Results 10,421-10,440 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
- Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We are not able to make comparisons here because the HSE does not want the information to be made available.
- Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not want the Minister to stand over my statement. I want him to have these reversed.
- Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The spike is also attributable to the closure of certain hospital services at Ennis and Nenagh hospitals and the displacement of countless numbers of patients.
- Health Service Staff (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Given early retirements and so on, does the Minister not accept that the crisis in our health service can never be properly addressed until the measures include a lifting of the recruitment embargo? This is essential, given that many front line positions are not being filled. Only a moment ago, the Minister referred to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick. Is he aware that the...
- Health Service Staff (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Absolutely, but front line staff and beds form a critical part of any solution.
- Health Insurance (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Government promised a White paper on universal health insurance "early in its term". That was the phrase used when this proposal was first mooted. When will the White Paper be published? To be specific, will that be before the end of this year? Within the next three odd months, when can we expect legislation to be published? Will it be one item of legislation or will it be a number...
- Health Insurance (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Into what does "two terms of Government" translate? Is it two general election terms, per se? The Minister should be clear with the House.
- Health Insurance (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a reasonable question and I am sure the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is also anxious to get the answer.
- Health Insurance (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will not have a White Paper Christmas in 2011, but tell us-----
- Health Insurance (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We may have one soon. What exactly is the Minister's expected timeframe for the publication of the White Paper on universal health insurance? How will the legislation present? Will it be one or more items of legislation? Into what does "two terms of Government" translate in the Minister's mind?
- Health Insurance (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Some of us might not be here.
- Vaccination Programme (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking in response to the findings that the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix may be linked to narcolepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26439/11]
- Vaccination Programme (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister has indicated that some 30 cases of narcolepsy with a direct link to Pandemrix have been identified by the HSE. What assistance does the State intend to provide for these children and their families, given that it is a direct result of the administration of the swine flu vaccine? The Minister said that discretionary medical cards will be provided on a temporary basis, but will...
- Vaccination Programme (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: At the committee meeting I mentioned, an HSE representative said that the HSE and the World Health Organisation expected "adverse events to be at a minimum". The Minister compared the number of people presenting with narcolepsy and the number of those who received the Pandemrix vaccine, but this is a serious matter for the children and families concerned, and such assurances have proved...
- Vaccination Programme (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We have to deal with the situation here and now.
- Hospital Accommodation (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Health if he will commence a programme of reopening public hospital beds in view of the research by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation showing that more than 1,900 public hospital beds are currently closed [26440/11]
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 proposes to amend the Insurance Act 1964 to change the scope of the insurance compensation fund from one which covers the risks of policyholders of Irish authorised insurance companies to one which covers all insured risk in the State, except for specified excluded risks. So states the opening sentence in the Department of Finance's explanatory memorandum...
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is my belief that the full facts in respect of what went on prior to and since the appointment of the administrators need to be fully investigated. I call on the Government to place the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 on hold for a limited period to allow for a full, independent inquiry - one with statutory powers to compel all potential witnesses to present - to report within three or...
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Why was the Quinn proposal not properly assessed and compared with what is being proposed in the Bill in the interest of taxpayers and insurance consumers? Did the Financial Regulator influence the selection of proposals received by the court appointed joint administrators and did he seek to stymie the Quinn proposal from the outset? I have many more questions, but these need to be answered...
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----the very best decisions are taken in respect of this company, its employees, the taxpayer and the policyholders.