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Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Deputy Morgan.

Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Social Welfare Bill. I agree with the points made by Deputy Flynn. I had intended to address some of those issues also, especially the need to treat all adults as individuals. I object to the use of the term "qualified adult", even though it may be an improvement on some of the terms used in the past. This issue needs to be addressed given that...

Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: The reason they do it is because they have these differential rent schemes and they are used to doing it in this way, but Government policy that would discourage local authorities from taking that money back in rent must be expressed. It happens——

Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: The problem might be that local authorities may not have enough money.

Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: It really causes difficulty for the individual. Like many others, I want to speak briefly about the carer's allowance. There is a large number of carers who do not receive carer's allowance because of the means test. My party has clearly and firmly stated the means test for carer's allowance should be removed. That is the only way to reach a position where the Department pays carers for...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the payment of travel allowances to home helps in Kildare and west Wicklow as they are due and have been paid to home helps in other parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34473/07]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (13 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda Commissioner has completed his consideration of the report submitted by the superintendent appointed to carry out an investigation into the circumstances in which the Garda failed to act on information supplied through Interpol from the Austrian authorities regarding the alleged involvement of people based...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (13 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the number of applicants for the Reserve currently in training; when he expects that the full complement of 1,500 will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34537/07]

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: What about the co-located hospitals?

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 1: "To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Dáil Éireann, Noting the reported legal advice of the Attorney General that it is legally and constitutionally necessary to introduce primary legislation to confirm certain bodies which were purportedly created under the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961; Accepting that this is an urgent matter...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Yes, but it was the private clinic in the public hospital.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I cannot see how what the Minister is trying to do will make this different. If this child presents in the co-located system, presumably she will have to go into the private clinic to get the X-ray——

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: ——and it will be impossible to get her back into the public system. Another issue, which I raised previously, is where there is a medical expert in a rare specialty area. How will that person's clinical expertise be shared between the public and private system? That has not been clarified. Another aspect to this issue came to light this morning, at the meeting of the health committee....

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: He should withdraw it.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is rubbish.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: What about the public interest?

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following subsections: "(2) This Act, other than the provisions referred to in subsection (3), shall come into operation on its passing. (3) Schedule 1, insofar as it inserts Article 4A in the St. James's Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1971 and in the Beaumont Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1977, shall come...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Does this mean they will be able to sell the land, if they want to?

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I had hoped the Minister would indicate whether she would accept this modest amendment. The more substantial amendments on co-location are amendments Nos. 4 to 7, inclusive. All this amendment does is ask for a Dáil debate on an order to provide for co-location at the two hospitals concerned. I would prefer if we had time to discuss the substantial amendments.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have a problem with this debate. We are supposed to be debating the first amendment I tabled to this legislation. The content of that amendment has not been addressed by the Minister in her response. The substance of the amendment is that if an order is being made in regard to co-location in St. James's and Beaumont hospitals, it should first be debated and voted on in this House before...