Results 6,221-6,240 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: On the conference, I was looking forward last year to debating with the Labour Party spokeswoman——

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: ——at the SIPTU conference but she was not there. People cannot go to every conference.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I am talking about the Cork conference where I expected a debate with Deputy McManus.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy was not there when I was there debating at it.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I have been to seven nurses' conferences this year.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources will publish an energy policy in the summer of this year. Also a broadcasting authority Bill and an energy Bill will be published towards the end of the year.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Minister will make his policy known on that matter during the summer.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The reason the report was delayed was that an offer had been made by people to build a hospital and they had to be met and the matter considered. Also the group was anxious to speak with the maternity hospital because of the issue in regard to neonatal babies and the proximity of a children's hospital to maternity facilities. The report is due by the end of the month. If a State hospital is...

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: There is one item of legislation, the health Bill, which will provide for the social services inspectorate. The heads of that Bill have been published for consultation purposes. We will have that Bill later this year. Responsibility for those matters has been transferred to the Department of Health and Children and the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Brian...

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: No.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: In respect of the latter question, the Deputy was in attendance yesterday at a conference where I said the heads of the Bill were being published and will be available to everybody and not just to a small group. The first Bill deals mainly with fitness to practise issues and strengthens the role of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland and provides for a majority of lay participation in...

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: It has been established by statutory instrument. It is recruiting a CEO and has staff, but will not have its powers until we pass the legislation.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Medical Council legislation will have a significant bearing on some of the issues in the Lourdes report. The heads of that Bill will be published before the summer and we will have the final Bill in the autumn. The heads of the nurses and midwives Bill will be introduced later this year with the full Bill following early next year.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not know whether it can be brought forward, but it is planned for next year.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: No.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not know what legislation the Deputy is talking about.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The building societies amendment Bill was cleared by Government recently and will be published this session. Legislation on an ombudsman for legal services will issue later this year, but there is no planned legislation on the last matter.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: Yes.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I will have to discuss that and come back to the Deputy on it.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (4 May 2006)

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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.