Results 18,201-18,220 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The Government's policy is to support the further development of GP co-ops so that, ultimately, such services will be available to all of the population. The putting in place of appropriate arrangements for large urban areas, including Dublin, is a particular priority in this regard. The Health Service Executive announced the following on 11 May: "Following a joint initiative by the Health...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: I presume that the Deputy is referring to a suggestion made by a consultancy firm, Tribal Secta, which was commissioned by the Health Service Executive to carry out a mapping and efficiency exercise across ten acute hospitals. The consultants were asked to identify blockages, causes and potential solutions in the patient's journey from the decision to admit from the Emergency Department, to...
- 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The Office of the Minister for Children is an integral part of the Department of Health and Children and comprises the following: âThe Childcare Directorate (transferred from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform), which has responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme â EOCP and the new National Childcare Investment Programme. The Childcare Directorate has...
- 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 investigate the matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: Under arrangements for public hospitals introduced in June 1991, on foot of the Health (Amendment) Act, 1991, everyone, regardless of income is entitled to public hospital and public consultant services subject only to modest statutory charges, from which medical card holders are exempt. Alternatively, one can opt to be the private patient of both the consultant and the hospital. Private...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The position in regard to the health service is that human resource management issues are matters for the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. My Department has therefore 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 (18 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 Property: Health Service Property (18 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 — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (18 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The Deputy will wish to note that my office have arranged for this meeting to take place on Tuesday 20th June, 2006.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (18 May 2006)
Mary Harney: Under the Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2004, I have assigned and delegated certain Departmental functions to my Ministers of State. Such functions reflect their areas of responsibility. The following functions have been assigned to Minister of State, Brian Lenihan TD with special responsibility for Child Care and Childrens Policy: Adoption Acts 1952 to 1998;...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (18 May 2006)
Mary Harney: My objective and that of the HSE is to ensure quality assured, equitable and sustainable oncology services for patients in the North West. Since 1997, cumulative funding totalling more than â¬47 million has been allocated to the Health Service Executive North Western Area for the development of appropriate treatment and care services for people with cancer. An 11 bed oncology ward was...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 May 2006)
Mary Harney: Under the Health (Amendment) Act 1991 all persons ordinarily resident in the State are eligible for public hospital services. Medical card holders receive the services free of charge, while non-medical card holders pay a modest charge. A medical card holder using public in-patient services should not be charged unless the person has explicitly opted to be treated as a private patient or is...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (18 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.
- Order of Business. (18 May 2006)
Mary Harney: As I made clear to Deputy Kenny, it is not my perspective on the matter.
- Order of Business. (18 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The Government, as the shareholder, decided that a management buy-out was not the appropriate way to dispose of the shareholding in Aer Lingus and would not achieve the value we believe a market flotation would achieve for the company. The most appropriateââ
- Order of Business. (18 May 2006)
Mary Harney: For obvious reasons, very few democratic governments are left in the airline business. The Government should use the money available to it to invest in schools, hospitalsââ
- Order of Business. (18 May 2006)
Mary Harney: ââand facilities of that kind.
- Order of Business. (18 May 2006)
Mary Harney: This matter will go before a committee later this month and will be debated in the House thereafter.