Results 621-640 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: The Minister is correct. I have outlined some of the issues that the Bill proposes to address. It also requires that the HSE takes prices in member states and a range of other factors into account and that may generate some interest when we try to tease out the matter. I shall give one more example of a well known pharmacy chain that operates here that sells a box of paracetamol under a...
- Seanad: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: We can never go too far wrong blaming Fianna Fáil.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: I welcome this important legislation. No one could argue it is overdue. It offers hope that at last, and without prevarication, the Government is trying to get to grips with something often charitably described as a monolith. The Minister promised he would take this step and it demonstrates the determination of the Minister and the Government to have a working health service at last. Many...
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: -----suffice it to say that following eight years during which the delivery of health services was at best inconsistent and lacking integration, we cannot expect an instant panacea. The reorganisation of the health service in line with the programme for Government, with the ultimate aim of providing universal health insurance, as outlined by the Labour Party as early as 2006, and perhaps a...
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: That is one term shorter than the time it took for the Senator's party to destroy the country.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: Fianna Fáil led us to ruin.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: The Senator's party members resisted that strategy.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: The Senator's party members opposed it.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: Members of his party resigned over it.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: What does that have to do with the legislation before us?
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: I am.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: It is as unlikely as you being one.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: Perhaps Senator O'Brien can drop into the Minister's clinic on Saturday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: It is a pity someone would not call on the Leader to have a debate on political irony having listened to Senator Byrne whose party was part of the last Government which oversaw the destruction of so many jobs about which he now proclaims to be so worried.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: It is a pity he was not as worried then as he is now when he supported the last Government in overseeing the destruction of our economy. I would very much welcome a debate on the achievements of this Government, in particular the Labour Party. Perhaps we will ask the Leader to facilitate such a debate to talk about the signs of recovery in this economy which this Government is overseeing,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: It does not do anything to inspire confidence in our fragile recovery and perhaps he should show a bit of political maturity and responsibility.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: It is a pity someone would not call on the Leader to have a debate on political irony having listened to Senator Byrne whose party was part of the last Government which oversaw the destruction of so many jobs about which he now proclaims to be so worried.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: It is a pity he was not as worried then as he is now when he supported the last Government in overseeing the destruction of the economy. I would very much welcome a debate on the achievements of the Government, in particular the Labour Party. Perhaps we will ask the Leader to facilitate such a debate to talk about the signs of recovery in the economy which the Government is overseeing,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: It does not do anything to inspire confidence in our fragile recovery and perhaps he should show a bit of political maturity and responsibility.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)
John Gilroy: The Senator did not bother to come in yesterday.