Results 18,161-18,180 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency 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 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. 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 (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 to 164, inclusive, 195, 215, 216, 228, 243 and 244 together. My Department has recently received a copy of the Report of the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Working Group and is in discussion with the Health Services Executive in relation to its implementation.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: I have met with representatives of BreastCheck and they are fully aware of my wish to have the programme rolled out to the remaining regions in the country as quickly as possible. For this to happen, essential elements of the roll out must be in place including adequate staffing, effective training and quality assurance programmes. Capital funding in the region of â¬21m has been made...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (23 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (23 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hepatitis C Scheme: Hepatitis C Scheme (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169, 192, 204, 210, 219, 242 and 245 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: There is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; however in practice arrangements are made to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of the arrangements for chiropody and the level of service provided was a matter for individual health boards and so a degree of variation in practice developed...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 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 (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: I have been advised by the HSE that a number of external agencies placed technical (programming) resources with the PPARS project for configuration work related to the SAPHR software which the PPARS project utilised. These staff worked under the direction of the PPARS management team. PPARS was invoiced by the external agency for the services provided by the technical resources and the agency...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 'Development of Human Resources management System for the Health Services (PPARS)' published in December last year stated in relation to procurement that: "A competition for the procurement of technical configuration and support contractors was held in November 2002, one year after the PPARS National Project Team has begin to engage...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: Under the Health Acts, medical card holders are entitled to treatment in a public hospital free of charge, provided they are admitted as a public patient. Decisions on the provision of hospital services to an individual in a public hospital are a matter for the hospital authorities and the Health Service Executive. My Department has arranged to have the case raised by the Deputy referred to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the National Repayment Scheme, inquiries relating to the scheme are referred to the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive. My Department has asked the HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 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 Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (23 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.