Results 19,421-19,440 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (21 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: Incidence and mortality rates for cervical cancer in Ireland are in the mid-range of rates observed across Europe. Data supplied by the national cancer registry for the period 1994 to 2002 show that the average annual incidence of cervical cancer in this country was 170 and the average annual number of deaths from the disease was 80. I am fully committed to the national roll-out of a cervical...

Written Answers — Emergency Care Services: Emergency Care Services (21 Feb 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. Pre-hospital emergency care services in the eastern region are provided by the executive and Dublin City Council through Dublin fire brigade. My Department is advised by the executive that a review of...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Feb 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 Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: Full details of the pay scales sanctioned by my Department for child care worker, or house parent, grades in respect of the years 1985 to 2000 are given in the attached table. Details of the pay scales sanctioned by my Department for grades of managers of children's residential centres are shown for the years 1997 to 2000. This grade had not been included in my Department's consolidated pay...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (21 Feb 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 — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (16 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84, 89, 90 and 96 together. The annual organ donor awareness campaign, which is organised by the Irish Donor Network and administered by the Irish Kidney Association, highlights the necessity for organ donation generally. The campaign, which is supported by my Department, highlights the need for organ donors by promoting the carrying of a organ donor card. My...

Written Answers — Organ Retention: Organ Retention (16 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 to 88, inclusive, together. I intend to invite Parents for Justice to nominate a representative to the working group which I am establishing in accordance with a recommendation in the Madden report on post mortem practice and procedures. The working group's objective will be to ensure that there is appropriate adaptation of legislation, policy and...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Feb 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 (16 Feb 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 Staff: Health Service Staff (16 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues within the Health Service Executive. As this is a matter for the executive under the Health Act 2004, 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 Charges: Nursing Home Charges (16 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: The Government has agreed the key elements of a scheme for the repayment of long stay charges for publicly funded residential care. All those fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged and are alive and the estates of all those who were wrongly charged and died since 9 December 1998 will have the charges repaid in full. The repayments will include both the actual charge paid and an...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (16 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the national repayment scheme, inquiries relating to individual cases 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 — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (16 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: Responsibility for the provision of vaccinations to employees is a matter for individual employers. In the case raised by the Deputy I would advise that the Order of Malta contact the local area Health Service Executive for further information and advice on the hepatitis B vaccination.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 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, HSE, 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 Feb 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 — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (16 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: I have asked my officials to check this and have discovered that my Department inadvertently omitted to refer the part of the question regarding human resource management issues for answer by the Health Service Executive. This has now been done and the information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled by the parliamentary affairs division of the executive. It will be forwarded...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (16 Feb 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (16 Feb 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Feb 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (16 Feb 2006)

Mary Harney: As the Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the national repayment scheme, inquiries relating to individual cases 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.