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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Unfortunately, the Deputy will have to, because it is my time to put questions. Did Mr. Daly indicate to Mr. Cushnahan a timeline by which he expects a response?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Why did you not give him a tighter timeline than that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is four weeks on and he has not replied to the initial letter, so perhaps this was not the wisest approach. I wish to ask about one of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----Mr. Moriarty's predecessors, Mr. Ronnie Hanna.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Mr. Daly does know that a serious charge has been made in respect of Mr. Hanna and the possibility that he, like Mr. Cushnahan, met bidders. Does Mr. Daly care to comment on this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is a question. It has been raised on the floor of the Dáil by Deputy Wallace.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Has Mr. Daly established this absolutely?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: By communicating with the person in question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Can we have that correspondence?
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: The single biggest failure of the Government has been its failure to reform the health system. In 2011 the Labour Party stated in its manifesto that in government it would deliver better, more effective care for every patient. The Fine Gael-Labour Party programme for Government described the coalition as the first in the history of the State that was committed to developing a universal...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Government promised to create a single-tier health service, guaranteeing access to medical care based on need, not income. They were very big promises. Five years on, the hope it gave to hundreds of thousands of families has been cruelly dashed. Not only is the two-tier health system still in place, but the Government has, in fact, also made it worse, with 4,000 fewer nurses, 68,000...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: That was a truly amazing answer. The achievement of the Government is: 4,000 fewer nurses. Bualadh bos. There are 68,000 people waiting for inpatient treatment. Well done; good job. There are 400,000 people waiting for outpatient appointments. This is before we come to the absolute chaos in accident and emergency units. The Tánaiste should not attempt to hide behind the valiant...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: In regard to the Government's largesse in respect of older citizens, let me tell the Tánaiste something. The greatest concern raised by older citizens in respect of health is the prescription charge because it puts them to the pins of their collars and forces them to make a decision on any prescription as to which medicines they will take and which to leave behind. In many cases, they...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Make no mistake, she has failed them.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: More importantly, the Tánaiste should do the decent thing and take the opportunity and accept the Government has got things badly wrong and should change course now. This means that it should provide resources, staff, a plan and a new beginning for the health service.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: I will send the Tánaiste a copy of our plan for the health service for Christmas for her to read.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is here.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: I have it.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: In fairness, the Tánaiste asked and I have it here.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is fully costed for the terms-----