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Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: -----the Minister needs to come back immediately-----

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: I put it to the Ceann Comhairle that if a whistleblower had not given this story to Mr. Fergal Bowers and he had not broken it, we still would not know about it.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: The reality is that the Minister needs to come back to the House to address this question.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: The Taoiseach of this country said he has confidence in the Minister for Health and Children. I say the remainder of the country does not and that she should resign.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: This is one scandal too many.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: How many people have suffered?

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: People have died and people have suffered because of Portlaoise, the north-east, Galway and Limerick.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: This is one scandal too many.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: When will the whistleblowers charter be introduced? When will the legislation promised in the programme for Government, which the Taoiseach and Minister for Health and Children appear to be putting on the long finger, be brought before this House? Will the Taoiseach, Minister and HIQA assure this House that this situation does not pertain in other hospitals around the country?

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: I say to the Ceann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: -----that thousands of people in this country are being abused by our health service, which is being mismanaged-----

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: ------by an incompetent, lethargic, detached Minister for Health and Children who should be gone.

Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: HIQA was told there were only 4,000 X-rays involved.

Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: It always was.

Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: I shall endeavour to do my best. I will acknowledge that Deputy Rabbitte is Rabbitte by name but not rabbit by nature. I would point out to the Minister of State that patients come first.

Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Free of charge, to boot. This is a very serious matter. We have had scandal after scandal in this country. Patients have suffered. Patients have died. Families have suffered. The position is that the X-rays of 20,000 people have not been read three months after that became obvious. A major question arises about that too. In its statement this morning HIQA stated that staff from the...

Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Excuse me, I want to remind the Minister of State of what he said. I did not hear an apology to the family of the patient who died, the persons whose delayed diagnosis may have impaired their recovery or the parents, families and friends of the patients concerned for the distress caused by the problem, not by the manner in which it was leaked. That is the issue. I do apologise, on behalf...

Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: I would like the Minister of State to answer my questions, particularly those on hospitals.

Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Can he assure the House that the aforesaid practices are not ongoing?

Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Unnecessary debts are something to be scandalised about. The Minister of State should make no mistake about it.