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Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: The party banjaxed the country. Deputy Troy was not around and maybe he was still a small boy in short pants. That was a time when Ministers were increasing budgets by €1 billion per year but failing utterly to make any improvement to the health services while doing so.

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: One Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance stated that putting money into the health Department was like pouring it down a black hole. What happened to him? He was removed from his post because he spoke out. He indicated that putting money into health without proper reform-----

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: -----was a complete waste of time.

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: Unfortunately, that is all the legacy of Fianna Fáil to the Irish people. It has nothing to contribute only notional ideas like plucking money from the sky to put it into the health area. It has nothing to add about delegation of duties.

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: Why are practice nurses in primary care able to do vaccinations, phlebotomy-----

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: -----smear tests and a range of work so GPs do not have to do it? The transfer of work from doctors to nurses in the acute hospital sector has not happened to the degree we would expect it to.

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: Any time there has been an initiative where people return unused medication, we do not see just a few boxes or cartons but rather we see tonnes of medication returned. That is at huge cost to taxpayers. The Opposition has made no remarks to upset anybody and always wants to keep things fluffy by blaming others. Why is it that the absence rate of certain groups in the health sector is...

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: Should something be done about it?

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: That is a simplistic answer.

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: The Opposition has nothing to offer with this. There is no discussion and it has not bothered to examine the issue.

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: It is about simple, opportunistic and foolish remarks. Perhaps that is why Fianna Fáil is still not taken seriously by the Irish people.

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: It really has nothing to offer only more of the same attitude which got us into this mess. We are working on delivering a health service that is as efficient as possible and we are making the absolute best of the resources we currently have. We will drill right down through the system to ensure we can get the best service for patients. This matter remains about funding and not just for the...

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: We are working in that direction. As we have recovered the public finances to some degree after the disastrous process-----

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: I do not for a moment take the Deputy to be-----

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: I do not take them to be a complete pack of fools. I know they like to shout down people.

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: I do not take those opposite as fools-----

Topical Issue Debate: One-Parent Family Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: Sorry, Deputy, your time is up

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (21 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: 56. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2354/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (21 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: 63. To ask the Minister for Health the changes in the medical card system; the way same will work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2353/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Government Procurement (21 Jan 2015)

Liam Twomey: I welcome Mr. Paul Quinn, chief procurement officer of the Office of Government Procurement, who is accompanied by Mr. Vincent Campbell, policy director, and Ms Theresa Ryan, communications manager. I also welcome Ms Gráinne McGuckin, principal officer at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The format of the meeting will be that Mr. Quinn will make some opening remarks...