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Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: Go raibh míle agat. I thank the Taoiseach for his reply but the silence from the Government on this issue was noted in south Armagh. I was there on Sunday at the commemoration for the two Brendans. It turned into a huge gathering in defence of neighbours and against these criminal attacks. The ongoing effort to demonise north Louth and south Armagh and the good people there needs to...

Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: Could the Ceann Comhairle ask the Deputy to stop detracting from what is a serious issue? This is nonsense from Fianna Fáil on these issues.

Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: The Deputy should not talk to me about legacy issues. There is a strong suspicion that some of these are agents working to a different agenda from the rest of us and they are opposed to Sinn Féin because the party stands against their activities. The vast majority of people in south Armagh support Sinn Féin but even more people support the peace process. I was there last...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (3 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: 327. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 17 February 2015, if she has received a report on the matter from the Garda Commissioner; and if not, if she will provide a timeframe for receipt of same. [9086/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (3 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: 328. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 17 February 2015, if she has received a report on the matter from the Garda authorities; and if not, if she will provide a time frame for receipt of same. [9087/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (3 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: 363. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth, who is awaiting an appointment in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, and who, although provided with an appointment date of 27 July 2015, believes that this is an unacceptable time frame in view of the level of discomfort being experienced; if he will examine this case...

Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: An cheist chéanna, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, said this morning that the review of the fair deal scheme is on the Secretary General's desk. Can we have a more definitive timeframe for when it will be published? Will the Government allocate time to debate it? Tá ceist eile agam faoin tuarascáil seo. Ba mhaith liom ceist a chur faoin tuarascáil ón...

Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: Caithfimid é sin a dhéanamh.

Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: Maith thú. Go raibh míle.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: Answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: Answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

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Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: This morning there were 479 citizens - I use the term "citizen" advisedly - languishing on trolleys in hospital corridors. The second highest number, 40 citizens, are in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda in my constituency. I have raised this issue consistently on Leaders' Questions. It predates my election to this institution. I have raised with the Taoiseach three times a...

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: That deals with only 300 citizens, or a quarter of those who have been clinically discharged. The Government gave more to the consultants in Irish Water. Will the Taoiseach acknowledge that this is a national crisis? Will he put in place emergency measures to tackle it?

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: There have been many warnings that patients' lives are at risk as a result of Government policy. Last night's "Prime Time" focused on this issue. This time the warning came from the former national director of acute hospitals, Dr. Tony O'Connell. That warning was issued last September, but the Oireachtas was not told about it by the Taoiseach or the Minister for Health. It came by dint of...

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: In response to my first question, the Taoiseach said the system is working better.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: When Dr. O'Connell wrote his analysis, there were 703 delayed discharge patients in the acute hospital system. Last week there were 755. How is the system working better when more patients and citizens are experiencing difficulties? He also said that some patients live permanently in our acute beds and have been waiting for more than three years for placements. Many of those affected are...

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: They are all sick and most, if not all, have been approved for private nursing care under the fair deal scheme, but they have not received the funding. There are currently 1,239 citizens waiting 11 weeks for fair deal funding. This situation is scandalous. Whatever Fianna Fáil did, this is happening on the Taoiseach's watch. He has been Taoiseach for four years. Dr. O'Connell...

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Gerry Adams: -----the long-term solution to this problem is adequate funding of the social care sector. It is ABC stuff. If it is not safe to send citizens home, then we have to provide the social protections they deserve. That then frees up hospital beds and so on. Why has the Government ignored this building crisis? Why have the warnings from Dr. O'Connell and the HIQA recommendations been set to...