Results 19,021-19,040 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Among other things, he is consolidating the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2000 and other matters that have not been previously considered. He has a major programme of reform under way.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: That Bill will be introduced this session.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I am not aware of the contents of the legislation and this is not the opportunity to discuss the matter.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The energy Bill will be later this year. The Minister and his officials are currently considering the Deloitte & Touche report.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not know that. I will get back to the Deputy.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Normally the line Minister and the committee try to arrange time. I will ask the Minister responsible and the Chief Whip about the Bills in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not have the figure off the top of my head but I assure the Deputy it is nothing of that order because the work being done there has, in any event, to be done for the new Mater Hospital.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: It is my and the Government's strong view that the three airports should have the commercial freedom to operate in competition with each other and should have a fair wind to their back. That is what I said in Cork. Consultants have been appointed, I am not sure if by the Minister, to examine the break-up of the company and how its assets and liabilities are to be assigned. I understand Mr....

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: We will be as helpful as we can to any family in that situation. The Minister for Foreign Affairs is not aware of the matter as nobody has brought it to his attention.

European Council Decision: Motion. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves, in accordance with Article 29.4.6° of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council of the European Union that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure: proposal for a...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: It is proposed to take No. 11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Council decision on the accession of the European Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law — back from committee; No.27a, Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006 — Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; and No. 1, National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The Government is proposing that the motion be taken without debate, so I cannot agree with the Deputy. There was a full debate in committee.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: It is precisely to improve the daily lives of people that we want to see this legislation being passed.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Clearly there are timeframes for both the Finance Bill and the Social Welfare Bill. As many of the issues were debated widely during the budget debate, it is unfortunate that the Government must proceed by way of a guillotine to get the legislation through the House.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (8 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 to 117, inclusive, together. The Deputy's questions relate 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...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (8 Mar 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: Information supplied to my Department by the Health Service Executive's, HSE's, primary care reimbursement service indicates that as of February 2006, there were 1,159,794 persons covered for services under the general medical services scheme, representing approximately 28% of the estimated current national population. This is 14,711 higher than the HSE's figure for January 2005, which...

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (8 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 123 together. My Department has been informed by the Irish Haemochromatosis Association that a proposal for a screening programme was developed by St. James's Hospital in conjunction with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, IBTS, in 2005, but was not successful in obtaining research funding from the Health Research Board. I am not aware that another...

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: The concept of a soft interview is an oxymoron. The Deputy's remarks are a terrible reflection on the media and I disagree with him. Both Bills will be in the House this year.

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Mary Harney: I do not have that information but I will ask someone to contact the Deputy about the matter.