Results 321-340 of 2,723 for speaker:Barry Andrews
- Seanad: Garda Stations. (13 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: I thank the Senator for raising this matter and affording the opportunity to set out the position with regard to the provision of a new Garda station in Carndonagh, to serve the north Inishowen area of County Donegal. Unfortunately, the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern, is unavailable to take this debate although I am, of course, happy to stand in for him....
- Seanad: National Monuments. (13 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: I thank the Senator for his best wishes and congratulate him on his recent big news. Ballinacarriga Castle, a national monument in State care, is a fine four-storey castle built by Randal Hurley around 1585. The castle is in reasonably good condition with routine maintenance and minor works carried out on a regular basis. There are no plans to install floodlighting at the castle. A review...
- Seanad: National Monuments. (13 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: I will bring the matter to the attention of the Minister in due course.
- Democratic Process in Zimbabwe: Motion (15 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: This issue comes before the House at a sad time for Zimbabwe. The Oireachtas has shown considerable interest in that country for the past ten or 11 months and many Members, including the Minister, have outlined the problems the country faces. I propose to make a few observations. The Association of Western European Parliamentarians for Africa, AWEPA, has a very active Irish section and...
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. As the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: The Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 2007 and the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 1993 provide the statutory framework for dealing with redundancy in this country. These Acts, which come under the remit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, also provide the statutory framework for employees to seek redress if they feel they have been unfairly treated as a result of...
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: I thank the Minister for Health and Children for sharing her time with me. I am pleased to have an opportunity to debate the Government's plans for substantially improving cancer services in Ireland. The issue is too important to be used for political point-scoring.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: We are talking about people's lives and debating how to make sure that the greatest possible number of people survive. If we keep the word "survival" in mind, we may be able to move away from local politics and concentrate on what really matters â how to give people with cancer the best chance of survival.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: Deputy Ring is arguing for the status quo. He is arguing against the evidenceââ
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: ââof the improvement in child cancer care in Dublin. He is arguing for being 18th out of 23 and he is ignoring the evidence. He begun with a conclusion and is working back unscientifically to prove that conclusion.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: That is a disgrace.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: The Deputy should avoid the political point-scoring and go on the evidence. Deputy Reilly is scientifically trained and he should know that.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: The people around Deputy Reilly recognise bull too when they are listening to it. He should listen and allow for the possibility that other people might have a view too. He should allow other people to illuminate this debate.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: I would be impressed if Deputy McCormack could find anybody on his side of the House who has not read a script. He might find a few of them. On the perspective of women, it is understandable that they have concerns about changes to the traditional arrangements for their care. Women in Mayo and Sligo currently enjoy rapid access to their local hospital service when they require it. They are...
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: That will happen in the coming years.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: We must also resolve issues such as a system of transport and accommodation that allows patients to attend them, however far away they are, with the minimum discomfort and the maximum dignity.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: The national director of cancer services has provided a sum of â¬750,000 to the Irish Cancer Society, as the Minister pointed out.
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: One Irish person in three will develop invasive cancer, while one in four will die from it. Currently there are approximately 22,000 new cases and 7,500 die of the disease. We are aware that the number of cancer cases is expected to increase, largely as a result of population changes, from less than 14,000 in 2000 to over 28,000 in 2020. We must, therefore, ensure that the health system...
- Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)
Barry Andrews: We cannot have half-way measures or ill-judged compromises which try to keep everyone happy but end up leaving patients with poorer services.