Results 18,281-18,300 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: On foot of a policy direction which I issued to the Health Service Executive (HSE) last summer, the Board will shortly be inviting expressions of interest for the development of private hospital facilities on public hospital sites. As of yet, the HSE has not invited expressions of interest in respect of any of the hospital sites under its control, although it has received a number of...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142, 152, 154 and 161 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 Government's...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: On 3rd February last, the Health Service Executive published a report which was prepared by McKinsey & Co., on the delivery of tertiary paediatric services in this country. This report was commissioned by the HSE following my request to it to arrange a review of those services. The report recommends that best outcomes for children would be obtained by developing one national tertiary...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148, 149 and 150 together. The Deputy's questions relate 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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (16 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 (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: Where a person requires specific necessary treatment which is not available in Ireland, the Health Service Executive may make arrangements to send the patient to another EU member state for treatment in the public system of that State. In such cases a form E112 is issued by the Executive. E112 arrangements operate under Regulation 1408/71, which deals with the coordination of social security...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the collection and reporting of waiting lists and waiting times for in-patient hospital treatment falls within the remit of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). My Department has, therefore, asked the Chief Executive of the National Treatment Purchase Fund to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the information requested on the waiting list for neurosurgery...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 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 this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (16 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 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 nationally 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. I have made additional revenue funding of â¬2.3 million available to BreastCheck this...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: Regulation (EC) 1408/71 deals with the coordination of social security schemes, including healthcare, for those moving within the European Union. Under its provisions, persons who are affiliated to the healthcare system of Member State A and who are residing in Member State B can receive healthcare in Member State B's public system on behalf of and at the cost of Member State A, as though...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: There is no embargo on recruitment to the ambulance service or elsewhere in the public health service. It is a matter for the Health Service Executive, as part of its responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, to determine the appropriate staffing mix required to deliver services including ambulance services. With regard to the detailed information...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2006 provides â¬6.85 billion (or 58% of the Vote total) for gross Exchequer Pay and Pensions for the Health Service Executive (HSE). In addition, when account is taken of pay costs of approximately â¬1.3 billion associated with grants paid to voluntary bodies from the HSE Vote, the total pay costs amount to â¬8.143 billion or 69% of the total...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 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 (16 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 (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: Part 9 of the Health Act 2004 provides for the establishment of a statutory complaints framework which will apply to the Health Service Executive (HSE) or to service providers providing services on behalf of the HSE. The framework provides for initial resolution of complaints at local level. It also provides for access to independent review if the complainant is dissatisfied with the outcome...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 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 — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (16 May 2006)
Mary Harney: My position is that, as Minister for Health and Children, I do not have either a statutory or administrative role in commercial arrangements between insurers and their subscribers where health insurance contracts comply with the provisions of the Health Insurance Acts and related regulations. The Deputy may wish to note that BUPA Ireland take part in the Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme....