Results 2,361-2,380 of 4,404 for speaker:Liz McManus
- Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: That is not written into the law. There is nothing to require compliance.
- Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 14: In page 14, line 33, before "is" to insert "has been, within the previous 2 years, or". This amendment concerns the issue of what is covered in the section, whether it covers what is current or previous years.
- Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: That is a great pity. We do not propose an indefinite backward period. That HIQA does not have a role in this regard undermines its strength and supports the argument made by those on this side of the House for a patient safety authority. If we look at the record on health, we see that many serious scandals were only unearthed a long time after they began. The Dr. Neary case is a good...
- Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: I have grave concerns about the Government's general policy of pushing legislation through the House at breakneck speed without affording Members sufficient time to obtain legal advice or scrutinise and debate the various changes it proposes. We are paid to do this job but are not being given a chance to carry out our remit. This approach, which is particularly evident in the area of...
- Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: I did not say there is anything wrong with it. Perhaps the Minister is not listening.
- Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: The Minister had her chance to speak. My point is that the Government's legacy is appalling in terms of ministerial management.
- Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: It seems the Government was determined that the HSE would be established irrespective of whether the necessary preparation took place. It has proved to be a disastrous political decision. In other countries, the authorities ensure changes are managed in a manner that is competent and effective and that also ensures transparency. None of those elements is in place and the HSE is under great...
- Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: This Act does not cover them.
- Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: In what way? Will the Minister of State describe in what way this person will be independent?
- Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: How will it be defined?
- Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: It is a secret.
- Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: It is a secret and this is supposed to be a "culture of openness".
- Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: It is pathetic that people are suffering because they cannot get hospital services.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: Tax breaksââ
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: I express a debt of gratitude to you, a Cheann Comhairle, for ensuring that No. 12 allows for a debate of just over an hour on a very sizeable change in the form of amendments on Report Stage, which covers 28 pages. Were it not for your requirement for a debateââ
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: It was at your initiative, as I understand it, as a result of the antics of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. We now have, in the area of health, a position where major changes are being proposed to a Bill on Report Stage, yet it is being guillotined tonight. We are opposed to such antics by the Minister for Health and Children where amendments are coming forward which we...
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: Will the Taoiseach clarify whether we will proceed with two pharmacy Bills? The original Bill proposed was a much shorter one and much of the second pharmacy Bill has been incorporated into the new Bill. Does that mean the Pharmacy (No. 2) Bill is now no longer included in the legislative programme?
- Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: The Taoiseach should answer the first one.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: He has not.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)
Liz McManus: We are all public patients.