Results 18,401-18,420 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: No.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not know what legislation the Deputy is talking about.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The building societies amendment Bill was cleared by Government recently and will be published this session. Legislation on an ombudsman for legal services will issue later this year, but there is no planned legislation on the last matter.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: Yes.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I will have to discuss that and come back to the Deputy on it.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 11a, motion on referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2006; No. 11b, motion on arrangements to facilitate Europe Day; No. 17, National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006 — Second Stage, resumed; and No. 18, Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006 —...

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: They come into effect when the Minister signs the regulations subsequent to the approval of the Oireachtas. I will clarify that if it is not correct. The general rule is that an officer in the agency or Department is appointed by the Secretary General or CEO as the freedom of information officer. I do not know if additional resources are required for every entity but it is the responsibility...

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not know when the Barr report will go to Government but we are expecting it and the Dalton report will come before Government soon. The intention is to publish both reports and to act on their findings.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: On the conference, I was looking forward last year to debating with the Labour Party spokeswoman——

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: ——at the SIPTU conference but she was not there. People cannot go to every conference.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I am talking about the Cork conference where I expected a debate with Deputy McManus.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Deputy was not there when I was there debating at it.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: I have been to seven nurses' conferences this year.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources will publish an energy policy in the summer of this year. Also a broadcasting authority Bill and an energy Bill will be published towards the end of the year.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The Minister will make his policy known on that matter during the summer.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: The reason the report was delayed was that an offer had been made by people to build a hospital and they had to be met and the matter considered. Also the group was anxious to speak with the maternity hospital because of the issue in regard to neonatal babies and the proximity of a children's hospital to maternity facilities. The report is due by the end of the month. If a State hospital is...

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: There is one item of legislation, the health Bill, which will provide for the social services inspectorate. The heads of that Bill have been published for consultation purposes. We will have that Bill later this year. Responsibility for those matters has been transferred to the Department of Health and Children and the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Brian...

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Mary Harney: No.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 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 (3 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.