Results 1,081-1,100 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: However, when the Minister announced her plan last December, she stated no assessment would be needed and if a person needed nursing home care, he or she would receive it. Is the Minister of State saying 5% of the value of the house will be taken regardless under the new plan? It is as confusing as hell. I do not know why he is inserting this provision. It either dies on 1 January 2008 or...
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Why was that not inserted in the amendment? This is a different story altogether.
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: The Government has been far from clear.
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: If the Government was serious that the plan announced last December was its policy, these amendments would fall on 31 December 2007 but that will not happen. The Minister of State has not explained what is involved. People are confused because, according to last December's announcement, the State will take 5% of the value of the family home but, according to the amendment, the State will...
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Will the Government apply the two?
- Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (14 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of post offices in existence on a county basis as compared to five years ago; if the trend is in accord with Government policy in regard to future postal services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5456/07]
- Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (14 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which Government policy in regard to the operation of An Post has been conveyed to An Post with particular reference to the need to retain the maximum number of post offices in the network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5455/07]
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (14 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the â¬35 million development plan which was submitted to her Department in 2002 for the development of the community care centre in Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5698/07]
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to funding for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that although the school has doubled in staff numbers since it was first built in 1988, the school building has not been expanded; the scope for a devolved grant in view of this situation; and if she...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to provide funding to a centre (details supplied) in County Wexford which provides counselling services and deals with referrals from the Health Service Executive. [5767/07]
- Cancer Screening Programme. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a national cervical cancer screening programme; the role a cervical cancer vaccine may play; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6488/07]
- Cancer Screening Programme. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: The Minister has stated the vaccine, Gardasil, would protect approximately 70% of patients from cervical cancer and that the other 30% could be protected by a national cervical cancer screening programme. When added together, those figures show that under the Government 100% of women are not being protected because a national screening programme in not in place and the vaccine, Gardasil, is...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Huge action is not being taken. Rather, no action is being taken. The issue to which the Minister refers in regard to the workload of cytology clinics has been known for years. Another point on screening is that non-attendance decreases dramatically on second and subsequent calls for attendance at any screening programme, whether it is BreastCheck or cervical screening. The problem is...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: At least they tried.
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent Competition Authority report on competition in the private health insurance market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6489/07]
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Essentially, nothing will change until publication of another report at the end of March. It is important that we ask those who pay private health insurance premia. What will their situation be when the Minister receives the report at the end of March and they face the next general election? VHI, without risk equalisation payments, will increase its premia by between 5% and 10%. The...
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: That is not what I said. I asked the Minister what could be done about risk equalisation. I too can throw out glib statements, for example, that the Minister did not give a hoot about matters. She knew for a year and a half what was going on, but did nothing about it.
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: It is the private patients who are losing.
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Considering the board of the VHI made so many comments during 2006 on the impact of risk equalisation and competition, or the lack thereof, in the Irish private health insurance market, does the Minister not believe it should indicate its planned increases in premiums? It is usually at this time of the year that we are told what they are to be. Given that the board has been saying all along...
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: I have a few points to make.