Results 12,421-12,440 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Under the new scheme, people who require long-term residential care will contribute up to 80% of their assessable income per week, whether for public or private nursing home care. Depending on the amount of a person's assessable income, there will also be a contribution of up to 5% of a person's assets. The portion of the contribution relating to assets, such as a person's house, may be...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: There is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; however in practice arrangements have been made in several regions to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of any arrangements for community chiropody services and the level of service provided were a matter for individual health boards and...
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (Tobacco Products) (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: We hope Deputy Stagg is the right half.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I move: (1) That, as respects the year of assessment 2008 and subsequent years of assessment, section 122 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997) be amended in the definition of "the specified rate" in subsection (1)(a)â (a) by substituting "5.5 per cent" for "4.5 per cent" (inserted by the Finance Act 2007 (No. 11 of 2007)) in both places where it occurs, and (b) by...
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The purpose of the resolution is to keep pace with the changes in interest rates in the market over the past 12 months. If an employer gives a loan to an employee at 2% below the market rate, this represents a benefit-in-kind and is taxed accordingly. The purpose of the resolution is to take account of the increase in interest rates and therefore the increase in the benefit to employees...
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: This is not a new provision; it is an adjustment that takes place annually. We are making an adjustment in light of the increase in interest rates. The measure does not apply to a large number of people. Individuals with the loans in question have, over the past year, enjoyed a very beneficial rate. We are simply taxing benefits-in-kind at the marginal rate. Health insurance, cars or...
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The data used for calculating the rates are provided to the Department of Finance by the Central Bank. I presume the data apply to average market rates.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: That is correct.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: It is for the coming year. If they fall, it will be reviewed again next year but they increased substantially this year, so people would have had the substantial benefit in this calendar year of the lower benefit-in-kind rate applying.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: We are taking about a range.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: It is a range. I am going on anecdotal evidence but I believe this mainly applies to employees of financial institutions and perhaps to other employees. If one is on the standard rate of tax, one will pay 20% on the benefit and if one is on the higher rate of tax, one will pay 41% of it. One will still get 59% of the benefit, or 80% of it. There will still be a huge benefit. People will...
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: It is the difference.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Yes.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I move: THAT it is expedient to amend the law relating to inland revenue (including value-added tax and excise) and to make further provision in connection with finance.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Repayment Scheme was launched in August 2006 and as of 23rd November 2007 over 32,000 claim forms have been received. 4,912 payments totalling over â¬97m have issued and 7,636 offers totalling over â¬148m have been made. The scheme is administered by the Health Service Executive in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. Therefore the Executive...
- Written Answers — Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 provides for a scheme to allow persons infected with Hepatitis C and HIV, through the administration within the State of blood and blood products, to purchase mortgage protection and life assurance. The scheme is administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE). Regulations made under the Act require that the Administrator must...
- Written Answers — Hospital Board Orders: Hospital Board Orders (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Section (18)(1) of the Leopardstown Park Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1979 explicitly rules out any remuneration for a person acting as a Member of the Board. I am aware of a number of requests for remuneration to be paid in this case. My Department is examining the matter, but any decision to pay remuneration would require legislative change.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...