Results 17,001-17,020 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: The Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2006 (No. 3 of 2006) contains an enabling provision for the extension of prescriptive authority to nurses and midwives (Section 16 (l) (ii)). Under the terms of this provision nurses and midwives may be granted prescriptive authority subject to such conditions as may be specified in regulations. My Department launched a public...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 790 together. The Taoiseach, Professor Brendan Drumm and I met with representatives of the Adelaide Hospital Society on 28 June 2006 to discuss a number of issues relating to the Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght. The delegation included the Most Rev R.H.A. Eames, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: Under Section 67 of the Health Act, 1970, the children eligible for Health Service Executive (HSE) ophthalmic services are pre-school and national school children in respect of defects noted at child health examinations. Child health examinations are provided by the HSE to children attending national school in accordance with Section 66 of the Health Act, 1970. The remainder of the Deputy's...
- Written Answers — Assisted Human Reproduction: Assisted Human Reproduction (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: There is no legislation in Ireland governing the intervention in the natural process of creating human life; instead, medical practice is governed by guidelines issued by the Medical Council. These provide that the creation of new forms of life for experimental purposes or the deliberate and intentional destruction of in-vitro human life already formed is professional misconduct. The...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Sep 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: I wish to see the Irish Cervical Screening Programme (ICSP) rolled out nationally by 2008, based on an affordable model and in line with international best practice. Significant preparatory work is well underway involving the introduction of new and improved cervical tests, improved quality assurance training and the preparation of a national population register. An additional â¬9m is...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154, 203, 594, 595, 604, 619, 629, 638, 669, 698, 710, 715, 726 to 728, inclusive, 735, 787 and 819 together. The Department has supported the National Council on Ageing and Older People and the Health Service Executive in the establishment of a steering committee to oversee the development of a strategy to prevent falls and fractures in the ageing population....
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council is responsible for the development of professional and performance standards for the ambulance services and for the accreditation of institutions providing training for ambulance personnel. The Council maintains a register of pre-hospital emergency care practitioners, divided into Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic and Advanced Paramedic...
- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 835 together. The National Task Force on Medical Staffing, chaired by Mr. David Hanly, was set up to: devise a strategy for reducing the average working hours of non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) so as to achieve the requirements of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD); address the consequent medical staffing needs of Irish hospitals;...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 176 together. The HSE has recently established a Steering Group and a North East Project Group to oversee a programme designed to improve safety and standards across the acute hospital network in the North East Region. The decision was taken having regard to the issues raised in the report prepared for the HSE by Teamwork Management Services -...
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: GPs who hold General Medical Services Scheme contracts for service with the Health Service Executive (HSE) are self-employed practitioners who undertake to provide general practitioner services for their assigned patients for a total of 40 hours, to cover surgery and domiciliary visits, on 5 or more days per week, as agreed with the Executive. They are also obliged to put in place...
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: I have been informed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) that it established a Task Force in June, 2006 to oversee the development of the out-of-hours general practitioner service for North Dublin city and county. The HSE has indicated that work to bring this service into operation is proceeding, with a view to it commencing in the coming weeks. Rollout will proceed thereafter on a phased...
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: Information supplied to my Department by the Health Service Executive (HSE) indicates that as at 1st September 2006 there were 29,175 persons holding a GP visit card. Legislation to enable the introduction of GP visit cards was enacted in March 2005. Negotiations took place under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission with the Irish Medical Organisation in order to facilitate the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Systems: Health Service Systems (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of the 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 Health Service Executive to have the matter investigated and to provide the details requested directly to the Deputy...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 170 together. As part of the Budget Day announcement last December on the provision of â¬150 million in a full year for older people and palliative care, a total of â¬13 million, â¬9 million this year, and a further â¬4 million next year was committed to statutory and voluntary providers of palliative care. This is the largest incremental increase...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: Negotiations recommenced on the 26th January 2006 between the HSE-Employers Agency/ Departments of Health and Children and Finance and the IHCA and IMO on a new contract of employment for Hospital Consultants. A paper outlining the employer's proposals for a new dedicated Public Hospital Consultants contract was presented to the medical organisations at this meeting but they refused to...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: A new Consultants' Contract is a key element of the Government's health reform programme. The HSE-Employers Agency has been attempting to restart the stalled negotiations with the medical organisations for some time. Contact is being maintained with the Chairman, Mark Connaughton, S.C., in an effort to find a basis for a resumption of negotiations. Meanwhile, the initiative to have private...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: In 2001, the year of the publication of Health Strategy, the average number of in-patient beds and day places available for treatment of patients in the 53 public acute hospitals was 12,145. At the end of 2005, this figure had increased by 1204 to a total of 13,349, involving an additional 724 in-patient beds and 480 day places. In addition, a further 450 acute beds/day places are in...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: In reporting on expenditure to the end of August, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has continued to indicate some concerns regarding emerging trends in major acute hospitals and Demand Led Schemes. The management of expenditure against budget is a matter for the HSE and the Chief Executive has informed me that he is planning to manage the expenditure within the overall Vote.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of the 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 Health Service Executive to have the issues raised investigated and to provide the details requested directly to the...