
- Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department and the HSE have been reviewing the pharmaceutical supply chain, with a view to seeking value for money in the State's drugs bill in order to better fund existing and innovative therapies without compromising continuity of supply or patient safety. The review of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) and the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of Ireland...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jun 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, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists, 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: As the Deputy may be aware, responsibility for training of people with disabilities rested with the National Rehabilitation Board (NRB), prior to June 2000. Arising from the Government decision on mainstreaming of services for people with disabilities, the NRB was dissolved in June 2000 and responsibility for vocational training for people with disabilities was transferred from the Department...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jun 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 matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: As part of the overall investment package for the development of services for older people, my Department and the Health Service Executive (HSE) has prioritised the delivery of additional public continuing care beds through the development of community nursing units in large urban centres in both Dublin and Cork together with the expansion and the development of additional facilities across...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 to 238, inclusive, 276 to 281, inclusive, 319, and 336 to 338, inclusive, together. I acknowledge the need to develop services for persons with cystic fibrosis. I identified this as a key priority in 2006 and again in 2007. Development funding of â¬4.78 million was provided to the Health Service Executive (HSE) in 2006 to facilitate the recruitment of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: There is already a National Newborn Screening Programme in place for a number of metabolic disorders. It started in 1966 under the auspices of the National Children's Hospital, initially for Phenylketonuria (PKU) and it has been extended to include galactosaemia, homocystinuria, congenital hypothyroidism, maple syrup urine disease and most recently congenital toxoplasmosis. Parents of...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (26 Jun 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 National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC)...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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 Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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 Services: Hospital Services (26 Jun 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Jun 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...