Results 3,241-3,260 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: It is not a question of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Minister for Finance being in any disagreement in regard to this matter. However, if a commission is to be established, resources must be made available so it can succeed. That process of discussion between the Ministers is under way.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: I am not in a position to say. I do not know.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: Yes, but I am not the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. I do not know when the Minister will bring the Bill before us for approval.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: I am not aware of proposals for legislation in that area.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The Minister has already made an announcement in that regard.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy may not be happy with the inquiry he is putting in place.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The reason it is not proceeding is because voluntary codes have been agreed.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: That is a different matter. We will examine the possibility of legislation.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The intention is late next year.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: They are imminent.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: Legislation is not required for the replacement of 1,000 private beds in public hospitals by separate facilities on-site.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: Yes. The Deputy is correct that there must be a new consultant contract, one which is appropriate to the needs of 2005 and beyond.
- Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's opposition to this issue is extraordinary because at the moment private patients have access to public beds. I want to change this but the Deputy's party is opposed to it.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The Commission on Nursing in the Report of the Commission on Nursing 1998 considered that registration as a midwife should no longer be a mandatory requirement for entry to the higher diploma in public health nursing or registration as a public health nurse, PHN. It stated: In light of the range of services offered by public health nurses and the ongoing development of nursing and midwifery...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (29 Sep 2005)
Mary Harney: The report referred to by the Deputy is that of a consultancy study jointly commissioned by my Department and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Belfast, DHSSPS, on the costs and benefits associated with the introduction of a dedicated helicopter emergency medical services, HEMS, for the island of Ireland. The report was published last year and is available on my...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Sep 2005)
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 (29 Sep 2005)
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 (29 Sep 2005)
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 (29 Sep 2005)
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 (29 Sep 2005)
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.