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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the creation of the Health Service Executive which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to have delivered on its behalf health and personal social services. Its responsibilities include the provision of hospital services to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, HSE, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for orthodontic services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: My Department is studying the Supreme Court judgment in detail and will take on board all the consequences for policy and law arising from the judgement. The details of a repayment scheme to address the situation following the Supreme Court decision are currently being finalised and it is only following this that it would be possible to calculate the money owed by specific area.

Written Answers — Health Service Payments: Health Service Payments (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: Cheques written and not presented for payment to a bank are cancelled out of date automatically after six months. In the matter of funding provided for the health services, approximately 83% of gross spending is Exchequer funding, with the remainder coming from health agencies income, which includes patient charges and payroll deductions, and appropriations-in-aid, mainly comprised health...

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: Funding has not been withdrawn from the Parents for Justice group. A sum of €150,000 was provided to fund the group from January 2005 to 30 June 2005. The situation in relation to subsequent funding after that date will be assessed in the coming months. I have conveyed the Government decision of September 2004, that the inquiry shall cease to exist after 31 March 2005 to the chairman of the...

Written Answers — Private Health Insurance: Private Health Insurance (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2001 contained provision for the introduction of a system of lifetime community rating which will involve allowing health insurers to apply late entry premium loadings to persons who delay taking out insurance cover until, or after the age of 35 years. Under this system, access to cover will be open to persons aged 65 or over who decide to avail of cover...

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 3, Health (Amendment) Bill 2005 — Second Stage (resumed); No. 17, Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004 — Second Stage (resumed); and No. 18, Land Bill 2004 [Seanad] — Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage of No. 3 shall, if not previously concluded, be...

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: I was absent from the House yesterday because I was on official business in Cork which had been planned for a considerable time.

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The Opposition was keen to have an entire day yesterday for the debate. I had originally hoped to move the Bill on Tuesday evening but Members felt they wanted more time. In any event, Second Stage was moved by the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Seán Power, who has responsibility in this area and he was here for a considerable part of yesterday morning. It...

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: I will speak on the Bill in the House this morning. I stand over the comments I made because I stated in the House two weeks ago that I had understood, as had the Taoiseach, that these charges——

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: Maladministration does not just affect public officials. When we stated that these charges were levied, we thought it was on the basis of good faith and that no one knew that what we were doing was wrong. That was not the case. It became very clear over recent weeks that it had been known for a considerable time that we were acting illegally. That is why I stated what I did. The Travers...

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: We have not factored in statements on the Order of Business agreed earlier. However, perhaps there will be Private Notice Questions or an Adjournment debate. I am sure the Minister would be more than happy to deal with the matter in the House.

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: I understand that even the Deputy has a mobile telephone. We will have the legislation this year. Does the Deputy have a mobile telephone?

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The Government's reform programme for transport has not been abandoned. We do not need specific legislation to reappoint Mr. Lynch to the board of CIE.

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The legislation will come forward.

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: He is not around this morning. I do not see him in the Chamber.

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: We will have the legislation this year.

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: It is not possible to give a precise date but the heads of the Bill are due this year.

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: No.

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: No, the Disability Bill is proceeding. It has not been withdrawn.