Results 3,201-3,220 of 21,128 for speaker:James Reilly

Mental Health Services. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: A Vision for Change was published in 2005. It is a disgrace.

Hospital Accommodation. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of acute hospital beds closed nationally; the reason those beds are closed; the details of her plans to close an additional 1,100 hospital beds in 2010; the location of those beds; her views on the impact that will have on patient services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10866/10]

Hospital Accommodation. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Despite what Professor Drumm has to say, I fail to see how one can possibly reduce emergency admissions by 33,000. I have spoken to accident and emergency consultants the length and breadth of this country and they are not admitting any patients that are not emergencies and that in medical terms need admission. In Galway, one of the dedicated centres for cancer care, they have reached a...

Hospital Accommodation. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: With all due respect, it is necessary to observe that the Minister has been in office for four years and the Health Service Executive in existence longer. The purpose of the reorganisation of the management of health services was to bring about a uniformity in the delivery of care. We can only look to the Minister herself in assessing the failure to address the issue she has just raised,...

Hospital Accommodation. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: That is not true.

Hospital Accommodation. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: It is ludicrous to conclude that a patient admitted for 48 hours with acute cardiac failure and discharged after 48 hours did not need to be admitted in the first place.

Child Abuse. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: With due respect, the Minister of State was giving opinions rather than facts.

Child Abuse. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Hear, hear.

Interdepartmental Committees. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: I want to make a few points.

Interdepartmental Committees. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Will the Minister assure the House that the funding put in place to address the issue of Traveller health will be used for that purpose? Previously, money had been siphoned off into other areas. As alluded to by my colleague, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, the HSE has a hold on policy in that when money is not spent in a policy directive area, it can use it elsewhere. There are ways and means to...

Health Services. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: I take issue with the Minister when she says she should not have a role. There is a role for the Oireachtas and for someone within the public service in controlling the costs of medicines, medication and medical procedures. This should not be left to commerce, of itself. In view of the VHI monopoly there has been a failure to drive down the cost of medical care. While it may be difficult...

Cancer Screening Programme. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Will the colonoscopy service be expanded by 2012? I make the observation that this will all be hospital-based. Surely we are missing a golden opportunity to implement this as a community-based service which would achieve two things, namely, it would bring the service closer to patients and it would not allow for the possibility of interference with the symptomatic service because it would...

Health Service Appointments. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: The Minister named the firm involved in the recruitment process. What will be the cost of the process and how much will the company in question charge? How many internal and external applications have been received for the position of chief executive of the Health Service Executive? When will the appointment be made? I presume the rumours that the vacancy is the subject of the recruitment...

Health Service Appointments. (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: The €25,055 cost is in addition to the €34,000 fee.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to reform hospital laboratory services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10535/10]

Written Answers — Organ Transplants: Organ Transplants (3 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of heart and lung transplants conducted here in 2009; if she is satisfied with the number of heart and lung transplants that took place in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10867/10]

Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Tries but fails.

Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: But have not been.

Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: With one day to go, there is no prospect for the 300 jobs on offer at Dublin Airport. Given the mismanagement of the issue and the opportunities that the Minister for Transport and the Tánaiste overlooked through inaction or other excuses, the people of Dublin North and beyond will not forget. Given that the globalisation fund is also withdrawing support, how will these highly skilled...

Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: I am alluding to the qualifications (education and training) Bill. There is not much point in having a Bill if there is no funding to go with it and to help people to retain skills they have evolved over 30 years.