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Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: ——to institutions outside dental hospitals in Dublin——

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: I accept that but it sure as hell seems that way.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Who has signed it?

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: What Ministers?

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: So it has not been signed by the Minister for Finance yet.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: So it has been signed.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Is the Minister stating the Minister for Health and Children has not done so?

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: It is only money. I would have thought the Minister for Finance would be concerned about money.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Yes, that is exactly what I want.

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Many people will be surprised to learn that many disciplines in the health sector are not already regulated by law. This Bill has taken a long time to come before the House. It has been mirrored in the long wait for the medical practitioners Bill, sought for many years. I only hope we are not going to have the same drawn-out process for legislation to establish an inspectorate of institutions...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the expected dates for the expansion of the BreastCheck mobile units in Counties Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare, Mayo, Galway, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal in view of her pledge to have the breast screening centres in Cork and Galway in place by the end of 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20453/05]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of tenders and requests to participate in design teams for the new breast screening centres in Cork and Galway received as at 12 June 2005; the expected duration for the shortlisting of applicants for interview, when the tenders will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20452/05]

Cystic Fibrosis Incidence. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to deal with the fact that Ireland has the highest incidence of cystic fibrosis in the world and, as highlighted by the Pollock report, dangerously inadequate staffing levels for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, which fall below internationally accepted norms, as well as the gross...

Cystic Fibrosis Incidence. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: I welcome the Tánaiste's agreement to meet representatives of the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland. They have sought such a meeting for some time, but have been unable to extract a commitment to that effect from the Tánaiste. I look forward to the meeting. Having read the Pollock report, does the Tánaiste accept that conditions are so severe and acute that it is not enough to...

Cystic Fibrosis Incidence. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: When the Minister meets the association, will she be in a position to say to the family members of those who suffer from cystic fibrosis that the gross risk of infection is being dealt with, that the provision of care at St. Vincent's Hospital will meet the best standards and within what timeframe? It is very easy to talk about working groups being set up to deal with national plans but...

Hospital Acquired Infections. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the recent figures produced by the Irish Patients Association showing that Ireland has the highest rate of MRSA infection in Europe; her views on these figures; if she intends to introduce legislation or regulations providing for the mandatory reporting of MRSA; and if she will make a...

Hospital Acquired Infections. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Does the Tánaiste accept that this problem affects not only hospitals but also other institutions such as nursing homes? There is a terrible irony in the fact that teams are sent into workplaces to check whether somebody is puffing a cigarette while MRSA is rampant through the hospital sector. Collecting data and carrying out surveillance does not ensure action on this terrible infection....

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Rubbish.

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: He has no answer to that question.

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures implemented to date in regard to the package of measures announced by her in the Estimates to improve accident and emergency services; the timetable for the implementation of each other planned measure; if she is satisfied with the rate of progress in view of the serious problems that continue to be...