Results 1-20 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (19 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: VHI announced price changes in relation to a range of its plans on 6 January 2011, which will take effect on 1 February 2011. I am very disappointed at the decision of the VHI to increase its prices so significantly. There is no doubt that the increases will make it harder for those who benefit most from health insurance to renew their policies. As Minister for Health and Children I have...
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (19 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: There are no plans to extend the list of eligible conditions covered by the Long Term Illness Scheme. Under the Drugs Payment Scheme no individual or family pays more than â¬120 per calendar month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. The scheme is easy to use and significantly reduces the cost burden for families and individuals incurring ongoing expenditure on medicines. In...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Health Care Services: Motion (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Ãireann" and substitute the following: "â welcomes the action by Government to reduce unacceptable waiting times for patients in emergency departments and to pursue the target of ensuring that all patients are assessed, treated and discharged or admitted within six hours of registration at an emergency department; â welcomes the...
- Health Care Services: Motion (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: Three years.
- Health Care Services: Motion (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: It was always going to be three years.
- Health Care Services: Motion (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: Money is transferring. What is the Deputy's issue?
- Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: All chicken fillets sold in Ireland must comply with the European Community's stringent food safety and labelling requirements. Food Business Operators are responsible for producing safe food and labelling safe food in compliance with food safety legislation. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) in conjunction with its official agencies carries out official controls in retail butcher...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: The Employment Control Framework 2011-2014 for the health sector gives effect to the Government policy on employment in the public sector, which includes the moratorium on recruitment and promotion. However, the Framework does allow for the filling of certain exempted grades, including social workers, and there are also grades/posts to which special provisions apply. In addition, the Health...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: The waiting times for patients attending emergency departments in many hospitals during the first week of January were unacceptable and I very much regret the delays that patients experienced. I met with the HSE last week to discuss the situation and to review its plans for ensuring that this situation does not recur. The HSE has assured me that it will take all possible steps to improve...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: Suppliers of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances can apply to the HSE for products to be reimbursed under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme and the community drugs schemes. In order for a medicinal product to be considered for reimbursement it must meet specified criteria. These include the following: The product must be a medicinal product authorised by the Irish...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: The Government has made clear that a critical part of its strategy to restore the public finances is to achieve sustainability in the cost of delivering public services relative to State revenues. To help achieve this goal, it will be necessary to restructure and reorganise the public service and to reduce public service numbers over the coming years. This requires that the moratorium on...
- Written Answers — Community Welfare Service: Community Welfare Service (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: Responsibility for the Community Welfare Service has in fact already transferred to the Department of Social Protection, with effect from 1 January 2011. All HSE staff working in this Service are now seconded to that Department and will, on completion of a 9-month secondment period, become civil servants in October 2010. However, until then, these staff remain employees of the HSE. Under...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Jan 2011)
Mary Harney: The HSE has developed a generic model Primary Care Centre brief to accommodate Primary Care Teams. Approximately 270 possible locations for such centres were identified by the HSE. These were advertised in two stages in late 2007 and mid 2008. The HSE has summarised the progress to date as follows: Approximately 220 new primary care centres are currently under consideration. In 210...