Results 24,241-24,260 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: I do not know when we will have the constituencies revision Bill. It has not been brought before the Cabinet and I do not anticipate any great need to rush it through. We have three years to get it through. The Government has a fairly radical set of proposals on Dáil reform but the Labour Party will not engage because of the Thursday issue which it originally supported.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: I am not in a position to say when a number of those Bills will be brought forward. The Deputy mentioned the medical practitioners Bill and the nurses and midwives Bill. The pharmacy Bill, the adoption Bill and the VHI Bill will be brought forward next year.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: It is not possible to say when we will have the mercantile marine Bill. It is the Government's intention to publish and pass the airports Bill before the summer recess.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: In regard to the National Monuments (Amendment) Bill, there are a number of safeguards included.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: For example, the National Museum has to be consulted and——

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: ——the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has to give a licence before any of those measures can be taken by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: That is the case. The intention is to pass the legislation before the summer recess.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: As the Deputy is aware, this measure is necessary because of the court decision in regard to Carrickmines. Millions of taxpayers' euro are being wasted because we cannot proceed with this.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: Such money could be spent on health, education or on some other area. This measure is urgently needed and the Deputy knows that.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: It is essentially that.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: That Bill is awaiting Committee Stage.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: I would like to congratulate Fine Gael on its success in the elections.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: I will not take any lectures from a party that lost 100% of its MEPs. The Bill will be ready in 2005.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's party intends to align itself with the communists.

Written Answers — Health Service Personnel: Health Service Personnel (1 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: The number of assaults on health service personnel that have been notified to the Health and Safety Authority from January 2000 to end 2003 are as follows: 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total 64 97 78 88 327

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (1 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 and 101 together. I am informed that a work permit, permit number 0057502, was issued by post to the employer at the relevant address on 18 February 2004. I am also informed, following receipt of statement of loss and confirmation from the employer that the address is correct, that a duplicate permit, permit number 0045579, was issued on 10 May 2004. Given...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (1 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 104 together. Spouses of nationals from outside the European economic area, EEA, are not prohibited from working in the State. However, they require an employment permit in their own right. In light of difficulties experienced by some spouses, I recently announced new arrangements designed to give greater ease of access to employment for the spouses of...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (1 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: My Department can only consider the issue of a work permit when it has a specific application from an employer. In the buoyant labour market of recent years my Department has been able to adopt a very flexible approach towards meeting the needs of work permit personnel who lose an existing job and who find a prospective new employer. My Department is generally sympathetically disposed to...

Written Answers — Working Hours: Working Hours (1 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 provides that an employee shall not work more than an average of 48 hours a week, averaged generally over four months. For employees whose work is subject to seasonality or a foreseeable surge in activity, or where employees are directly involved in ensuring continuity of service or production, the averaging period is six months. The averaging period...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (1 Jun 2004)

Mary Harney: Support for investment and job creation is a day to day operational matter for the industrial development agencies: IDA Ireland, which is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of industry; Enterprise Ireland, which has responsibility for developing indigenous industry and Mayo County Enterprise Board, CEB, which has responsibility for the promotion of indigenous industry...