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Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: For the people who have had letters of referral left unopened in bags in Tallaght hospital, this is a crisis. The Minister for Health and Children will not return from New Zealand until 22 March. This is another catastrophe. Deputy James Reilly, on behalf of the Fine Gael Party, has already said that if the Taoiseach decides to reappoint this Minister to the Department of Health and...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: This is the ultimate example of lack of accountability in the political process. This is hands-off Government, hiving off issues to bureaucratic and administrative entities. The Minister for Health and Children should be in the House today but she is not. I want confirmation from the Tánaiste of the validity of the reports in today's newspapers that there are thousands of people walking...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: A Cheann Comhairle, while I respect your position, this is a classic example of where life and death-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: It is not agreed. Why did the Ceann Comhairle not ask the Tánaiste to respond to the legitimate proposal I made for an extension of time of the Order of Business? I am not objecting to the contents of the Order of Business, rather I am objecting to the timescale for it. I would like the Tánaiste to respond on behalf of the Government. The Ceann Comhairle said that my proposal and that...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: It is funded by the Minister for Health and Children.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: There is a serious lack of accountability.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I ask the Tánaiste-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I want to be helpful to the Tánaiste.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste is incorrect with her facts. Other countries have special days, such as Bastille Day or the Fourth of July.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I want to be helpful.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I am trying to be helpful.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Roche is wearing his ministerial tie today.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste referred to making judgments when the facts are known and spoke about emerging issues. One fact is that the Minister for Health and Children will be in New Zealand for a fortnight.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The second issue I would like the Tánaiste to address, because I am sure the Government is anxious to ascertain the truth, concerns the reports that by last summer there were up to 30,000 unopened letters in Tallaght. The figure may have since decreased but given this is an emerging issue, what are the facts of the matter? Is it a fact-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----that there are thousands of unopened letters?

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I am sorry, this is too serious.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I will sit down in a minute.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I proposed that the Dáil should sit later this evening. In the interests of the thousands of people concerned, I would like the Government to tell us whether it is a fact that thousands of referral letters to Tallaght hospital lie unopened? Is that a fact, "Yes" or "No"? Can we take it as the truth?

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: When is the meeting being held?

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Are there thousands of unopened letters at the hospital?