Results 8,521-8,540 of 9,393 for speaker:Alex White
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: -----and their individual situations are addressed. This is the humane way to do it-----
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: -----and the best policy approach to a difficult situation that people are facing.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: In line with the programme for Government commitment, the priority demonstrated by the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and the Government has been to modernise our mental health services, notwithstanding the severe resource constraints of the past four years in particular. What we are seeking to do, and have done to a great extent, is to prioritise new resources to underpin the...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: Please acknowledge the fact that the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, in particular has made this a central priority and ensured that real progress has been made.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: Discussions are taking place between the Department of Health and the HSE on the final allocation of an additional €35 million that was provided for mental health services in budget 2015. I expect that the allocation will be finalised in the near future. The sustained investment in mental health services by the Government since 2012 has enabled the HSE to recruit staff who are...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: -----but I would point out that the number had reduced from 247 in 2008. These are the actual facts. The Deputy raised some facts. He has to acknowledge that these are also facts.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: Sometimes the facts and figures obscure the real human situations that lie behind the health issues and demands that many people have. This is particularly true in the area of mental health. When we are accused of failing to deliver or not addressing the real issues that exist, we have to give the House the facts and figures. I make no apologies for doing that in this case. I will give...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: There is a nervous laugh from the other side every time I make that point.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: Of course the job of the Opposition-----
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: -----is to point up gaps in services.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: If we are to have any hope of making-----
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: -----progress in the area of mental health services, we have to agree on what are the basic requirements.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: The Government and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, have made enormous progress in this area, particularly at a time of constrained resources.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: It is difficult for the Members opposite to accept the facts I have set out.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: It is proposed to take No. 37, Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; and No. 6, National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Friday's fortnightly business shall be No. 71, Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015; and No. 72, Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2014.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: I thank the Deputy for his concluding remarks about yesterday's service. I join him in commending and thanking everybody who was involved in arranging that service, particularly the protocol staff in the Department of the Taoiseach. I think it demonstrated the unity of the whole House and all the people of Ireland in the face of what has been a most profound tragedy. The Deputy raised two...
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: These are two important Bills. Work is continuing on the international protection Bill. There is a real wish to bring it forward as quickly as possible. The next stage will be the preparation of heads and it will then go to the committee for pre-legislative scrutiny. The judicial council Bill is listed for this session. I am advised its preparation is well advanced. I hope it can be...
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: I always marvel at the fact that there is criticism of a Minister giving details of financial allocations-----
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: -----then there is a query about the depletion in staff because the two things are directly connected. The allocation of resources allows us to recruit staff.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)
Alex White: That is why we indicate the various additional allocations of resources to the House. In response to the questions on the Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015, the Deputy is aware, I think, that it has passed Second Stage and Committee Stage will be taken next Tuesday.