Results 801-820 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Bill was de-prioritised in the Government legislative programme between 24 April and 27 September 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36927/06]

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: What about the former Ministers, Deputies Martin and Callely?

Health Services: Motion. (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: I move: That Dáil Éireann, conscious of issues which compromise patient safety such as those exposed in: the Lourdes Hospital Inquiry Report; the report on the death of Mr. Pat Joe Walsh; the case of Mr. Peter McKenna; and the Leas Cross reports; aware that the creation of one single employer, the HSE, for a majority of the staff who work in the health services, supports the case for the...

Health Services: Motion. (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: There is no doubt this is a very important Private Members' motion, where we will speak about a patient safety authority for our health service. I feel strongly about this issue and I am absolutely shocked at the way Ministers have responded. A reign of terror against elderly patients was benignly described as a systems failure by the HSE. On Friday, the Minister, Deputy Harney, poured out...

Health Services: Motion. (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Minister has been out a few times. There must be a few nice things going on in the HSE, according to her.

Health Services: Motion. (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Minister lets the HSE handle all the other issues. There is a sense that if politicians and the Government, delegated by the people to look after the health services, do not care, why should senior management and people further down the system? That is currently creeping into the health system.

Health Services: Motion. (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: We want to stop that. We wish to see control going back into the political institutions to protect patients. What good is it for the Taoiseach to talk about a referendum to protect children's rights under the Constitution when the same Government cannot protect the rights of elderly patients, which are already enshrined in the Constitution? The reason these cannot be protected is either...

Health Services: Motion. (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: On a point of order, I apologise for not making a submission to the Minister, but unfortunately——

Health Services: Motion. (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: ——-she has been keeping us too busy watching other aspects of the health service to do so.

Single Payment Scheme. (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Some €160 million is paid in single farm payments every year and a number of concerns have been raised regarding delays in these payments. In the majority of cases farmers acknowledge they have made mistakes and, if this is the case, the Department of Agriculture and Food should review the form involved to see if simplification of the application is possible. If a large number of mistakes...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the mechanisms in place for a person who falls ill with a serious illness such as cancer but who does not have enough credits for full sickness benefit; the steps he has taken to protect these persons from financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37672/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the practice of members of the board of the Health Service Executive attending meetings by phone as referred to in minutes of board meetings is in compliance with Section 5 of Schedule 2 of the Health Act 2004 and does being on the phone constitute attendance in accordance with Sections 5 (1), (3), (4) and (6) of the above Act; and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a decision has been taken to move GMS patients in the Rathcoole area (details supplied); if patients who do not want to move will be accommodated; if there are provisions in the regulation to accommodate such patients in these circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37819/06]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: What is the big surprise about that?

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: I hold the Government to account in this House. We do not do it somewhere else. This is where we hold it to account.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: We published our own proposals.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: We stated last night that no Minister showed sufficient respect to elderly people to bother turning up at the HSE press conference last Thursday. Now, we see the same Ministers cannot bother to stay in the Dáil Chamber to hear what the Opposition has to state about the Leas Cross report. This is the type of arrogance creeping into the Government which makes it disrespectful to the people...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Government has forgotten what patients are all about. HIQA has no advocacy process, which is part of our proposed patient safety authority. It has no whistle-blower legislation either. Deputy Fiona O'Malley said that Fine Gael and Labour are unambitious. Having achieved nothing itself, it is saying that our proposals are unambitious. That is rich coming from a Government putting...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will appoint a new chief executive to the Health and Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37948/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Wexford is losing a teacher that was only approved during summer 2006 in view of the huge disruption this will cause students and the increase to class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38074/06]