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Seanad: Strategic Rail Review Report: Statements (Resumed). (21 May 2003)

Ivor Callely: On behalf of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Brennan, I thank the Members of the Seanad for this opportunity to address the Chamber on the strategic rail review. The Minister will give careful consideration to the views of Members. I also thank the Senators for the very fine contributions they have made to today's debate. It is clear that the issue of rail transport is a very live one in...

Seanad: Government Policy and the Provision of Services for the Elderly: Statements. (15 Apr 2003)

Ivor Callely: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on issues relating to the provision of services for older people and to outline what the Government is doing to meet the needs identified for this group. Significant progress has been made in terms of the growth in funding available for this sector in recent years, which is indicative of the Government's commitment to the ongoing development of...

Seanad: Government Policy and the Provision of Services for the Elderly: Statements. (15 Apr 2003)

Ivor Callely: I thank the Members of the House for their contributions which were very much appreciated. I greatly appreciate the kind sentiments expressed by a number of Members about my own commitment and level of work. I am taking my brief very seriously. I have hit the ground running and those speakers who listed issues of concern to them should watch this space. As I mentioned, there has been a sea...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2003 [ Certified Money Bill ] : Second Stage. (25 Mar 2003)

Ivor Callely: Not at all.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)

Ivor Callely: I thank the Members of the House for their comments and views on the Bill. I am grateful for the broad and informative discussion of its provisions which has taken place in this House. I will consider the points made in the context of the preparations for further discussion on the Bill in the course of the coming week. I greatly appreciate the support and analysis presented by Senator Quinn....

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Services for People with Disabilities. (26 Feb 2003)

Ivor Callely: I thank Senator Ulick Burke and other Senators and Deputies – including Senator Kitt and my good friend and colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy – who have raised this issue with me. I thank the House for giving me the opportunity to outline the position regarding the Orchard Centre in Gort, County Galway. I wish first to express my sympathy to all those concerned with the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Hospital Services. (18 Feb 2003)

Ivor Callely: The issue raised by the Senator was the subject of numerous recent newspaper articles. The articles refer to the national task force on medical staffing. The report has yet to be completed. The work of the task force is ongoing.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Hospital Services. (18 Feb 2003)

Ivor Callely: They will be an integral part of the development of hospital services.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Hospital Services. (18 Feb 2003)

Ivor Callely: As outlined in November 2002, my Department and I fully appreciate and are aware of the service Roscommon County Hospital provides for the people of County Roscommon. I was not aware the Senator's father was one of the stone masons who worked on the building. The Senator has been very much involved in the delivery, enhancement and improvement of services at the hospital since his father put...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Health Centres. (6 Feb 2003)

Ivor Callely: I thank the Senator for raising this matter and I am happy to have the opportunity to respond. I am aware that primary care is the first port of call for the majority of those who use health services. It is right to acknowledge the key role a health centre has in delivering a wide range of community health and personal social services. It is important that such facilities are...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Health Centres. (6 Feb 2003)

Ivor Callely: I will be happy to find out what can be done for the growing population of Mulhuddart. It is important not to blame my Department for the lack of an appropriate facility to meet demands which are the result of planning by public representatives at local authority level in Fingal County Council, some of whom, I am sure, were members of the Senator's party. They failed to ensure there would be...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Health Centres. (6 Feb 2003)

Ivor Callely: We need people to work together. I am satisfied that will now happen in the provision of services.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Morris Tribunal. (6 Feb 2003)

Ivor Callely: I have been asked by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to apologise to Senator Higgins for his inability to address this matter directly in the House and to reply to the Senator on his behalf. A letter dated 18 December 2002 was sent to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform by Amnesty International, the subject of which was the Morris tribunal and to which a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Midlands Ambulance Service. (11 Dec 2002)

Ivor Callely: I thank the Senator for giving me the opportunity to clarify the position in relation to non-co-operation by emergency medical technicians with on-call pre-hospital emergency care rostering arrangements at ambulance stations in the Midland Health Board region. It would be remiss of me not to respond to some of the points raised by him. He said morale of health workers was at an all-time low....

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Midlands Ambulance Service. (11 Dec 2002)

Ivor Callely: —where possible, increased the number of professional and support personnel, extended the medical card scheme to all persons over the age of 70 years, reduced waiting lists and improved the procedures for elective surgery.

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Midlands Ambulance Service. (11 Dec 2002)

Ivor Callely: Those are only some of the improvements that have been made in the health service. I could spend a good deal of time outlining all the improvements that have been made and would be happy to focus on the improvements that have been made in the Midland Health Board area, if the Senator would like me to do so.

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Midlands Ambulance Service. (11 Dec 2002)

Ivor Callely: The Senator asked about the position regarding the EMTs. It is important that he should have factual information. I invite him to avail of this information from my office at any time on any health issue.

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Midlands Ambulance Service. (11 Dec 2002)

Ivor Callely: I will try to outline the correct position regarding some of the inaccuracies outlined by the Senator. Responsibility for the provision of pre-hospital emergency care rests with the Midland Health Board. A number of the Senator's political colleagues represent the board—

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Midlands Ambulance Service. (11 Dec 2002)

Ivor Callely: The Senator is also a member. It is a matter for the board to meet the pre-hospital emergency care needs of its functional area.

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Midlands Ambulance Service. (11 Dec 2002)

Ivor Callely: Let us consider the reason the EMTs have withdrawn from the provision of the board's on-call service. They are represented by SIPTU. The dispute centres around SIPTU's demands for the elimination of the on-call arrangement through the provision of additional duty crews. The board's emergency ambulance service, which is in place from 6 p.m. each evening until 8 a.m. the following morning,...