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Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: ——because €110 million is sitting there. That is one area on which I wish to question the Minister.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: I wish to address a number of others areas of legislation also. The largest award for negligence in the history of the State was made in the courts yesterday——

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: ——against the maternity unit in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: I wish to express my sympathy to Aaron Trimble and his family——

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: ——who have been robbed of a normal life through an oxygen cylinder that had no oxygen——

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: ——and a foetal monitor that had no paper at a crucial moment.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: I refer to the nurses and midwives Bill.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: There is evidence of overcrowding and incapacity.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: The next one is the estimate I raised yesterday of €500 million by the State Claims Agency in regard to MRSA, which does not mention Clostridium.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: We are looking at possibly €1 billion.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: This is penny wise and pound foolish. We are not investing in our hospitals in a proper way with proper management and, as a consequence, we are facing legal bills of billions of euro.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: If that money were invested in our hospitals, we would not face those problems. Will that be dealt with under the health information Bill?

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: The last issue relates to the dentists Bill. Given the shocking fact that 40% of people in the country——

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: ——are not covered by a dentist.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: That is 40% of the population. We have to know when the dental Bill will be introduced to address the issue.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (25 Jun 2008)

James Reilly: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the remit the Health Information and Quality Authority has over private health providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24931/08]

Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

James Reilly: I wish to raise two matters. I asked last week whether the proposed health information Bill would give the Health Information and Quality Authority the teeth to enforce standards in hospitals, especially in the context of the €500 million litigation coming down the line.

Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

James Reilly: Does that Taoiseach accept that if we continue to ignore the situation at Haulbowline, we will be looking at medical and legal claims worth billions of euro?

Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

James Reilly: I would like to raise a second matter.

Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

James Reilly: Given that over 40% of dentists no longer participate in the general medical service scheme, when does the Government intend to introduce the dental Bill? Are there any plans to address this situation in the Bill?