Results 15,441-15,460 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 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 — Pregnancy Counselling Services: Pregnancy Counselling Services (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 338 together. The matters at issue are ones between the Crisis Pregnancy Agency and the organisation concerned in the first instance. The Crisis Pregnancy Agency (CPA), was established by the Government in 2001. The Agency has responsibility for funding a range of independent agencies providing counselling services to women with a crisis pregnancy....
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive is currently undertaking a national review of acute bed capacity needs. This review will help to inform decisions on bed capacity needs for all regions, including North Dublin. My Department has asked the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to reply to the Deputy in relation to the issues raised.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: The decision by the Government to locate the new National Paediatric Hospital at the Mater has recently been re-affirmed. The development of the hospital is being overseen by a joint HSE/Department of Health and Children Transition Group and the project is proceeding as planned. The next stage of the process involves the preparation of a high level framework brief for the new hospital. The...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: My Department received the Health Service Executive's Capital Plan for 2007 on 17 January 2007. The Plan is presently being evaluated with a view to its approval by my Department and the Department of Finance. The Health Service Executive will announce details of the approved capital programme following this process.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) was established in April 2002 to treat public patients who had been longest waiting on surgical in-patient waiting lists. The NTPF became a statutory body in May 2004. The funding allocated to the NTPF since 2002 is as follows:- 2002: â¬5 million, 2003: â¬30 million, 2004: â¬44 million, 2005: â¬64 million, 2006: â¬78 million, 2007:...
- Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (20 Feb 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 respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 and 347 together. Clostridium difficile is not a notifiable disease and, as a result, it is difficult to quantify the extent of infection in the health care system. However, Clostridium difficile infection was examined in the Third Prevalence Survey of Health Care Associated Infections (HCAIs) in acute hospitals in 2006. The survey found that thirty-six...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has the operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, and is therefore the appropriate body to provide the specific information requested by the Deputy. My Department has asked the Executive's Parliamentary Affairs Division to reply directly to the Deputy in this regard. The Health Service Executive recently...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: No complaints regarding individual patients have been received either by my Department or by the HSE regarding alleged damage to children's teeth during orthodontic treatment. Any such damage, if it occurred, should be brought to the attention of the Dental Council as the appropriate statutory regulatory body for complaints of that nature.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 310 and 354 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) established an Orthodontic Review Group in 2006. The terms of reference for the group were: to review the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee Reports; to examine the recommendations within the operational remit of the HSE and to establish their status; to conduct an analysis of the HSE's...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: The health repayment scheme is administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in conjunction with the appointed Scheme Administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. The HSE has informed the Department that over 25,000 forms have been submitted to the Scheme Administrator applying for repayments and these applications are being processed at present. The timeframe for repayment is predicated...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (20 Feb 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 315 and 316 together. Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the selection and recruitment of general practitioners to provide services under the contract to persons covered by...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Feb 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. This includes operational responsibility for the selection and recruitment of general practitioners to provide services under the General Medical Services Scheme. Accordingly, my Department has requested...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (20 Feb 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 — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (20 Feb 2007)
Mary Harney: The Community Audiology Service provides hearing aids free of charge to children referred to it and to eligible adults with medical cards.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (20 Feb 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 question raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (20 Feb 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.