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Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Nobody is disputing that complex and specialist medical procedures ought to be done at one site. The issue raised by Professor Gill is whether it is feasible not to have a campus both northside and southside, taking into account also that some 40% of the children seeking treatment will come from outside Dublin. Has Professor Gill's view not been borne out? The Government's position sounds...

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: That was not its position. It recommended one hospital.

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The review group recommended urgent care centres and one hospital.

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: It means there would be clinics.

Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Government intend to take any steps to put in place a more formal and humane system to have victims of abuse and rape victims advised of the imminent release of perpetrators of these crimes, having regard to the pain and traumas inflicted on so many by the case currently in the news? What is the Government's position on whether it intends to proceed with a referendum on the...

Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: That is the point. There is no formal system in place to advise victims of these kinds of crimes of the release of the perpetrators.

Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: We have met the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, twice and there is another meeting tomorrow.

Business of Dáil (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Regarding the tragedy at the weekend, I am sorry I omitted on my own behalf and on behalf of my party to join with Deputy Kenny and the Taoiseach in extending ourcondolences to the families of both GardaBrian Kelleher and fire officer, MichaelListon.

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 214: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department or the Office of the Attorney General have received correspondence or communication from the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7571/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if children who attend private schools at primary level are not entitled to free dental care, regardless of family income; the reason for this rule; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this can create hardship for families of limited means who may, for particular reasons, have to send a child to a private school; if she...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by parents of children attending a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow, regarding the planned location for the proposed new school; if her attention has been drawn, in particular, to research done by the parents network showing that while 61% of pupils live within walking...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Taoiseach acknowledge that all expert opinion agrees that the greatest challenge in our health service is the two-tier system? Does the Government accept this is the cause of the fundamental inequality in our health service? Public patients are treated as second class citizens, languishing in the community, languishing in queues and waiting for access to hospitals. The...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach of course did not answer the question I asked him about the contracts.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: He has made clear that the modern Fianna Fáil is in favour of reinforcing inequality.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: That is essentially his point. I am not talking about private hospitals. We have always had them. That is not the issue. If one wants to pay for a private hospital one should go ahead and pay. I am talking about the inequality at the heart of our existing system whereby public patients are treated in an inferior way and must wait in never-ending queues.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has given his blessing to the construction on public land of private hospital beds when he knows well that he cannot stop any private patient occupying a public bed. The Taoiseach knows that and he knows there is hypocrisy at the heart of the aspiration in the negotiation with consultants which reinforces the two-tier system. The Taoiseach will permit further cherrypicking of...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: People die while waiting with us.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Where does the Taoiseach live?

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Taoiseach going to sign the contract?

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has signed contracts for every community centre around the country.