Results 28,101-28,120 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: There is only a certain allocation one can make. A pilot programme was introduced for ten people to see the effect of the drug treatment on the quality of their lives. I will bring the matter raised to the Minister's attention, as it was brought to his attention by Deputy McEntee yesterday evening.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I would like to think we could live in a country whereby these situations would not have to arise in the first place. I would like to think that people who suffer from life threatening ailments, be they cancer, a heart condition or whatever else, could receive treatment, drug treatment and medical attention much more quickly. In response to Deputy McEntee's question yesterday evening the...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: Alexion Pharma is the company responsible for the drug. It has been engaged for some time in trying to arrive at a price that would assist the HSE in its desire to fund this medicine for people who need it. The HSE has been very adamant about that. The company is not that easy to deal with. We would like to think that this measure could be accommodated within the resources available....
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----that the company has not been able to provide the drug at a more sustainable price to the Health Service Executive to reflect the clinical evidence we know exists.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I would have thought such a company, given that we have a pilot programme for ten people-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is about ten lives as well and I cannot discriminate or make a decision-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I cannot make a decision between one life and another. As Deputy Martin said, I am not acting here-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: If Deputy Martin wants to make political points about what he says is a matter of life and death, then he should continue to do so. The Health Service Executive, quite rightly, has engaged with Alexion Pharma, the company who produced this drug. It is a drug that has given great comfort, ease and extension of life to people-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: It costs €420,000 extra per annum, per patient. The Health Service Executive is right to engage with the drugs company because it is the body that must deal with drug pricing and reimbursement for drugs. The HSE has concluded those negotiations. In view of the fact that this matter was raised by Deputy McEntee, Alexion Pharma-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----should listen to the points that have been made in the House and perhaps it might arrive at a more acceptable price regime so this medicine could be available not just to the two people referred to by the Deputy nor solely to the ten people on the pilot programme, but to others who are in this category. I hope that Alexion Pharma listens to the voices raised in the Parliament today.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: Tá a fhios ag an Teachta cén freagra a thug mé ar an Teachta Ó Máirtín ní hamháin faoi chostas an leighis seo ach faoi na díospóireachtaí a bhí ar siúl idir Comhairle na nDochtúirí Leighis agus an comhlacht freisin. Tá súil agam go mbeidh siad in ann réiteach a chur ar fáil i dtreo is go mbeadh an...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----cabinet meeting of the new Government of Greece, the Prime Minister issued a statement saying that Greece would not default. That is not in keeping with Deputy Adams' philosophy, I understand. The Prime Minister indicated that Greece is prepared to negotiate and the forum for negotiation is the Eurogroup and the ECOFIN meeting. That is where the Minister, Deputy Noonan, over the past...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I have written to the Greek Prime Minister and I wished him and his government well in the challenge they face. I am glad to hear him say that Greece will not default.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I am glad to hear him say that Greece is now prepared to negotiate.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: For our part, for the past number of years we have a record of being able to prove that negotiation can work in the interests of the debt position in our country which was handed to us by the catastrophic situation a number of years ago.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I have already said to the Greek Prime Minister that we will work with him and with his government. The President, Mr. Dijsselbloem, will go to Athens on Friday to begin engagement with the new Government of Greece. I hope it will be possible that through negotiations they will be able to arrive at a sustainable position for Greece for the future. During the past three and a half years...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: Let us talk about here. One thing Deputy Adams is not is naive. All of the people listening know he is not naive. He should not understate his own experience. He states he wants a debt conference to have a forum to discuss debt.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: This is why we already have fora in existence. They are the Eurogroup, ECOFIN and the European Council. In the case of Ireland, since he was appointed, the Minister for Finance has been involved in negotiations within these groups on the question of debt relief and easing the burden on the Irish taxpayer. This is where Ireland's problems were raised, where they were discussed, negotiated-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----confirmed and approved later by the European Council.