Results 4,001-4,020 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Written Answers — Civil Marriage: Civil Marriage (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: An tArd-Chláraitheoir, Registrar General, is the person with statutory responsibility for the administration of the civil registration system in Ireland. I have made inquiries with an tArd-Chláraitheoir and the position is as follows. The Civil Registration Act 2004 provides for the commencement of various provisions of the Act on a gradual basis. Preparatory work for the commencement of...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: My Department is not opposing any proposals at European Council.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: My Department has not sought any exemptions from EU directives or regulations.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: My Department is not seeking any exemptions from EU directives or regulations.

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to property in the ownership of the Health Service Executive. The Deputy will be aware of the Government's strong commitment, in accordance with the national agreement Sustaining Progress, to deliver 10,000 affordable housing units through the ambitious affordable housing initiative, AHI. It is envisaged that housing provided under the AHI would be aimed at those...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy may be aware that the Supreme Court, on 8 November 2005, referred the case in question back to the High Court to have that court consider the issues raised in the case, having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 which has come into effect in Ireland since the High Court's determination of the matter in July 2002. In the circumstances, I do not propose to...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: I assume that the Deputy is referring to environmental health officers. Information on the numbers of environmental health officers employed in the former Western Health Board and in the Health Service Executive western area for each of the past five years and at end-June 2005 is set out in the table — wholetime equivalents. Salary scales as at 1 June 2005 are also shown. The Deputy has...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Charges: Nursing Homes Charges (15 Nov 2005)

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 charged and are alive and the estates of all those who were charged and died in the six years prior to 9 December 2004 will have the charges repaid in full. The scheme will not allow for repayments to the estates of those...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Nov 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, 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 — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: In addition to funding a number of statutory bodies, the Department administers a national lottery funded grant scheme. This scheme provides funding, on a once-off basis, to voluntary organisations with an involvement in the provision of health services to specific client groups, national groups providing information and support regarding disability and illness, and groups with a specific...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: Clinical or health care risk waste generated in hospitals is disposed of under strict conditions in disinfection treatment plants licensed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Guidelines dealing with the safe segregation, packaging and storage of health care risk waste have been circulated to hospitals and health agencies by my Department for a number of years. The latest edition of the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive is governed by public law and as such is obliged to comply with the requirements of public procurement law. Public procurement law requires adherence to the appropriate European Union procurement directives. In addition, the national public procurement policy unit of the Department of Finance issues national procurement policy and guidance material, which is...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Nov 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, 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 (15 Nov 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, 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 — Community Pharmacy Contracts: Community Pharmacy Contracts (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question refers to facilities which would support the delivery of primary care services on a multidisciplinary basis. The provision of modern, well equipped, accessible premises will be central to the effective functioning of primary care teams and networks. It is therefore necessary to facilitate and encourage the development, where appropriate, of modern, well equipped,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Nov 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, the 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 (15 Nov 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, 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 — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: The Deputy will wish to note that, while I have not taken a mainline train, commuter train or Luas in an official capacity, I have done so in a private capacity on a number of occasions.

Written Answers — National Spatial Strategy: National Spatial Strategy (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: Health policies and programmes, including the health capital programme, support the objectives of the national spatial strategy, especially that of balanced regional development. The Department participates in the interdepartmental committee on implementation of the strategy. The objectives of the spatial strategy, which is underpinned in the health sector for example by the national...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Harney: The principal legislation that established the role and responsibilities of coroners in Ireland is the Coroners Act 1962 and I have no function in the operation of the Coroner's Court.