Results 21,621-21,640 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: A number of issues arose. When the Taoiseach was responding to Deputy Kenny in regard to the aquatic centre, he was quoting from a report done on behalf of CSID by Rohcon. Obviously these matters——

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I am reading a note as well.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I am reading the same note the Taoiseach read.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: It advises me that Rohcon gave advice.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: In any event, advice was given to CSID, and it is from this that the Taoiseach was quoting. As the Deputy is aware, these contractual issues are now matters for the court.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The Government takes political responsibility for putting the 50-metre pool in place. Most Members wanted to have it in advance of the Special Olympics. The contractual arrangements are matters for others.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: On Deputy Rabbitte's point, the Hanly report is essentially about creating regional autonomy and ensuring that consultants work on rosters in a team-like manner and discharge for each other. One hospital in Dublin, Blanchardstown Hospital, has already implemented the main recommendation of the report. It is Government policy to have regional self-sufficiency in so far as possible. On...

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: We will have regional self-sufficiency so people will not have to come to the Dublin area——

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: We will have——

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: We will have the consultant manpower at regional level to provide a service.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: We have no service in some specialties in many of the regions, which is not good enough.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I am sorry. To respond to Deputy Rabbitte, when I informed the House there was legal advice, I was wrong. It was not legal advice but other advice. It was not actually the Attorney General's advice but official advice on the difficulties that would arise if the whistleblowing legislation applied to companies outside Ireland with a subsidiary in Ireland. I am told the Minister for Enterprise,...

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: The prompt payment legislation is relatively new and there are no plans to update it. There are penalties in place if payments are not made in the timeframe specified in the legislation.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I understand it will be in theautumn session.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: Of this year.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: On the National Aquatic Centre, it is important that we all know the difference between wind, hot air and tornadoes.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: To be helpful regarding the last issue Deputy Kenny raised, I would like to talk to him privately thereon. I would be happy to make a public statement on the matter but a family is being spoken to today regarding the issue. I would appreciate if the Deputy understood that the sensitivities of the family must be respected before a public statement is made on the matter.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I will.

Health Insurance: Motions. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following scheme in draft: Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme, 2005, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 15 June 2005. The purpose of the three sets of regulations is to bring greater clarity to the reporting arrangement required by the health authority regarding insurers. We discussed these matters at last week's...

Health Insurance: Motions. (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Harney: It has not adjudicated on it yet. It is before it at present.