Results 23,401-23,420 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: If it is the Capetown Convention Billââ
- Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: ââit will be this session.
- Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: Before Christmas I was accused of rushing thingsââ
- Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: ââso the Deputy will appreciate that a day after the decision I am not in a position to indicate when the legislation will be published. I would like to do it soon, however, because we are losing â¬2.5 million a week in the health service for as long as appropriate legislation is not in place. Obviously, I will have to consult with the Attorney General and with my officials to determine...
- Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: No. We intend to do it. There is no secret about that.
- Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: We will have to wait and see what happens but the intention was that while the company may apply for a permit, it would thereafter belong to the employee. Most of our employment needs will be met from inside the enlarged European Union and the Minister is considering a green card approach in regard to other skills, but we will have to wait and see. The legislation has not come to the...
- Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The heads of the Bill have been passed.
- Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The Minister for Education and Science is examining that matter but it is not possible to indicate the timescale at the moment.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Feb 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 referred to by the Deputy resides in County Kerry, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Feb 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 referred to by the Deputy resides in County Kerry, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's...
- Written Answers — Health Reform Programme: Health Reform Programme (16 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: I had a constructive meeting with Mr. David Hanly, chairperson of the national task force on medical staffing, on 7 February 2005. We reviewed the difficulties that have hindered the progressing of the task force's proposals due to the refusal of hospital consultants to participate in the process. While the acute hospitals review group will not now proceed, Mr. Hanly has agreed to continue to...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (16 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The delivery of accident and emergency services has been identified as a priority area for attention. Many of the difficulties and delays experienced in accident and emergency departments reflect systemwide issues. It is, therefore, necessary to take a whole system approach, involving primary care, acute care, sub-acute and community care in tackling the problems in accident and emergency...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (16 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: This project is at design stage and is expected to be completed in the coming months. Progressing the project beyond design stage is a matter to be addressed in the context of the Health Service Executive's national service plan, which will indicate its proposed capital plan for the year. I expect this plan to be presented to me soon.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director...
- Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: I cannot do it tomorrow. Obviously, I will have to put a mechanism in place. I am happy we have had this debate in the House as at one level it shows the institutions work. This matter was raised by the Opposition and I checked it out with the Attorney General. We acted in good faith at the time to bring forward legislation to give legal status to what had been happening illegally for nearly...
- Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: I announced that when I introduced the legislation in the House.
- Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: I know.
- Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The Supreme Court held that it was not unconstitutional under Article 15.5, which was the point raised in this House and which the Deputy is raising now. It was held unconstitutional under the property rights provisions, which are different. In other words, it was not the retrospective nature of the Bill that was a problem but taking property without compensation. It is important to make that...
- Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The principle of what was involved in this case, namely, the charging for shelter and maintenance in public institutions, was held by the Supreme Court to be constitutional. The issue which is not constitutional is the taking away of someone's property rights without adequate compensation. When the debate took place before Christmas, I told the House that I believed the charges were levied in...
- Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The Deputy argued the case under Article 15.5. She stated that under the article, the provision was unconstitutional.