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- Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: It is a fact that elsewhere such decisions are made in a different way. At our press conference I mentioned the example of the UK, from which we could learn. I know of people there, with no party political affiliations, who have been appointed on merit alone and because they fulfil certain criteria. That is the example we need to follow. It is not about getting bogged down in bureaucracy...
- Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: We are waiting.
- Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: I thank the Minister for his confidence in us.
- Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: The Minister is losing his head. He must be preparing for opposition.
- Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: He has indicated he does not want to give way.
- Written Answers — Sports Facilities: Sports Facilities (28 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will report on the nationwide audit of sports facilities; and if same will be completed by the time this Government leaves office. [11715/07]
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the value of the land approximately, to be given to private individuals to build private hospitals on public land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12091/07]
- Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: In principle, I believe the planning scheme for the Poolbeg Peninsula ought to be scrutinised and approved. However, I fear that what Members received last week is inadequate. While I have discussed this matter with Mr. Maloney of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and have received certain assurances, I do not see them here. The Tánaiste will appreciate there is a serious problem...
- Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: I want a proper debate in the House on this issue. As for the Poolbeg Peninsula, a smell emanates from the sewage treatment plant, the Government incinerator is to go there and there is no public transport. While I have received assurances that there will be a Luas in Sandymount and Ringsend to facilitate such development, this is the kind of issue that must be debated in detail and it...
- Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: The Government supports the arrangement.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: Yes, it is Government policy.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: It is Government policy.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: No.
- Industrial Relations. (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date in negotiations with the INO and the psychiatric nurses on pay and conditions; if she expects a successful conclusion to these negotiations before the general election; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12269/07]
- Industrial Relations. (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: I welcome the positive engagement of the Minister's officials and the HSE because that is what the INO wanted. Does the Minister accept the INO is also positively engaged and has made an enormous contribution to our health service? Does she agree nurses are the backbone of the health service in many ways? I was struck by the Minister's reply to a previous question which impacts on this...
- Industrial Relations. (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: Clarification is needed on this because she cited Sweden as an example in the comments she made yesterday to the Select Committee on Health and Children. Is it correct that some of the nursing facilities in Sweden are provided by the private sector? The INO is not enthusiastic about the proposal to co-locate hospitals. Will the nurses who operate in these hospitals act in a private...
- Industrial Relations. (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: I wanted a transcript of Mr. Finn's presentation. Under the Minister's proposal, it is interesting that private operators can provide these services at a cheaper rate. Could they also, therefore, provide public beds at a cheaper rate? Could public beds not be built using private operators?
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when contracts for private hospitals on public lands will be signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12270/07]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 2007)
John Gormley: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason repayments have not been made to a person (details supplied) in respect of wrongful charges for nursing home care of their late spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12253/07]
- Nurses' Dispute: Statements (3 Apr 2007)
John Gormley: I wish to share time with Deputies à Caoláin, McHugh, Connolly and Joe Higgins. The Minister gave a very well-constructed and clever speech in which she highlighted patient care and fairness. The clear implication was that, by embarking on industrial action, nurses were being unfair to patients and other professions, such as teachers. I will return to that point because I am a former...