Results 18,141-18,160 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Order of Business. (25 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The road traffic Bill will be introduced this session.
- Order of Business. (25 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The intention is to publish the majority of those, if not all, before the session concludes.
- Order of Business. (25 May 2006)
Mary Harney: That is due later this year.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The Government's plan is for a national network of radiation oncology services to be put in place by 2011. The network will consist 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 Health Service Executive in...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 May 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172, 173, 181, 187, 189 and 191 together. I wish to assure the Deputies that I am committed to ensuring that an insurance scheme for persons infected with Hepatitis C and HIV through the administration of blood and blood products within the State is established on a statutory basis as soon as possible. The legislation is included as a priority in the...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (24 May 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 (24 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The information, requested in Question 389 of 25 January 2006, relates to a range of service areas over an extended period. My Department is finalising the collation of the information requested by the Deputy with a view to furnishing a reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 May 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 Service Reform: Health Service Reform (24 May 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 — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (24 May 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 (24 May 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 (24 May 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 (24 May 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The Nursing Home (Subvention) Regulations 1993 are administered by the Health Service Executive. There are currently three rates of subvention payable, i.e. â¬114.30, â¬152.40 and â¬190.50 for the three levels of dependency which are medium, high and maximum. There are no plans to increase the subvention rates at present. Additional funding of â¬20 million was provided for the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (24 May 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 — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (24 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy will be aware that the National Health Strategy 'Quality and Fairness: A Health System for You' and various reports of the Chief Medical Officer, have underlined the links between poverty and ill health, which exist both in an Irish context and internationally. The National Anti-Poverty Strategy (NAPS) encompasses key elements of the Government's response to the problems of poverty...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 May 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 (24 May 2006)
Mary Harney: Osteitis Pubis is an inflammatory condition often causing pain of the pubic bones of the pelvis. There are a number of causes which give rise to this condition, including sports related injury or overuse, pelvic trauma or surgery and other inflammatory joint conditions. In view of the varied causes of this condition, and that many mild cases go unreported, reliable data on its frequency are...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 May 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 — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 May 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.