Results 5,361-5,380 of 9,393 for speaker:Alex White
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: That was to remove medical cards completely from those aged over 70.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: I know the Senator is young and he might not remember.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: Eventually.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: Fianna Fáil did not agree with it during the election. The Senator and his party only agree with it now because it suits them.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: I did not see it in the manifesto.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: If we had an overall majority-----
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: I do not understand how it falls on that basis. I can understand the other criticism.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: I thank the Senators for their contributions. I will start with Senator David Cullinane's point on universality. He is correct that I have addressed this before in the course of the discussion on this Bill and other discussions. It is a discussion we have in both Chambers and across the board when talking about health services generally. The question of universality arises in respect of...
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: It depends on whom one speaks to. I believed the Senator was more concerted in his approach than that. Universal access to primary care, the area with which I am most concerned in my remit, is a commitment in the programme for Government. It is essential. The objective is shared by both parties in government. I refer to the objective of having universal access to one's doctor, to primary...
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: There are many steps we would like not to have to take in respect of which we could talk to Senator MacSharry about why we have to take them. We would then have a much longer debate about a much broader set of problems about which he knows well. I refer to the record and recklessness of the previous Government, of which he was a supporter.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: The Senator should stick to the issue at hand. The fact is we are not depriving anybody of access to a GP without fees in this legislation. It is simply not true to say the section is inconsistent with the policy of universal access to GP care. It does not fly in the face of it at all. Ensuring anybody who loses out on the full medical card will have the GP card is entirely consistent...
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: The Government has to make savings. Despite the required savings in the health sector in 2014, we know it will still be an extremely challenging year for the health service. Maintaining safe and quality health services will be as much a priority of the Government in 2014 as it has been in 2013, as will ensuring fairness in the measures that will have to be taken and that the burden is...
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: I did not object to anything being said.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: The Senator was not going to speak until he heard me.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: We did not have a collective one.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: What about the wealthy elderly?
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: You did the deal.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: I would not say that if I were the Senator.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: I would not say that if I were the Senator.
- Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)
Alex White: I am saying I would not promise not to speak again if I were the Senator.