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- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: I am not going to step in and run every hospital.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: My point is this-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: I believe we need additional bed capacity in the mid-west. We were able to move very quickly in some areas because the hospitals came forward with good proposals. For example, in Clonmel-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----through Deputy Cahill we got something done relatively quickly on bed capacity. There has been a fair degree of investment in University Hospital Limerick-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----and there are issues there that we need to address.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: We can investigate ourselves to the end of the world.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: With regard to the cable car I will again speak to the Minister, Deputy Humphreys. At least it is a start. I would like a whole new service there. I would like a whole new ferry. I am determined to do this. I believe it is being judicially reviewed at present as there is some objection to what I believe are good proposals to provide a proper modern cable car facility. There are great...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: I will get back to the Deputy on that. I will talk to the HSE-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: I know and I will see if I can get further information for the Deputy on it.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: The board has made a decision. That is my understanding. When a board meets, there can be people with different perspectives but when a board decides, a board decides. That is how boards work.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: I know but a new phenomenon is developing-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----now, with the idea of dissenting members of boards. There can be people with different----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: I know. I am making a point and challenging some of the assertions. People can have different views but when a board decides, it decides, by a majority or whatever-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: I will answer the specific question.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: Government is elected to make decisions. The Government will take a decision and it will be brought before the House.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue but obviously these changes do not happen overnight. I am very familiar with Carlow College, St. Patrick's, which is an excellent facility. In my view it would serve the public interest well if it was incorporated into the South East Technological University. History shows that any facilities and land we acquire for educational purposes will be well...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: I think it has already been announced that it is the intention of the Government to work in terms of domestic violence leave. That is something we are committed to doing but I will get further details on that for Deputy Farrell.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: There are two elements. First, the Government is funding out-of-hours services comprehensively and has been doing so for quite a long time now. That was introduced to ease pressure on GPs generally in terms of weekend cover, rostering and so forth. Increasingly, however, there are issues in rural Ireland with access to GP care and the recruitment of GPs to serve. That is an ongoing...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Micheál Martin: Obviously the Minister will have proposals in the forthcoming Estimates for the budget. Phase one of the roll-out of the model of care has involved the establishment at secondary care level of regional fertility hubs within maternity networks in order to facilitate the management of a significant proportion of people presenting with infertility issues at this level of intervention. Phase...