Results 31,701-31,720 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy knows that but he does not want to admit it.I am not hiding behind anybody. This is a matter that is dealt with in a very particular way. This application is in the process of going through the system.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Ó Caoláin is a decent man and Deputy Adams has forced on him a health policy that stipulates that it will provide everything and pay for nothing.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: Sinn Féin has come around to the view that we should have a universal health care system.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: It intends to pay for that by nailing everybody earning over €80,000 with taxes.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: There will be less disposable income, fewer jobs and it will drive investment out of the country. That is what Sinn Féin stands for now.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Government has been very clear about this, as was the Minister for Health this morning in respect of medical cards. There will be no changes to income limits, no change in guidelines and therefore zero cuts in medical card numbers.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: What we do stand for is the creation of more jobs that pay, fewer taxes on people and the abolition of the hated universal social charge brought in by the Fianna Fáil Government that drove this country onto the rocks.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: This plan includes over €800 million extra with €100 million allocated for new initiatives, such as €13 million for the acute services; the opening newly commissioned and built endoscopy unit in Roscommon; Wexford General Hospital delivery suite; the acute floor including emergency departments in St. Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny; the acute medical and oncology units...
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----maternity services. We established the national women and infants health programme to lead the maternity strategy-----
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----the ongoing development of the national children’s hospital, and €10 million in new technologies in the implementation of the cancer strategy.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: There is an investment of €7.25 million for investment in further disability services; an additional €2.5 million provided for the primary childhood immunisation programme; an extra €7 million for the ambulance service, which Deputy Adams has raised on many occasions; expansion of respite beds, palliative care; and-----
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----and €35 million earmarked for mental health services.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputies opposite may laugh about it if they wish.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is part of the service plan. The Deputies may laugh about it if they wish.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: There is €35 million invested in health services which is so dear to Deputy Ó Caoláin's heart.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: Funding is provided for the continuing general practitioner contracts and developments and for speech and language therapy.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: Speech and language therapy has been highlighted as needing a specific focus and it is getting that. These are new initiatives in the service plan, which has been approved by Government and which the HSE will publish today. This will maintain services and provide a targeted focus on particular services that I have outlined here, unlike Deputy Adams’ vision of having everything...
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: I read it.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: I did read the Sinn Féin health strategy. It is a wonder to behold.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams promises to go around the country and have that decent man beside him, Deputy Ó Caoláin-----