Results 16,101-16,120 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Services Executive recently published a Review of Neurosurgical Services in Ireland. It identifies a clear need for significant investment in and organisational reform of neurosurgical services. Neurosurgery is currently provided at the national centre in Beaumont Hospital and in Cork University Hospital. The Report recommends that the future development of safe, high quality...
- Written Answers — National Cancer Strategy: National Cancer Strategy (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 318 together. I am committed to investing significantly in the implementation of the National Cancer Control Strategy. The Estimates for 2007 include additional revenue funding of â¬20.5m for cancer control. This is an increase of 74% on the 2006 investment. This funding includes â¬3.5m to support the initial implementation of the HSE National...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (5 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 (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 140 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 issue raised by the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: My Department is advised by the Health Service Executive that the Task Force on Accident and Emergency Services is currently finalising its report, and that the approach to the implementation of its recommendations is under discussion. A number of short-term measures are to be prioritised for implementation as part of the HSE Winter Initiative. The number of patients in acute hospitals whose...
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act, 2006 came into effect on 30 June 2006. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for administering the scheme. Accordingly, all queries relating to the operation of the scheme are referred to the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive for investigation and direct reply. The HSE has advised the Department that the Scheme Administrator has...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Pharmacy Review Group was established by my predecessor in November 2001 to examine the pharmacy issues raised in the OECD report on regulatory reform in Ireland. The Group submitted its report on 31 January 2003. The report was published in February 2004 and is available on my Department's website, www.doh.ie, along with reports prepared for the Group by Indecon International Economic...
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (5 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 arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: On Tuesday 28th of November I announced that I had decided that there would be no further examination of the question of Vaccine Trials involving babies and children in institutional settings in 1960/61, 1970 and 1973. The trials which involved both children in institutional settings and within the family home, were the subject of a report by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jim Kiely, which...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) is responsible for the protection and promotion of public and animal health, through the evaluation and supervision of medicines for human and veterinary use. It co-ordinates the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products throughout the European Union and brings together the scientific resources of the 25 EU Member States in a network of 42...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The figure of â¬111 million is an estimate by Health Service Executive of the amount that the 10 public hospitals selected as sites for co-located private hospitals charged private health insurers in 2005. I was informed by the HSE yesterday that, as a result of the ongoing public procurement exercise, the colocation initiative will not be proceeding on two public hospital sites at this...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Influenza Pandemic Expert Group is finalising its report for publication later this month. I can confirm that our pandemic influenza preparedness strategy includes the stockpiling of supplies of Tamiflu and Relenza. An emergency supply of over 45,000 treatment packs of the antiviral drug, Tamiflu, was purchased in 2004. A further 1 million treatment packs of Tamiflu have now been...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The most recent information provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to my Department shows that 48,761 GP visit cards have been issued as at 29th November, 2006. More detailed statistical data provided by the HSE to my Department and correct as of 1st November, 2006 contains county-by-county figures for the number of GP visit cards issued and this information is in the table. My...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) established an Orthodontic Review Group. The terms of reference for the group are: 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 existing orthodontic delivery structure and capacity. Based on...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 262 together. The Health Service Executive has advised my Department that in 2005 the Irish Cancer Society offered to part fund a post for an Oncology Liaison Nurse at Cavan General Hospital. It was not possible to fill the post at that time. However, my Department has been informed that the filling of the post is being actively pursued by the Health...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: I am aware that the drugs Suboxone and Subutex (active ingredient buprenorphine) is an alternative choice to methadone in the treatment of opiate dependent addicts. The current position is that Subutex (buprenorphine only) can be prescribed to opiate users by addiction service consultants in specialist drug treatment clinics, where the prescription and dispensing of Subutex is tightly...
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (5 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 — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: Over 120,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (5 Dec 2006)
Mary Harney: Over 120,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (5 Dec 2006)
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.