Results 17,301-17,320 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (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 considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department is requesting the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. My Department understands from the Health Service Executive that its priority in 2006 is to increase service provision in the area of multi-disciplinary supports to meet obligations to children with developmental delay, in the home, in the community and in other appropriate settings. In this regard â¬12.5m was made available by the HSE...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (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 considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme. Accordingly, my Department is requesting the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: Pursuant to the Health Act 2004, the functions of the Health Boards, Eastern Regional Health Authority, the Area Health Boards and a number of other statutory agencies were transferred to the HSE with effect from 1 January 2005. This fundamental reform in the structure of the country's health and personal social service system resulted in a body which has statutory responsibility for the...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: Section 6 of the Health Act, 2004 states that the Health Service Executive is a corporate body. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive 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 — Departmental Strategy Statements: Departmental Strategy Statements (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: The National Health Strategy Quality and Fairness â A Health System for You was announced by the Government in 2001 to provide vision and strategic direction for the health and personal social services. The Strategy sets out the key objectives for the health system up to the year 2010, which are centred on four national goals: âBetter Health For Everyone âFair Access âResponsive and...
- 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 — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: Under the Drug Payment Scheme (DPS), at present, no individual or family unit pays more than â¬85 per calendar month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. On its introduction on 1 July 1999, the threshold was £42, and in subsequent years this was increased as follows: âfrom £42 (â¬53.33) to â¬65 with effect from 1 August 2002 âfrom â¬65 to â¬70 with effect from 1...
- Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: I was notified by letter dated 22 June 2006, of the intention of the VHI Board to increase premiums by an average of 12.5% from 1 September 2006. VHI have highlighted in the notification a number of cost drivers, including the costs associated with an ageing population, increasing drug costs and accelerated technology innovation. VHI state that the proposed premium increase will also finance...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: The National Hospitals Office of the Health Service Executive commissioned Tribal Secta to undertake a process mapping exercise across 10 acute hospitals. The project focussed on the maximum utilisation of existing acute capacity and in particular, the blockages, causes and potential solutions in the patient's journey from the decision to admit to discharge. The 10 hospitals examined included...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: The information, involving many divisions of my Department, is not readily available in the format as requested by the Deputy. I have requested my Department to retrieve the relevant data and to assemble it and to present it in the format as requested.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: My Department is advised by the Health Service Executive that it intends to conduct a comprehensive review of patient transport arrangements as an element of its 2006 service plan. It is envisaged that this review will examine the service currently delivered nationally and make recommendations for its future development. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...
- Written Answers — Departmental Business Plans: Departmental Business Plans (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: The Business Plan for 2006 is available on the Department's website. The business plan for Public Health Division includes the examination of the feasibility of a vaccine damage compensation scheme. Consideration of the issue is at an advanced stage.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) was established as one of the key actions for dealing with public hospital waiting lists arising from the 2001 Health Strategy. The NTPF is used for the purpose of treating public patients who have been waiting longest for surgery. It is not intended to expand the remit of the NTPF to funding the type of treatment referred to by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the administration and management of superannuation payments for former employees of the health boards, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to have this matter investigated and to issue a reply 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) have informed my Department that they are unable to provide the figures in the format (breakdown by four HSE regions) required by the Deputy and that they are currently working on their database system to enable the collection of this information in that format going forward. The HSE have provided figures on the number of GP visit card holders in each county...
- 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 arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: At the request of my Department, a committee was established by the former Comhairle na nOspidéal, to review arrangements for the provision of neurosurgical services and consultant staffing nationally, and following consultation with the interests concerned, to make recommendations on the future organisation and development of neurosurgical services. My Department has been informed that the...