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Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: Is the Senator still referring to dollars?

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: Will the Government create enough jobs to allow the nurses to stay here?

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: The backbenchers were all out on the plinth.

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: Where is the Government running it?

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: This time last year they were not given the facts.

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: Please release me.

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: I wish to share my time with Senator Bradford, by agreement.

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State. With reference to his colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, it is difficult to understand how a Minister can reform the health service if he does not recognise that there is a crisis. In that regard, it will be very difficult for the Government to initiate any worthwhile reform other than to scramble from one crisis to the next and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: It is seldom the Department of Health and Children receives an offer of $4 million. The latter is a rare occurrence. In light of the current crisis in health, will the Leader intervene with the Minister for Health and Children and Comhairle na nOspidéal and seek a response in respect of this matter? Professor Patrick Kelly has, for three years, been waiting for a response from the Minister...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: It is important that the Minister, despite all his difficulties, should extract a speedy response from his officials and Comhairle na nOspidéal, furnish it to the House and not deny people in the west services any longer.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: Neither do members of the public.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: Deputy McGuinness might not say that. Order of Business agreed to.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach for stopping Senator Leyden in his tracks before he could pursue that line again. While I welcome the Minister of State, I regret the Minister had to leave. As in the case of undertakings given in the case of the company in Kilkenny which has been mentioned frequently, similar, less forthcoming undertakings were given with regard to another company. It is ironic that...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: In Fianna Fáil terms that will be reinterpreted to mean—

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: And the Minister of State, Deputy Aylward.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: Who needs a spin doctor when one has Senator Leyden?

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: That is a big change in policy.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: Special times.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Ulick Burke: We are used to that too.