Results 14,541-14,560 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (29 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health (Out-Patient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005, provide for a statutory charge of â¬60 for attendance at Accident and Emergency Departments. This charge is levied only on persons who attend at Accident and Emergency Departments without a referral note from their doctor and applies only for the first visit of any episode of care. This applies to everyone receiving treatment...
- Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (29 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: The person concerned applied for Asylum on 26/9/2006. The claim was assessed by the Refugee Applications Commissioner who concluded that the person concerned did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. The Commissioner's recommendation was communicated to her by letter dated 10/11/2006. This communication advised the person of her entitlement to appeal the Commissioner's...
- Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (29 Mar 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 — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: The statutory position governing the eligibility of children to dental treatment under the Health Service Executive (HSE) service is Section 66 of the Health Act, 1970, the Health (Amendment) Act 1994 and the Health (Dental Services for Children) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. No. 248 of 2000). Responsibility for delivery of health services is a matter for the HSE. Children in specific classes in...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: In making arrangements for the provision of publicly funded GP services, under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme , an agreement was negotiated between the Department of Health and Children and the GP representative body, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO). The provisions of this agreement took the form of the current GMS GP Capitation Contract. This contract is a treatment-based...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (29 Mar 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: Cervical smear testing is not currently provided by GPs or family planning clinics under the scheme for medical card holders. However, where cervical smears form part of recognised protocols for the ongoing treatment of individual patient illnesses, they should be provided free of charge to eligible women under the GMS scheme. Any necessary follow-up treatment is available to all women,...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Mar 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 — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 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 — Nursing Home Repayment Scheme: Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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 — Nursing Home Repayment Scheme: Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (29 Mar 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. A national advertising campaign also commenced on this date which included advertisements in all the main national newspapers and on national and local radio. The purpose of these advertisements is...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 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 have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (29 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: Current Government policy supports measures to improve medical education and training and to promote research. Provisions for academic consultants will be addressed in the context of the current negotiations on new contractual arrangements for consultants. Such consultants have a specific time commitment to the education sector as well as a clinical commitment. Funding of academic...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (29 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together. 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 issues...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: The development of the National Paediatric Hospital is being overseen by a joint HSE/Department of Health and Children Transition Group. The current stage of the process involves the preparation of a high level framework brief for the new hospital. The brief is being developed for the Transition Group by Rawlinson Kelly & Whittlestone Ltd (RKW), an established UK-based health care planning...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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.