Results 121-140 of 1,371 for speaker:Máire Hoctor

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I will not take any lectures on this from the Opposition.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Sep 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I understand that the Deputy's question refers to legal cases concerning people in private long stay in-patient facilities. The Department of Health & Children and the HSE are involved in a number of cases relating to this area. These cases are being dealt with in the ordinary way in accordance with legal advice that the Department is receiving from its legal advisers. It would not be...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2007)

Máire Hoctor: 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Seanad: Air Services. (27 Sep 2007)

Máire Hoctor: It is a pleasure for me to address the Seanad on this, my first occasion to do so. On behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Noel Dempsey, I would like to take this opportunity to clarify the Government's position regarding its 25% shareholding in Aer Lingus. The fundamental purpose for which the initial public offering was undertaken was to create a commercially...

Seanad: Air Services. (27 Sep 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Although the articles of association of Aer Lingus make specific provision for shareholders to intervene in the event of a decision by the company to dispose of Heathrow slots, these provisions are not relevant in the present context where no transfer of ownership or disposal is proposed. The advice from the Attorney General has been clear and unequivocal, and arising from this advice the...

Seanad: Air Services. (27 Sep 2007)

Máire Hoctor: A number of limitations arise under article 84 of the articles of association with regard to the right of a shareholder to overrule Aer Lingus management on business matters. In law, the directors are responsible for managing the company's business and the shareholders are not entitled to overrule management's decision on business issues by way of a resolution passed at an EGM. Directors...

Seanad: Health Services. (27 Sep 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I congratulate Donegal Senators Doherty and Ó Domhnaill on their recent election. I convey the apologies of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, who could not be in the House this afternoon to deal with this matter. I welcome the opportunity to address the issues raised by the Senators regarding radiotherapy services for cancer patients in the north west. Some time ago, the...

Seanad: Health Services. (27 Sep 2007)

Máire Hoctor: If Senator Doherty reads the final paragraph of the Minister's response that I read on her behalf today he will see that she mentions she will undertake further discussions with Minister Michael McGimpsey, her counterpart in Northern Ireland, for further cross-Border co-operation and collaboration on cancer care. This specifically includes further discussions on the possibility of providing...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (2 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: The Government's motion is based on a recognition of the continued increase in funding for health services over each year of the last decade and the associated expansion of a wide range of frontline services and the high satisfaction levels with frontline health services shown in Insight 07, the most comprehensive, objective survey of public opinion on health services which was published last...

Hospital Services. (3 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I am replying to this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I thank Deputy O'Rourke for raising this important issue. The Government is committed to ensuring the delivery of the best quality health service possible and doing so both effectively and efficiently. We believe that to do this we had to radically reform the health service and we...

General Practitioner Services. (3 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I am replying on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I am conscious of the complex range of social and environmental circumstances which affect Fettercairn and a number of other disadvantaged urban areas around the country. The health services have a key role to play in working with...

Accident and Emergency Services. (3 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I will reply to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. There are three accident and emergency departments in Cork city located at Cork University Hospital, the Mercy University Hospital and the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, respectively. These units are cross-covered by a team of five consultants in...

Garda Deployment. (3 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I wish to respond on behalf of my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Brian Lenihan, who expresses his apologies for not being available. I thank Deputy O'Donnell for raising this matter on the Adjournment and assure him that the Minister and I share his concerns about crime in Limerick. However, as the Deputy is aware, the Garda Commissioner has direct responsibility for the allocation of Garda...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: 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 matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Hospital Services. (10 Oct 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I am speaking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Harney, who is unavailable. I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which provides an opportunity to reaffirm the Government's commitment to services for older people. The development of such services is a high priority. This is reflected in the funding committed to services for older people in the 2006 and 2007 budgets. In 2006, the...