Results 2,441-2,460 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It was the issue that Deputy Reilly raised and I indicated I wanted to speak.

Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have a number of accredited laboratories for cytology screening in this country. We will lose jobs——

Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I know, and I am asking for a proper debate in this House because the Minister no longer holds responsibility for the cervical screening programme because she has farmed it out to a particular organisation so we cannot raise it with the Minister in the normal way. We will lose jobs in this country to the United States. We have accredited laboratories and expertise in this area.

Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: May we ask for one?

Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are not.

Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the opportunity to join the Fine Gael Party in proposing this motion on cancer services in the north west. I welcome those in the Gallery who have travelled long distances to be here to listen to the debate.

Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I want to begin by assuring the Minister and Professor Tom Keane that we have no intention of reopening consideration of the cancer strategy or setting it back in any way. I note that in the media Professor Keane suggested that is what we might be trying to do. We want to make one change only, a change that we signalled from the start. We in the Labour Party fully support the proposal to...

Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I should be clear. Whatever we say here we will repeat in the regions. What I stated on Ocean FM radio a few months ago I am repeating clearly in the Dáil and I stand over it.

Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I stress that we are not in favour of maintaining unsafe services. That is why we only advocate this one exception and why we have included in our motion yearly audits of all designated centres, both full centres of excellence and outreach centres. The disregard for the lives of women and men who have been misdiagnosed because of bungling, bad organisation and governance, poor resources or...

Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is not what this is about.

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (20 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures in place to promote disease eradication; if there are plans for the introduction of an all-Ireland health policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19640/08]

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (20 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons employed full time and employed part time in agriculture in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19641/08]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (20 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public long-term care beds for the elderly in Limerick city, Limerick west and County Clare; the comparative figures for such beds in 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19839/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (20 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the recommendations of the Judge Harding Clarke report into maternity services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda that have been implemented; the recommendations still to be implemented; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19845/08]

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Taoiseach is referring only to the €3 million allocation for this year. What about the allocation for the last three years?

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: What about the allocations for 2006 and 2007?

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: What about the jobs lost in home care services?

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Last week I called for an urgent debate on the loss of all cytology screening from Ireland to a US company. This will result in a loss of expertise and jobs. We are training young people in the Dublin Institute of Technology for jobs that will not exist — we are training them for export. Have the Whips discussed this issue and will time be allowed for a debate? The contract will be...

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: We need an urgent debate.

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is an urgent matter.