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Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: There are more than 1 million inpatient hospital visits annually and thankfully, every bit of research shows that people in hospital in this country find the services and resources provided very satisfactory. There is a very high regard for all areas of the health services. People fear hospitals as they fear dentists and doctors but they are not fearful in the manner expressed by Deputy...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Kenny also made a point about older people wanting to move out of hospital when they are medically fit and raised the issue of home supports. In the last budget we provided large resources to the HSE in an attempt to help people stay at home and have more comprehensive facilities there.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: We have provided such facilities. The senior official in charge of this process at the HSE has set up a task force which includes accident and emergency consultants, respiratory consultants and geriatricians — front-line staff who know the area well. They are also bringing forward proposals on the dignity issue. It is unacceptable and unnecessary that there are sanitary problems with regard...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: We are not delaying it. The Government is quite prepared to——

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: ——pay people to work after 6 p.m. and is prepared to pay for the general practitioner service. We have to get people to work. I hope we will get co-operation in the talks that are taking place. It is a fact of life, and I do not say this in a cynical way, that people do not stop getting sick at 5 p.m. or 1 p.m. on a Saturday. What we need in the negotiations is the co-operation of front...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte is right on one thing that we did build a first-class aquatic centre for the Special Olympics.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Thankfully it is still functioning extremely well. Deputy Rabbitte is incorrect as decisions were made by Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited, not by the three people he mentioned. The third issue is that he had the wrong party for Mr. Pat Mulcair. The Deputy will have to look elsewhere in the House for his allegiance.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: In the High Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Gilligan delivered his judgment in the case of Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited v. Dublin Waterworld Limited. Dublin Waterworld Limited operates the national aquatic centre under a 30 year lease from Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited. Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited took legal proceedings against Dublin...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte is commenting on the judgment of a case that was brought by the Minister——

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It was brought by Campus and Stadium Ireland Limited and supported by the Minister.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Will the Deputy listen to what I am saying?

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte has had his time.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The case was brought by Campus and Stadium Ireland Limited, supported strongly by the Minister, to rectify the problems that had arisen with Dublin Waterworld, which broke its lease. The Deputy asked why the company broke its lease and get to this position in the first place.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It was because the judgment of Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited was to give it to that company on a tendered basis. It did that.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte is always wise after the event. If he had rang Campus and Stadium Ireland that day and told them what he knows now, it would not have made that decision. They did not know then.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The point is that Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited made a decision based on its best judgment. It was dealing with Dublin Waterworld Limited, a company it ran into difficulty with for all the reasons I have already outlined. There is no need to go back over them. It then took legal action to deal with the situation and won its case on all counts. It does not take from the fact...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: People in this House ranted about leaks because they are against the idea of an aquatic centre. They were against the development at Abbotstown from the very start.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Let us be honest. They were against everything we did for sport.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I remember it well and when he called me Ceaucescu I did not jump up looking for an apology.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: In fact, I did not get an apology but that is neither here nor there.