Results 141-160 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: Lawyers have been appointed to the board, not in a representative capacity but as individuals who form part of an overall team. They have not been appointed to represent a particular branch of the profession as this would not be desirable.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: I will not accept the amendment and I do not believe Senator McDowell expected me to do so. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendments Nos. 35 and 36 not moved. Sections 56 to 64, inclusive, agreed to. SECTION 65. Amendment No. 37 not moved. Question proposed: "That section 65 stand part of the Bill."

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: This obligation is fair in that it offers protection for the chief executive officer from being drawn into commenting on the policy of the Government on a day to day basis. He or she is there to account for the running of the organisation.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: This relates to the Committee of Public Accounts. It relates to accountability for the organisation.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: No.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: The provision refers to the Committee of Public Accounts.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: Subsection (1)(a) refers to ".audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General that the Board is required by this Act to prepare,". He or she comes before the committee in connection with that aspect.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: This is the chief executive officer, not the chairperson. There is no limitation on the chairperson. The chairperson has been talking openly and freely. She is not the type of person one could gag even if one wanted to.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: No.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: The Senator's work for his constituents knows no bounds.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: The Members have made reasonable points. It appears to be a standard provision in legislation such as this and I might look at it again before the Bill is passed. Question put and agreed to. Section 66 agreed to. SECTION 67. Question proposed: "That section 67 stand part of the Bill."

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: They are public servants. Question put and agreed to. Sections 68 to 80, inclusive, agreed to. SECTION 81. Question proposed: "That section 81 stand part of the Bill."

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: It relates to the non-disclosure provisions. Under those provisions a member of the board or of the staff of the organisation cannot reveal, for example, medical records or other data to individuals other than those prescribed. Sections 71 and 73 cover the offences. Penalties are mentioned in sections 71 and 72. They relate to confidentiality and disclosing information.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: That is a standard provision in legislation. Question put and agreed to. Section 82 agreed to. Title agreed to. Bill reported without amendment.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: I will certainly give much thought to some of the issues raised, particularly the issue of the chief executive. It is difficult to defend some of the issues one ends up defending. We will omit that aspect unless there is some legal implication involved. I presume it is a policy issue, therefore, I do not understand why a board which will be financed by non-public funding should have such a...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: The huge numbers of Senators who attended here today has been fantastic. I thank in particular the Leader of the House and I apologise to her for the rush involved. She went out of her way to facilitate the taking of the legislation last week and again today. I am deeply indebted to her and to all the other Members who put so much time and effort into preparing their contributions. It is a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Hanly Report. (24 Nov 2003)

Mary Harney: I am speaking on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, who is unavailable. There are no plans at present to alter the services provided by the Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar. The report of the national task force on medical staffing, the Hanly report, deals with the reorganisation of acute hospital services in two regions, the East Coast Area...

Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (3 Feb 2004)

Mary Harney: My Department is reviewing its statutory instruments for compliance with the requirements of Bunreacht na hÉireann in the light of the recent High Court judgment concerning the Immigration Act 1999.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (3 Feb 2004)

Mary Harney: The annual work permit fee of €500 applies to all work permit applications except where my Department has decided that an exception is appropriate. Many organisations and businesses have charitable status for tax purposes and the work permit fee may be waived in respect of those organisations that are not engaged in competition in the marketplace.

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (3 Feb 2004)

Mary Harney: I welcome the survey by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority, which is to be carried out on a three-monthly basis. Provision of this survey implements recommendation No. 7 of the Motor Insurance Advisory Board's recommendations, which are central to the Government's insurance reform programme. This survey will help engender price competition and educate the public on premium...