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Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I will try to be equally brief. The Provisional IRA prisoners have been detained in the Grove area in Castlerea since 1999, which is an open prison. I understand from everyone involved that it cannot be described as living in luxury. The McCabe killers, together with the other prisoners in Castlerea, are under no illusions that they are in prison. The governor is totally in charge in all...

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The leadership of the Sinn Féin Party has argued vociferously since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement that the McCabe murderers should be let out under that Agreement. We have gone all the way to the Supreme Court to reject that. There were many attempts for us to come to an arrangement regarding this matter. I have explained to the House previously that the Government was once...

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I have noted what the INO has said. Progress is being made on the implementation of the ten-point plan. The Tánaiste, her key officials and, increasingly, the Health Service Executive are spending considerable time trying to deal with this particular aspect. Many actions are being taken, including the freeing up of the acute beds and the efforts to improve the patient flows. I receive a...

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Improvements in the accident and emergency service are expected in the coming weeks as patients——

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: ——ready for discharge from acute hospitals are placed in more appropriate care settings. The Health Service Executive is working with hospitals to deliver these measures as quickly as possible and to ensure the investments announced are being sustained.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The HSE has completed its programme of inspections in the 11 hospitals.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The HSA has acknowledged that the hospitals are fully engaged in the process of——

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: ——-addressing health and safety——

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: ——in their accident and emergency units. As I stated, I believe all——

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I do not believe that €70 million amounts to that.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The home care packages——

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: ——and the buying of beds from the private sector are progressing.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: We are contracting out long-term nursing care beds and providing acute medical units for non-surgical patients at Tallaght, St. Vincent's and Beaumont hospitals. We are ensuring that access to GPs is provided outside normal working hours. All of these measures are being implemented.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: They are having a sizeable impact in most of the hospitals.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Government works on these issues so there is no need for me to intervene personally. Everybody is involved. The home care packages try to improve the flow in those hospitals that have a difficulty. These are mainly the Dublin hospitals and a few others around the country. The packages will free up an additional 500 beds occupied by older people. The only way to deal with this issue is to...

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: No, it is 28.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: If the Deputy can count better than those who produced the official figure, then it is 35.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I am giving the Deputy the official figures. If he does not want to——

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The number of people on trolleys in accident and emergency units is as follows: seven in Cork University Hospital, three in Tralee, four in the Mercy in Cork, six in Drogheda and zero in Louth, Monaghan and Navan hospitals. There are some——

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I am just making the point.