Results 18,181-18,200 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: The Deputies must not have been in the UK recently.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: Far away fields are always greener.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: It has longer waiting lists.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: There are greatly increased costs in Berlin. All fee per item schemes are subject to high costs.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: Deputy Reilly is of the view that it will take five years to introduce such a system.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: It would be good were Fine Gael to get it costed. We could have a good debate on it.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: It is not.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: I have read it. Fine Gael will pay the consultants more money.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: Fine Gael should send the policy to the Department of Finance to have it costed, as is tradition.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: I agree.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: President Obama is trying to change that in America.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: Fine Gael wants to get rid of the NTPF.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: It has a 94% satisfaction rating among patients, but Fine Gael wants to get rid of it.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: I do not believe that there would be unlimited treatments for everyone free of charge. That does not occur anywhere.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: No, I did not say that.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: I am just inviting Fine Gael to get its policy costed.
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: Will everyone be able to go to every hospital under Fine Gael's plan?
- Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: Have it costed.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: The Government decided to introduce a recruitment moratorium across the public service, with effect from 27 March 2009 to end 2010. However, certain posts in the health sector may be filled, including medical consultants. The focus on these key grades is in line with existing Government policy on the prioritisation of certain development areas, for which significant funding has already been...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (19 May 2009)
Mary Harney: An air ambulance service is currently provided by the Air Corps on the basis of a Service Level Agreement prepared by the Departments of Defence and Health and Children, in consultation with the Health Service Executive, the Defence Forces and the Air Corps; all of which are signatories to it. This arrangement has operated successfully for a number of years. The air ambulance service is...