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Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Two years from the time it was implemented.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Approximately 5,000 people in Ireland die each year from sudden cardiac death and about 60 of them are under the age of 40. One of the recommendations is the need to consider whether we need good Samaritan legislation to protect people who——

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: ——come to the assistance of others and help them to use a defibrillator. This has not yet been considered and I do not know what issues are involved. However, I gave a commitment that the recommendations in the report would be implemented by the Government over the next number of years on a priority basis. The Deputy attended the launch so he has heard me say this already. We must examine...

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I gave no such directive to any hospital.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The group that was established to consider a location for a tertiary paediatric facility must report by the end of March, as the Deputy stated. That group is composed of representatives of the Department of Health and Children, the OPW and the Health Service Executive and it will report on time. I do not envisage that legislation will be necessary. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law...

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I am very happy to answer if I am allowed to answer.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: When the Health Service Executive legislation was passed in this House, we made one fundamental change with regard to how health services are delivered. We made the chief executive officer the Accounting Officer. He is responsible——

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: He is the accountable person for operational matters.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: A parliamentary division has been established in that organisation, which has not been in place for much longer than a year or 14 months. One must be fair and reasonable. The executive is currently beefing up its parliamentary affairs division. I answer a couple of hundred of questions in the House every week on policy issues. The idea that three Ministers would be asked why two children were...

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: To have three Ministers asked why two children were absent from school is a farce.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I understand the Bill will be later this year.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I am sure the Minister is working to produce the Bill as quickly as possible.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I understand we will have the building societies legislation later this year. I am anxious that the Leas Cross report be published as quickly as possible, as is the HSE. I will discuss the matter with the HSE.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: It will be 2007.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I understand it will be the middle of this year.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I will get back to the Deputy on the matter.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy is out of touch. I met them a few weeks ago.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I beg the Deputy's pardon. I met the group's chairperson.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Mr. Carey and his colleague are preparing the report. They will submit the report, which will be published. To the best of my knowledge he has not submitted the report. It will be published almost immediately. The family will have an opportunity to see it first. I understand the timeframe for its publication is April.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: In this morning's newspaper, I read about the report of Dr. Hannon, the microbiologist in the Mater Hospital. The HSE is seeking a copy of that report.