Results 18,901-18,920 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The issue of an extension of the Health (Amendment) Act 1996 to provide free health care for the women referred to by the Deputy has been carefully examined and advice taken from a number of relevant experts. While I am sympathetic to the women in question, I cannot support an extension to the current eligibility requirements. This position was signalled to the support group representing the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Mar 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, the 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 (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The ophthalmic scheme operated by the Health Service Executive entitles adult medical card holders and their adult dependants to a sight test and spectacles, free of charge, once every two years. The scheme also provides for the replacement of lost or broken spectacles, again at no cost to the client. As this question appears to relate to a particular individual and to the management and...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144, 185, 210, 214, 228, 229, 230, 234, 248, 250, 251, 254, 266, 267, 274 and 278 together. The Deputies' 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, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Mar 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, the 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 (21 Mar 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, the 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 (21 Mar 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, the 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 (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: National population based screening programmes for cancer are considered where clear evidence exists of benefit to the health of the whole population to be screened. There is evidence in relation to some specific cancers which show that population based screening can improve population health in terms of survival, morbidity and quality of life. Population based screening programmes for two...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149, 176, 263 and 295 together. As part of the Estimates for health services in 2006, additional funding of â¬3 million was allocated specifically for the further development of neurology and neurophysiology services. This funding was provided to allow the Health Service Executive to further progress the implementation of the recommendations made by the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: Information supplied to my Department by the Health Service Executive's, HSE, shared services primary care reimbursement service indicates that the following number of persons held a medical card in December of the relevant years. The national population figures for 2003, 2004 and 2005 are as estimated by the Central Statistics Office: Year No. of persons covered by a medical card...
- Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The common list of reimbursable medicines for the general medical services and drug payment schemes is reviewed and amended monthly, as new products become available and deletions are notified. For an item to be included on the list, it must comply with published criteria, including authorisation status as appropriate, price and, in certain cases, the intended use of the product. In addition,...
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: To be eligible to register as a pharmacist in Ireland, a candidate must have completed a recognised degree in pharmacy and have undergone a year's training in practice. The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, PSI, is the professional organisation for pharmacy in Ireland. All practising pharmacists in Ireland must be registered with the PSI. Pharmacists from outside the EU/EEA, Australia or New...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Mar 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, the 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 Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 removed the compulsory retirement age of 65 for new entrant public servants recruited after 1 April 2004. For existing employees, defined in the Act as non new entrant public servants, the maximum retirement age remains 65. However, public health service employees who have retired are sometimes re-employed on contract for...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Mar 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, the 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 (21 Mar 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, the 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 Expenditure: Health Expenditure (21 Mar 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, the 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 (21 Mar 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, the 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 (21 Mar 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, the 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 — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The vitamin B12 products concerned, Cytamen/Neo-cytamen, were removed from the common list of reimbursable drugs and medicines when the manufacturer advised my Department that, because of problems in the manufacturing process, they had become temporarily unavailable both in Ireland and the UK. The manufacturer has informed my Department that the problems with one of the products, Cytamen,...