Results 17,761-17,780 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: We answer more questions in our area, the health area, than does any other Department.
- Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy is a bit of a nuclear challenge himself.
- Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: I am not aware of the specific commitment. The issue of legislation has not yet come before the Government.
- Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy should raise that issue with the Minister for Education and Science.
- Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: Next year.
- Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: I do not know. I am sorry. I will raise the matter before the end of the session.
- Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: We will certainly have it by then.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (14 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 96 together. Members of the Government would have had meetings with Professor Drumm and other representatives of the Health Service Executive on a regular basis in the normal course of business. However, neither the Taoiseach nor I nor any other members of the Government had meetings or discussions with Professor Drumm or the other person concerned...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: I presume the Deputy is referring to the high level working group which has been established by the Health Service Executive with representatives from IMPACT and SIPTU with a view to establishing a standardised high quality home help service which will benefit both clientele and staff. The work of this group concerns operational matters and the group was not set up with a remit to report to...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Jun 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 (14 Jun 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 — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues within the Health Service Executive. As these are matters for the Executive under the Health Act 2004, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have them investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues within the Health Service Executive. As these are matters for the Executive under the Health Act 2004, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have them investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (14 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive administers a patient private property account system to manage the private money of patients in long stay care. The HSE has established a multi-disciplinary working group to ensure that the administration of these accounts: 1) Meets all legal and regulatory requirements 2) Operates in the best interests of patients in as responsive a way as practical 3) Takes...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Jun 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 (14 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: Last Monday I formally launched a new Strategy for Cancer Control which has been developed by the National Cancer Forum. The Strategy makes recommendations in relation to organisation, governance, quality assurance and accreditation across the continuum of cancer care from prevention and health promotion through to treatment services, palliative care and research. The Government is fully...
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (14 Jun 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 (14 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has in place several options for the transportation of patients who require radiotherapy and other oncology services including the use of designated oncology transport vehicles and transport by air. These services and their development relate to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Executive under...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has informed my Department that a reply has issued to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 16 November 2005.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Jun 2006)
Mary Harney: At present, medical cards are granted primarily on the basis of means and individual circumstances. Under the Health Act, 2004 determination of eligibility for medical cards is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Persons aged seventy years and over are automatically entitled to a medical card, irrespective of means. The HSE has discretion, in cases of exceptional need, to...