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Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: In any event on this particular account Deputy Adams is wrong.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: The statement came from the Garda press office itself about the decision of the Commissioner to retire.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: That is why I briefed Deputies Adams and Martin at 2.45 p.m. in the knowledge they would ask a question about it, but Deputy Adams is not interested in what I told him. All he wants is another head on a plate. My information for Deputy Adams is the Minister for Justice and Equality, on behalf of the Government, will continue to reform the justice system and will work to introduce an...

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----which will bring our system into the modern era where it is transparent, accountable, professional and competent and everybody in the country can have faith in it. This is why I thought it important, as leader of the Government, to bring the information given to me by the Attorney General at 6 p.m. on Sunday to the attention of the Members of the House, having checked the validity and...

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: That is a good Second Stage speech but I suggest, given the list Deputy Healy mentioned, that he put questions directly to the Minister for Health in respect of the specifics.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: I will certainly convey to the Minister for Health the issues Deputy Healy has mentioned. He gave a long list of ten or 15 issues-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----and I cannot recall them all in sequence.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: When €16 billion was being spent on the health system almost 600 people were on trolleys in one day. I remind Deputy Healy despite the reductions in allocations for the health service front-line services have been maintained at the very highest level and I always pay tribute to those people working in the front-line services. I disagree with the Deputy for stating that those who...

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Healy is well aware, they work long hours at the front line, and he should recognise that. The Government seeks to change the structure from one of a two-tier system that is inequitable, that is too costly-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----that is inefficient, that discriminates against people who do not have money in their back pockets and that denies access to-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----medical attention for people who need it and who do not have the financial facility to buy private health insurance. The Government seeks to move to a single-tier insurance where everyone can have the same level of treatment in respect of the treatment they need. That is the concept of universal health insurance and obviously part of that concerns the structure of primary care centres...

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy first mentioned that South Tipperary General Hospital was an excellent hospital.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: He mentioned that it had excellent staff, but repeated thrice in his earlier contribution-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----that it was a Third World facility.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: He stated it was a Third World facility-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----but now the Deputy tells me it has excellent staff and is an excellent hospital, on which I agree with the Deputy. These are not Third World facilities. I remind Deputy Healy that despite a reduction of more than €3 billion since 2008-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----€3.2 million has been provided to deal with particular elements of patient safety in respect of cochlear implants, as well as almost €2 million for patient-centred improvements in maternity care, an additional €8.3 million for the cancer care services-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----€2.9 million for organ donation and €35 million extra for 60,000 medical cards.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy comes into this Chamber and tells the people of south Tipperary that they live in Third World facilities.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: He then tells me in his supplementary question that they have excellent facilities and excellent staff. Deputy Healy should get his facts right before he comes in to make the next case.