Results 22,961-22,980 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: I am always delighted to talk to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and I will certainly talk to him on this. We have increased the budget of the Garda Síochána by 75%. We have provided an additional 1,200 prison places. We have reformed the law in many respects. If there are continuing deficiencies, I am certain the Minister would be happy to examine them with a view to...

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: I did not commission the Travers report to shelter anybody from anything. The inquiry was set up on 16 December, long before there was any decision by the Supreme Court or even a decision by the President to refer the Bill to the Supreme Court. I established the Travers inquiry because I became aware on 15 December that the report given to me to take to the Cabinet was incorrect in some...

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: As I told the House yesterday, the advice from the South Eastern Health Board cannot be published for legal reasons because there are cases pending and we would jeopardise the position of the State and taxpayers——

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: No, I have not.

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: That legal advice covers issues other than those in long——

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: No, because they are intertwined.

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: I dealt with this issue when Deputy Rabbitte raised it yesterday but I will respond again. The legal advice deals with a number of issues, including nursing home subventions and those in other forms of institution. They are the subject of legal proceedings which will be coming before the courts shortly. Whatever about Deputy Rabbitte or how it might help my popularity, I am not going to...

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: ——and, particularly, more recently. A decision was made at a meeting in December 2003——

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: A decision was made at a meeting in December 2003 that the Attorney General's advice would be sought.

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: All the papers were prepared to get that legal advice. The tragedy is that that letter did not issue from the Secretary General of the Department of Health and Children because even if we had corrected this matter a year ago we could have saved ourselves over €100 million. That is the reality.

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has initiated an inquiry which the labour inspectorate is currently carrying out. I understand it will be available to him shortly.

Leaders' Questions. (23 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: In advance of that inquiry, the Minister has briefed the Cabinet on some of the issues to which Deputy Joe Higgins has referred. Our law gives equal protection to foreign and Irish workers. It does not discriminate in any respect in favour of our indigenous population or other Europeans, as opposed to those from outside the European Union. I have no reason to doubt that the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for 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 be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the issues raised by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the...

Written Answers — Publication Costs: Publication Costs (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The total cost, including the preparation and publication cost, of all publications launched in 2004 by the North Eastern Health Board was €212,165. The cost of each publication is as follows: Publication â'¬ History of the North Eastern Health Board 1971-2004 44,078 Leaps and Bounds — A Strategy for Children and Family services in the North East 82,000 Management...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: No instruction has issued from my Department in relation to the cessation of the recruitment of health professionals within the disability services or in any other area of the health service. Responsibility for achieving compliance with approved employment ceilings in the health sector now rests with the Health Service Executive, and I would expect the executive, in discharging that...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for 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 be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the assessment of applications for medical cards. Applicants, whose weekly incomes are derived solely...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for 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 be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person in question resides in County Roscommon, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's western area to...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for 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 be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person in question resides in County Sligo, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north-western area to...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The Health Act 2004 provided for 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 be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for services at Naas General Hospital. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenses: Departmental Expenses (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Harney: The information requested is being collated by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.