Results 1,461-1,480 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: The premises will be available until the end of next year.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: A reduced rate has been negotiated.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: We will check.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: We will seek information on the reduced rate to be paid.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: I appreciate Senator Fitzgerald's concern. The office is being subsumed into the Health Service Executive and she is afraid it will be lost. I have met staff of the Office of Tobacco Control on many occasions. They are very committed. The chairperson has now welcomed the move. Initially, there was concern along the lines expressed by Senator Fitzgerald, which I shared, that the office...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: I do not know what level of cutbacks have been made. The health promotion budget has remained sound in general. The Office of Tobacco Control is bringing with it the budget of €1.5 million. As far as I am aware the health promotion budget has remained quite sound generally.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: It is a matter of trying to get more for less. We are concerned that we would get as much information out as we can in terms of advertising to get the message across to people. Question put and agreed to.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: The Health Service Executive is required to have the final report of the activities of the office submitted to the Minister within one year of the commencement of the Act. The legislation provides also for the Minister to lay copies of the report before each House of the Oireachtas.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: The report must be submitted within one year. That is the maximum amount of time it can take.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: Yes. Question put and agreed to.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: We will not tell him.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Seanad: Croke Park Agreement: Statements (15 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: I thank Members for scheduling time to deal with this important matter. The Government and the leaders of the public service unions decided in March that, in order to boost our prospects of economic recovery and in the interests of those reliant on public services who would be affected by significant industrial action, an agreed way forward was best. The Croke Park agreement sets out the...

Seanad: Health Centres (15 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I thank the Senator for raising this issue and for giving me the opportunity to clarify the operation of the community welfare service in Leopardstown-Ballyogan and related issues. The community welfare service, currently run by the Health Service Executive, administers the supplementary welfare allowance...

Seanad: Health Centres (15 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: I must go as there is a vote in the Dáil and I have no pair.

Seanad: Health Centres (15 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: I can come back.

Seanad: Health Centres (15 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: I will come back.

Seanad: Health Centres (15 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: I do not mind coming back after the vote.

Seanad: Health Centres (15 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: It is not my fault.

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 Dec 2010)

Áine Brady: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." In moving this legislation in the Dáil, I acknowledge the general support accorded to the Bill during its passage through all Stages in the Seanad last week. In budget 2009, as part of the programme of rationalisation of State agencies, it was proposed that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, FSAI, the Irish Medicines Board, IMB, and the...