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Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: No, it should take a matter of days. We will have the information later today from the Irish Prison Service with regard to section 2(1) and when we have it, we will seek in a professional way to identify those persons and offer them counselling if that is their wish.

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is working hard, as he has been for the past week, to have this legislation available for the Government meeting later this morning.

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: We have done much for children. We have appointed the first ever Ombudsman for Children. Comprehensive legislation in child welfare has been introduced. We now have the first Minister of State with responsibility for children, Deputy Brian Lenihan, who sits at Cabinet. He has got responsibility for and is working hard in drafting legislation on the register of persons unsafe to work with...

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: No one was highlighting that this provision was unconstitutional. We are dealing with the unconstitutionality of it. No one was arguing it was unconstitutional.

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: The Law Reform Commission said it was too harsh that one cannot have a defence in such cases. That is a different issue. I genuinely believe if Members had stood up and seen the response of the Ombudsman for Children and other groups, they would have thought again and decided not to go down such a road and weaken the law. Every Member is working hard to close off the loophole that has...

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: I will use my best endeavours to have the Bill with the Opposition at lunchtime. I know lunchtime is a moveable feast but it should be somewhere between 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock. After the Opposition has had a chance to consider the proposed legislation, the Whips will be in discussion on the timing of the different Stages. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will be in the...

Order of Business (Resumed). (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: While I share Deputy Higgins's view that there must be appropriate legislation, in the context in the which we find ourselves, which is responding to the decision of the Supreme Court in a matter now declared unconstitutional, we will not be able to deal with all of the issues that arise in this area and this Bill will form part of work in progress, and other legislation may follow in due course.

Order of Business (Resumed). (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: The Government will be passing an early signature motion. The President, as the Deputy has acknowledged, normally has ten days to sign legislation into law but if an early signature motion is passed by the Cabinet, then it is expedited. We will certainly do that. I repeat what I stated earlier. This problem was not identified in the Law Reform Commission report. Nobody, including the Law...

Order of Business (Resumed). (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: In answer to Deputy Crawford, the Coroners Bill will be published later this year. The legal costs Bill will be published next year. The issue is not one of opposing a new inquest; it is, I understand, about looking for a different coroner.

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 12, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a Council decision concerning the signing of the agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure between the member states of the European Union and Iceland and Norway; No. 12a, motion re sittings and business of...

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: Is this a speech?

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: The Government Chief Whip has told me that next week's business has been agreed with the other party Whips. The deadline for questions for Thursday is 11 a.m. tomorrow.

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: Yes.

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Mary Harney: I wish to add to what I said earlier. The deadline for receipt of oral questions for answer on Wednesday, 7 June 2006, is today at1 p.m. and for Thursday, 8 June 2006, is 11 a.m. tomorrow.

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (31 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 and 75 together. The inclusion of the pneumococcal vaccine in the Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme is being considered by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee as part of its review of the immunisation guidelines. No decision has yet been reached. My Department and the Health Service Executive will be guided by the expert advice from the NIAC...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2006)

Mary Harney: There is no statutory obligation on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide chiropody services to GMS patients; however in practice arrangements are made to provide these services. Before the establishment of the HSE the nature of the arrangements for chiropody and the level of service provided was a matter for individual health boards and so a degree of variation in practice developed...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.