Results 16,001-16,020 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2006)
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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: In 2006, total health funding is â¬13.147 billion, which represents an underlying increase of 12.04% over 2005. The vast bulk of this funding is provided under the vote of the Health Service Executive (HSE) which has statutory responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services. This continuing high level of investment by the Government provides the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: As I indicated in response to a question from the Deputy on 28 November last, the decision to transfer St. Luke's Hospital to St. James's Hospital, Dublin was taken by the Government as part of the National Plan for Radiation Oncology. The decision was taken in the best interests of cancer patients and is based on expert medical, scientific and management advice. It is designed to ensure...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2006)
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 Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2006)
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 — Health Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2006)
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. The information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. Therefore, the Executive is the...
- Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 to 253, inclusive, together. The Expert Panel on Testing of Blood for Transfusion, which reported in September 2002, made 11 recommendations and each of them either has been or is in the course of being implemented by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) or other relevant body, as appropriate. I am aware of the inadequacies of the existing...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2006)
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 — Health Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2006)
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. My Department is advised that, following previous questions in relation to this matter, the HSE has sought to address the complaints of the person concerned, having regard to the health needs of its client....
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has informed my Department that the following additional in-patient beds and day treatment places are due to be brought into use in 2007: Midland Hospital Tullamore â 27 in-patient beds and 30 day treatment places in the new hospital Wexford General Hospital â 19 in-patient beds St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park â 12 day treatment places and...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Dec 2006)
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 — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (12 Dec 2006)
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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (12 Dec 2006)
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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (12 Dec 2006)
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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) informed my Department on 4th December that the co-location initiative will not be proceeding at Galway University Hospitals and Letterkenny General Hospital, at this time, as the relevant pre-qualified bidders have decided, for commercial reasons, not to continue in the procurement process in respect of those sites. The HSE is aware of ongoing private...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: My Department is working closely with the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) to progress the National Radiation Oncology Plan announced by Government in July 2005. The plan consists of large centres in Dublin (at Beaumont and St. James's Hospitals), Cork and Galway and two integrated satellite centres at Waterford Regional Hospital and Limerick...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Dec 2006)
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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Dec 2006)
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 — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (12 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 came into effect on 30 June 2006. The repayment scheme was launched publicly by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald on 14 August 2006. A national advertising campaign and a helpline also commenced on this date. Under the scheme all those fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged and are alive...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2006)
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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary...