Results 1,641-1,660 of 1,730 for speaker:Colm Keaveney
- Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: To add insult to injury, Sophie, who is a child, received a personal letter from the HSE last week telling her that she would be sent to Barringtons Hospital in Limerick. The members of her family members celebrated and were relieved. When they rang the HSE this week, they were advised that the letter had been sent in error. Hundreds of adolescents like Sophie are languishing on waiting...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: I acknowledge the Tánaiste's response. The waiting list for children with scoliosis is increasing. The time that children are having to spend on the waiting list is increasing. Teenagers with scoliosis are having to wait up to three years for early interventions. Dr. David Moore, who is a consultant in orthopaedic paediatrics, has said:Operating on a child who has been subject to...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: For a good reason.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: No.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: Nine guillotines are being imposed on the House.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: This is due to the fact that there was a late return of the Dáil after the summer recess. The frequent use of the guillotine is undermining the call for a more transparent, open Oireachtas. In this light, I must object to the proposal and call for a vote.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: It is not agreed. There was a significant amount of downtime yesterday when we lost more than three hours in recession - in recess, I should say.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: I appreciate that this is a laughing matter for many.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: I see certain people are suffering as a consequence of their Christmas dinners last night. For some, it is either the Christmas dinner or the last supper.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: I do not think it is a laughing matter to hear Pontius Pilate washing his hands.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: It is no laughing matter, in light of the fact that-----
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: Deputy Buttimer is the man who crossed the Rubicon more than once.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: In light of the very serious issues raised this morning, in particular-----
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: We should consider this in light of the conversation we had this morning with respect to scarce resources. We had three hours of downtime yesterday. Despite scarce resources and the lack of investment in our health service, we had three hours of downtime in the Chamber yesterday. These are fair and good grounds to object to the waste of those resources. That is why we are objecting to the...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (15 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions the Office of Public Works has taken following the environmental impact statement report on the Dunkellin River and Aggard Stream flood relief scheme prepared by the RPS Group and published in October 2014, the progress on these actions, the reason for the delay in implementing the recommendations, the recommendations that...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (15 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: 363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists and occupational therapists employed in the Health Service Executive disability sector from 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44683/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (15 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: 364. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting assessment for speech and language therapy and occupational therapy, by length of time waiting, and the number of persons who having been assessed are awaiting treatment, by length of time waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44687/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (15 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: 365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting assessment for speech and language therapy and for occupational therapy, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44691/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (15 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: 476. To ask the Minister for Health why a person's dental treatment (details supplied) in County Galway has ceased, given that due to a medical condition the person has been able to avail of the necessary treatment under the General Medical Services Scheme for a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45348/15]
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Colm Keaveney: How are the eircodes going?