Results 381-400 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey
- Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: I do not believe the Tánaiste's statement that she would try to avoid accountancy terms in her contribution. The credibility of the Government is on the line in this matter. Before Christmas the Tánaiste announced a surplus of â¬1.6 million, when that was due to over-taxation of the people, something the Government got wrong in regard to the economy in general. We are now hearing that the...
- Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: The Tánaiste made another mistake this morning when she stated that â¬200 million was overspent in the establishment of the HSE and no one in this House cared less about it. I raised that issue during the debate on the Estimates for the public service in 2006 and asked whether it cost approximately â¬200 million to establish the HSE in 2005 and, if it were true, whether the Department...
- Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: The matter of the â¬56 million is not the only one that indicates a cavalier attitude towards accountability in Government spending. The Minister for Finance has questions to answer regarding this issue. The June memo was discussed earlier. It is quite clear that the Department of Finance told the Department for Health and Children that it was unclear how the costs were and continued to be...
- Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: The Tánaiste should clear that up.
- Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Questions can be asked later.
- Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: I am making a point in respect of expenditure.
- Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: The Department of Finance's role in this regard is also important. This took place between June and September. Another important issue is that Professor Drumm did not get his capital budget until July.
- Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: I have a final question. Will the Tánaiste repeat her remarks regarding the sum of â¬12 million? Apparently, an over-expenditure of â¬12 million was indicated in December, which appears to have increased to â¬56 million by January. How did the figures change over the months? What happened?
- Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: When did the Minister find out the amount of the overdrafts? When did this information become public? I do not recall hearing a figure of â¬120 million in 2005. I only heard about it when a departmental official got back to me in November 2005.
- Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if suitably trained home help staff and adequate home help hours will be provided at community care level in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3278/06]
- Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: With regard to training of home helps, has the Minister reviewed any of the curricula? Can he list Piaget's four stages of cognitive development or Erikson's eight stages of development? These are included in one of the courses for people who are studying to be home helps. I do not know what they are and I am sure the Ceann Comhairle, who is also a medical doctor, does not know what they are....
- Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: When does the Minister of State think he can get back to us on that issue? The implementation of the home care packages will be difficult for some providers if there is no change.
- Hospital Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to prevent the cancellation of elective operations and procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3279/06]
- Hospital Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Even today a great number of patients are having neurosurgical, cardiothoracic, orthopaedic and other major operations cancelled. Basic diagnostic procedures, such as colonoscopies for bowel cancer, are being cancelled on an all too regular basis. A report was published in the Sunday Independent on 22 January 2005 which highlighted seven faulty work practices within our hospitals. I am sure...
- Hospital Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Some â¬1 billion of taxpayers' money was invested in professionals working in the health services and benchmarking. Now it seems the Tánaiste is seeking to scapegoat many of those working in the health services with this sort of fast-tracking and some of the information coming out of it, some of which is ancient news. I am surprised the Tánaiste never tried to do anything about this in the...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: I take it that the HSE is responsible for implementing this plan. However, the proposals issued by the HSE in respect of the new consultants' contract only mention public-only contracts. The Tánaiste will find it difficult to square the circle if public-only contracts are the only contracts up for negotiation. The new private hospitals must be run by consultants who have either private-only...
- Leaders' Questions. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: They do not have to.
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: I move: That Dáil Ãireann, concerned at: âthe failure of the Government to fulfil promises made in this House by the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to introduce legislation to provide for an independent statutorily-based inspection regime for all nursing homes; âthe lack of information and transparency about standards applying to nursing homes; and...
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: All vulnerable adults, such as those with a disability, in this society deserve the protection of the State but they are not getting it. Children do not get the protection of the State, as we have seen time and again in regard to vetting, which is not coming through. The proposals I have for the social services inspectorate will protect elderly people in every setting in society. The...
- Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects the Health Service Executive report on the death of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3061/06]