Results 2,601-2,620 of 2,629 for speaker:Tim O'Malley

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (25 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (25 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following regulations in draft: Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme, 2007, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 24 April 2007. The changes being made in the scheme before the House give effect in the risk equalisation scheme to the legislation that was enacted last February to amend the Health Insurance Acts to protect...

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I take issue with Deputy Twomey's remarks about the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, demonising the nurses. At no stage has the Minister ever demonised the nurses.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: On the contrary, she has gone out of her way to say publicly that she admires the nurses and appreciates very much the services they provide to communities throughout the country.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: Unlike his other colleagues in Wexford, I am surprised Deputy Twomey got involved in the blame game over what happened there. When they raised the matter on the Adjournment on Tuesday night, Deputy Twomey's constituency colleagues, Deputies Howlin and Kehoe, were fair in their treatment of this awful tragedy both for Wexford, Donegal and the entire country.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I did not interrupt Deputy Twomey.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: Deputy Twomey started the blame game even before the people are buried.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: May I continue?

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: Deputy Twomey raised the matter.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I asked him to withdraw the matter.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: May I continue? I withdraw the reference. It was Deputy Twomey who brought it up. I was replying to him. I accede to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's request.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I have withdrawn the remark.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I said I withdrew the remark.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I have acceded to the request of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: May I continue? The purpose of the risk equalisation (amendment) scheme is to ensure there is more competition in the market. We want more health insurance companies in the market. We have been accused by the Opposition of not being interested in the consumer. On the contrary, we have more health insurance companies now than we ever had. We have also been trying to employ 1,000 extra...

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: We want the best of private health care and we also want the best of public health care. We are trying to take the best of both systems and combine them to give the best service to our patients. The Government has been consistent in putting the patient first——

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: ——and then making decisions to implement these priorities. We believe in public private partnerships and in putting the patient first. We will continue to make those decisions. The scheme we are discussing today is not designed to enable any insurer to benefit financially; it is a measure to compensate insurers for having a disproportionate share of the market risk. Consumers in the...

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: ——they reflect the need to strike an appropriate balance between protecting the insured and facilitating the development of the market. No decision has been made to privatise the VHI.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Tim O'Malley: The Government has brought forward a broad range of measures to protect those who do not have health insurance, including the waiting list initiative, the national treatment purchase fund, and also capacity expansion.