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Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2010)

Thomas Byrne: They would be banjaxed from the Labour Party's actions.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 Dec 2010)

Thomas Byrne: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [45906/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Dec 2010)

Thomas Byrne: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application from the French authorities for a refund under the E111 scheme in respect of a person (details supplied). [45960/10]

Leaders' Questions. (15 Dec 2010)

Thomas Byrne: They were not saying that this morning.

EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)

Thomas Byrne: I would like to share time with Deputy Michael McGrath.

EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)

Thomas Byrne: The vote that will follow this afternoon's debate will certainly be one of the most important votes since I was elected to the House. I think it will be one of the most important in the history of the Dáil. I am glad the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party, and subsequently the Government, agreed to the request made by Deputy Michael McGrath and me that this matter should be brought before...

EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)

Thomas Byrne: That is unbelievable.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Question 641: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [1435/11]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Question 642: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for redundancy payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [1454/11]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Question 643: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [1512/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (18 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received to date from persons in County Meath under the new nursing home support scheme; the number of these applications that have been fully processed with the decision issued to the applicant; the amount of money expected to be spent on the scheme in County Meath in 2010; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Remuneration: Defence Forces Remuneration (18 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the Border duty allowance, the subject of an adjudication dated August 2009. [2183/11]

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I thank Deputy Dooley for raising the issue of the Opposition's health policy. It is probably our fault but their policy has not been scrutinised, although I have tried to do so on local radio. Deputy Dooley mentioned small hospitals and he is dead right. Small county hospitals, such as Navan hospital, for which the Opposition does not have a policy, is gone under the Fine Gael system.

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: When the money follows the patient everybody will want to go to the top specialists in Dublin the whole time. The current policy on Navan hospital is to provide some specialties which people can access at local level. That is what is important in health care. We see also the evidence that the costs of this universal health insurance will be far greater than anything the VHI has done, and...

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: -----and those who make decisions within the HSE. They are very important people. Are we prepared as a nation to devolve those decisions to the VHI, Aviva, the Quinn Group and any other foreign company that comes here because it is explicit in the Fine Gael policy that decisions on whether somebody gets an operation or not will be made in the offices of a health insurance company? That is...

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: It has not explained that it is the equivalent of the NHS, so beloved of the British, and that it is the protector of our public health service. That has not been explained because every time it makes a decision about protecting public health and public safety, the Members opposite show up at rallies protesting against it but they will not be able to go to rallies in Amsterdam, England or...

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: The Fine Gael party intends to move the decision making from the public health service and from public staff, all of whom will be let go, to insurance companies who will do it for a much higher price. Do not tell me we will have some control over the pricing system of that because we will not. The VHI price increases were disgraceful but we will have no control over the system proposed by...

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: When people are making up their minds in this election health will be a very serious issue because the Deputies opposite have not thought out their policy properly.

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: They have stated they will devolve the decisions from a public service to foreign private companies.

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

Thomas Byrne: By and large we do not have a bad health service in this country when we examine the outcomes across the board in terms of cardiac treatment and cancer treatment. Of course, Fine Gael opposed the cancer strategy given to us by experts from all over the world.