Results 17,221-17,240 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Hospital Staff. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: It should be 58 hours. I was wrong when I said 55 hours. Agreement has been reached on nine pilot sites where this working time structure will be implemented. It is, however, on hold pending the talks at the LRC and I cannot say when these will be completed. The sooner, the better because no one wants junior hospital doctors working the hours they have to now. It is neither good for them...

Hospital Staff. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not know the breakdown.

Departmental Expenditure. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has confirmed the position in relation to the company in question to be as follows. The company is a major supplier of information technology systems to the health services in Ireland, the UK and several other countries. Financial difficulties at the company, combined with changes at senior management level and staff lay-offs in the UK have been widely reported...

Departmental Expenditure. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: I thank Deputy McManus for her kind comments. One would be concerned when we have contractual arrangements with any company that gets into difficulties, but the banks, in the case of this company, have reconfirmed the borrowings and that is encouraging. The HSE believes that its legal position is protected. As the company has a major contract with the NHS, we therefore believe that if it...

PPARS Review. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: I have sought the up to date position on PPARS from the Health Service Executive and it has informed me as follows: The PPARS system is currently used for recording human resource data for 70,000 HSE staff and is used to pay 30,000 staff each week. The HSE's PPARS project review committee has completed its review. Arising from that, the HSE has decided on a set of actions aimed basically...

PPARS Review. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: It was decided to pursue this course in 1995. I do not wish to make a political point, but nobody on this side of the House was in office when this decision was made. It has recently come to light that the money was not appropriately spent at the time. There was a system for the 11 different health boards. The HSE employed outside consultants to conduct its internal review, which cost...

PPARS Review. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: He appropriately took action. Professor Drumm is the CEO and Accounting Officer of the HSE. I said in my reply that the HSE had gone to tender on this matter, so I cannot speculate on what it will cost until we see the outcome of the tender. Even if we had an idea, we would not want to influence the tender by suggesting what it might be. The roll-out of IT is fundamental to reform of the...

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: I presume the question refers to allegations published in a number of newspapers regarding a company which has expressed an interest in operating private hospitals on the sites of public hospitals. The company in question has refuted the charges made in the newspaper articles. The Health Service Executive is currently engaged in a public procurement process for the co-location of private...

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: Members must be careful not to abuse their privileged rights. The company in question has vehemently denied the Deputy's suggestions. I understand many newspapers, on receiving correspondence from the company, did not continue to report on the story. I am not an advocate for any company. Any company that might be awarded a contract by the Health Service Executive would be obliged to be...

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: We have hardly any experience of public private partnerships. We have experience of public projects being constructed by the private sector. Public private partnerships are about transferring the risk from the public to the private sector, thereby allowing taxpayers' money to be used where one might not attract that kind of interest. As I have frequently noted, the idea that we should fund...

Medical Inquiries. (27 Sep 2006)

Mary Harney: At the outset, I wish to convey again my sincere sympathy to the Walsh family on the death of Mr. Patrick J. Walsh. Following his death in Monaghan General Hospital on 14 October 2005, the Health Service Executive commissioned Mr. Declan Carey, a consultant surgeon at Belfast City Hospital and an honorary senior lecturer at Queen's University, and Professor John Monson, professor of surgery...

Written Answers — General Register Office: General Register Office (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: Statutory responsibility for the administration of the Civil Registration Service in Ireland rests with an tArd-Chláraitheoir (Registrar-General). I have made inquiries of an tArd-Chláraitheoir regarding the matters raised by the Deputy and he advises as follows: The Civil Registration Service has been engaged in a major programme of modernisation in recent years, the main features of which...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 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 — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 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. This includes responsibility for GP contracts under the General Medical Services Scheme. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 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 — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: The number of home helps employed in County Sligo and north Leitrim for the years 2003 to 2006 relates to the management of human resources which is 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...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Jul 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 — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: The incidence of TB in Ireland has declined dramatically since its peak at the beginning of the twentieth century. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) monitors rates of TB in Ireland on an ongoing basis and identifies any increases in rates or clusters of the disease. According to data provided by the HPSC TB notifications in Ireland between 1991 and 2003 are as shown in the...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (6 Jul 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 under way involving the introduction of new and improved cervical tests, improved quality assurance training and the preparation of a national population register. An additional €9m is...