Results 14,781-14,800 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: This amendment is to ensure the president and vice-president are pharmacists.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I am not certain that is necessary but it is a matter for the council to decide. Members are covered by ethics in public office legislation. The council must keep a record.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I am advised that we need an amendment in this regard. I will arrange for it to be made.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: The purpose of this amendment is to make the Bill gender friendly and include the word "herself" after "himself".
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I will examine that matter. I would like to do it. Obviously, it relates to their administration functions, not inquiries and so on, which issues they cannot deal with. I will have a look at the amendment and take advice. I agree it would be good if we could make that happen.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: Even step-children are included.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I think so.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: The Senator makes a valid point and I will consider it. Sometimes brothers and sisters do not talk to each other.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: The requirement of spouse and family includes the children.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I will take that out.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I agree.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: This is a technical amendment.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I will be coming back to the House.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: Many reasonable and useful points were made in this House which informed me and maybe my officials on some issues. We will discuss the points over the next day and it will be necessary to return to this House with further amendments. If the Bill is amended in the Dáil, I intend to take up some of the issues I mentioned here today and we will have to come back here with the amendments.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I accept it is not ideal but there are constraints of time. I thank the Members for a very constructive and informative Committee Stage debate today. It is clear that Members did a considerable amount of work in a short period of time. I was impressed and we had a good debate. There is clearly much interest from the pharmacy profession in this Bill which has been sought for many years....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: Over 120,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 to 140, inclusive, together. The Revised Estimates Volume for 2007 sets out the gross current expenditure for 2006 and estimated expenditure for 2007 in relation to Children and Families (including Adolescents). These figures, which are within Vote 40 for the Health Services Executive, are set out in the table together with the corresponding figures for...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 together. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issues...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to address the particular issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...