Results 5,561-5,580 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: We will continue to do that and I hope to have the support of Members. I acknowledge we have had the support of Fine Gael.
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: Although Professor Drumm is a paediatrician he is not involved in making decisions on this matter. Any suspicions to the contrary are incorrect. Four hospitals in Dublin deal with tertiary children's facilities. We planned to build a new hospital for Temple Street Hospital, in conjunction with the new Mater development, and redevelop Crumlin Hospital. It was appropriate to have someone...
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I received the report on 31 January and we allowed two months, February and March, for a group comprising representatives of the HSE, the Department and the OPW to receive proposals and make a recommendation to me on the most appropriate collocation. Deputy Rabbitte and I have heard suspicions but I assure him this will be a fair, competitive process. My only concern is for sick children and...
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: Yes, the Deputy is correct.
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: There are many priorities but the cause of sick children is a major priority. One need only visit Temple Street or Crumlin hospitals. Parents have told me that they do not care where the hospital is located, they just want a new hospital. Virtually every paediatrician I have spoken to has welcomed the fact that services will be brought together to provide a state-of-the-art facility for sick...
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I think Deputy Higgins would make a very tasty meat sandwich. I suggest he talk to his colleagues in the Opposition about the possibilities after the next election. The Oireachtas has established a tribunal of inquiry into certain matters and it is a matter for that tribunal to reach judgment and decision. I have total confidence in the Government Chief Whip.
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: If Deputy Joe Higgins and people who share his policies were in power not many people would be able to afford even the sandwich.
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: We should be proud of the record of this country in recent years. Only by supporting enterprise can one create the kind of environment that has generated unprecedented prosperity, while I acknowledge that there are many challenges and difficulties. Like many Members of this House and other houses around the democratic world, people engage in honest fundraising to support political activity.
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The taxpayers should not have to pay all the bills for political campaigns.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 10a, Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: instruction to committee; No. 15, statements on report of the Lourdes hospital inquiry; and No. 10b, all-party motion supporting a full inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, to be taken at 6.30 p.m. and the order shall not resume thereafter. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No....
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: We are talking about three technical amendments, two of which were identified on Second Stage. I accept what has been said that the third amendment was not so identified. It relates to the Aer Lingus share ownership trust. If the Minister had been aware of it on Second Stage, he would have brought it to the attention of the House, but the committee will have an opportunity to discuss it. I do...
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I was happy to attend an event this morning for International Women's Day with the Deputy's party representative, Deputy Olivia Mitchell, at which the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform officiated. Women in Ireland have made enormous strides over many years â certainly since I became a Member of this House â but clearly there are deficiencies and gaps in many respects. In the...
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: When I spoke with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform this morning he said he hoped to have the amendments before the Cabinet on Tuesday week and that they would come before the House immediately afterwards.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: No.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: We have appropriate legislation. The Taoiseach was talking about a time when, on average, people served seven years for murder.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: Since then, average sentences increased to 13 years and the current policy is 15 to 20 years. As the Deputy is aware, we have a parole system whereby somebody can apply after seven years to have his or her sentencing mapped out.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: No legislation is promised in this area.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: We have good legislation on equality and as the leader of a party of which 50% of its representatives in this House are female, I feel we all can do much more.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: I would encourage the Green Party to consider trying to have more women elected. It is not just about legislation.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Harney: The heads of the Bill to establish the Health Information and Quality Authority were cleared by Cabinet yesterday and the Bill will be published in the next couple of days. I hope to bring it through the House before the summer.