Results 17,281-17,300 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: I wish to see significant improvement in the level of services available to persons with cystic fibrosis. I am aware of the current service deficits in this area which are widely acknowledged and which have been identified most notably in the Pollock Report, and by the Health Service Executive Working Group which is looking at this issue. My Department is advised that the Working Group is...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (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 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. My Department has now...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: The General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme was established under the Health Act, 1970 to provide publicly funded general practitioner services to eligible people. Under the GMS Scheme general practitioners hold one of two contract types i.e. the Fee per Item contract (first introduced in 1972) or the Capitation contract (effective from 1989). These contracts reflect the agreed outcome of...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: My Department has been informed by the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive (PAD) that during the period 1st September 2005 to 30 June 2006 the HSE received 46 questions for direct reply to the Deputy and that considerably more than 50% of these questions were responded to within the 20 working day time frame. The Deputy may wish to have his office contact the manager of the PAD...

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 — 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 — 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 — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: I wish to inform the Deputy that correspondence has been received in my office from the individual concerned and a reply was issued to indicate that the matter is receiving attention. The correspondence concerned relates to the issue of why student nurses are paid while working on placement in hospitals while student physiotherapists on placement are not. Students on the four physiotherapy...

Written Answers — Medical Research: Medical Research (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: Inspections of registered user establishments are carried out in accordance with Section 10 of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876, as amended. The Act provides for all registered establishments to be from time to time visited by inspectors for the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of the Act. Veterinary staff of the Department of Agriculture and Food have acted as inspectors...

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

Mary Harney: The Government's plan is for a national network of radiation oncology services consisting of four large centres in Dublin, Cork and Galway and two integrated satellite centres at Waterford Regional Hospital and Limerick Regional Hospital, conditional on their conformity to certain quality assurance arrangements. The capital investment involved in providing the national network is estimated at...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital 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 respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.

Written Answers — Hospital Hygiene: Hospital Hygiene (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 — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: Following publication of the Lourdes Hospital Inquiry Report in February last my Department furnished An Garda Síochána with a copy of the report. I have no function in relation to the action, if any, which the Garda authorities may take in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: I presume that the Deputy is referring to any payments made by the Health Service Executive to the company in question within the specified period. As Section 6 of the Health Act, 2004 states that the Health Service Executive is a corporate body, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: The 2006 budgetary allocation for public bodies, executive agencies, advisory bodies and taskforces operating under the Department of Health and Children are as follows: 2006 Allocation â'¬m Health Research Board 30.541 National Cancer Registry 1.947 Irish Medicines Board 4.025 Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board 8.580 Food Safety Authority of Ireland 17.430 ...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: At present, the board membership of six agencies under the aegis of my Department are in receipt of fees in respect of their service on the board and will, therefore, be affected by the Governments decision to increase these fees. The total number of positions involved is 59. In addition, there are a further seven agencies under the aegis of my Department in respect of which only the...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)

Mary Harney: Enquiries are being made within my Department in relation to the information requested by the Deputy and I will forward this to him as soon as possible.

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. The report of the...

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

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive have provided the figure of 444 for the total number of GP visit card holders in Waterford City and County as at 1 June 2006 to my Department.

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.