Results 5,761-5,780 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Clearly, nobody could expect that day-to-day operational issues which involve a couple of million people a year could be answered in this House by the Minister for Health and Children.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: There is no difficulty on policy issues.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Professor Drumm's letter set down timeframes for answering parliamentary questions.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Under the old health board regime, people waited much longer for answers.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I can show the Deputies. That is a fact. Shortly, I will attend an Oireachtas committee meeting with Professor Drumm on a number of issues. Perhaps at that meeting, which Deputy McManus and others who are interested will attend, we can discuss the issue of responses. That would be an effective way of doing it. This is a new organisation that is trying to do things in an effective way.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: No, it is not.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: It is 15 months old.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: No.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: It had no statutory powers in its interim form.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: With regard to the auctioneers legislation, the Minister has established an implementation group to supervise the drafting of the legislation and the intention is to publish it later this year.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: No legislation is promised. I intend to devote all my energy to ensuring this matter is addressed because I accept it is unsatisfactory. It is shameful.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Care of the elderly is one of the issues that must be addressed because in Dublin hospitals, in excess of 400 older people have been medically discharged but suitable alternative accommodation must be found on an ongoing basis for them. That is causing a major problem. I intend to give this matter all my energy until it is addressed.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I did not.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not know the question to which the Deputy refers.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I share Deputy Quinn's view that the electoral register is not up to date. I know from talking to my constituency workers that as they go door to door, the names on the register are very different from those of the householders.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government discussed this issue at Cabinet recently and he intends to come forward with an initiative. There may well be a role for the postal service.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The intention is that it would. Everybody is anxious to ensure we have an accurate register because there are various consequences if we do not.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: No. There is no plan to redraw constituencies in the short term.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not have the information. The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources will make an announcement on the salmon commission proposal shortly.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I understand it is.