Results 16,281-16,300 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: Whereas there is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; in practice, arrangements are already in place to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of the arrangements for chiropody and the level of service provided was a matter for individual health boards and so a degree of variation in...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: I was recently made aware that an issue has arisen around the availability of employment opportunities for recently qualified physiotherapists and I have asked the HSE to give the matter its urgent attention. Let me say at the outset that it is a matter for the Health Service Executive, as part of the management of its employment ceiling, to determine the appropriate staffing mix required to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 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 — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The management of patient waiting lists is a matter for the National Hospitals Office of the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the individual hospitals concerned. However, in general, patients waiting more than three months on a surgical waiting list may qualify for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). The NTPF deals with representations from Deputies on behalf of...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Nov 2006)
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 lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost grounds from...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Nov 2006)
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 lower incomes, particularly parents of young children, who do not qualify for a medical card would not be deterred on cost grounds from...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: I have received representations concerning the transfer of radiation oncology services from St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar to St. James's Hospital, Dublin. The decision to transfer this resource was taken by the Government in the context of its consideration of the National Plan for Radiation Oncology Services. The decision is based on expert advice and is designed to ensure that radiation...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the collation and publication of waiting list information falls within the remit of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). The NTPF maintains public hospital waiting lists and waiting times nationally on a database, the Patient Treatment Register. My Department has, therefore, asked the Chief Executive of the NTPF to reply to the Deputy directly in relation to the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 to 266, inclusive, together. 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 number of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals employed in the public health services. The...
- Written Answers — Clinical Indemnity Scheme: Clinical Indemnity Scheme (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: As the Clinical Indemnity Scheme (CIS) has been established on the principle of "enterprise liability", individual clinical practitioners are not required to register with the scheme. Their work in the public health service is covered by the scheme by virtue of the fact that personal injury claims against the agencies which employ them are covered by the CIS. For this reason the State...
- Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: My Department is advised by the Health Service Executive that a reply has issued to the Deputy in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: Autism is a common developmental disorder but can be difficult to diagnose in young children. Autism is a spectrum of disorders characterised by deficits in social skills, communication and behaviour. Developmental surveillance is ongoing from infancy through school age or at any age if concerns are raised. A number of developmental screening tools are available to this end. Children...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 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. 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 — Health Services. : Health Services. (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The Irish Osteoporosis Society (IOS) received funding from the Health Service Executive of â¬130,000 in 2005. The IOS sought further funding of â¬128,000 during 2006. Following a series of meetings and checking of documentation, the HSE provided this amount to the IOS on the 22nd of September 2006. The Health Service Executive has informed my Department that the IOS have not formally...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The first vaccine for the prevention of human papilloma virus (HPV) has recently been licensed for use in Ireland and may be prescribed. A decision about the availability of the vaccine to both public and private patients as part of a public vaccination programme is under consideration by my Department. The major public health benefit claimed for HPV vaccine is the prevention of cervical...
- Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: Testing for Radon levels was carried out at the General Register Office, Roscommon in 2005. The results were analysed by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland and all the measurements were below the national reference level. To date no further tests have been carried out in any other building under the control of my Department. The situation is however kept under continuous...
- Written Answers — Compensation Scheme: Compensation Scheme (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The issue of the feasibility of introducing a no-fault a compensation scheme for those damaged by vaccination is being considered by my Department. A steering group with specific terms of reference is now being established and it will be asked to furnish its report as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 2006)
Mary Harney: The issue of 'undue delay' in respect of meeting the need for medical inpatient treatment was raised before the European Court of Justice in the Watts Case (a UK resident who sought reimbursement for hospital treatment received abroad). The Court in this case left the issue of 'undue delay' to be determined by the UK Court. My main objective and that of the Government continues to be the...