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- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: ------retains seniority and has responsibility for making final decisions.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: Having said that, I have no intention of disparaging someone who served as a Minister of State. I merely wish to set the record straight with regard to how Cabinet government and individual Departments operate. The critical point is that we must allay the fears of the people who, at a time of very deep economic crisis, are anxious to see investment in primary health care. Everyone is aware...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: I reiterate that the Deputy is choosing to misunderstand, which is her privilege.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: What the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, said last week actually reflected the process which had been undergone. The then Minister of State was required to draw up the first list of 20 locations. The criteria in this regard were very specific and related to disadvantage and need. The senior Minister added a series of additional locations-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: -----in order to reflect further considerations. He is on record as stating this. As is the case in respect of all decisions required on issues of this nature, the Minister then brought the matter to the Cabinet. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald is suggesting everyone in the Cabinet sat down and went through the list. That is not the way it works.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: The choice of locations would have been subject to finance being available, which is a major issue. The Minister for Health made the final decision on the matter which was then agreed by the entire Cabinet. However, the entire Cabinet would not, as Deputy Mary Lou McDonald is trying to suggest, be involved in discussing the minutiae and detail of this matter.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: The decision on this matter was based on the very important proposals brought forward by Deputy Róisín Shortall, after very careful work on her part in selecting locations on the basis of deprivation and need.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: Deputy James Reilly, as the senior Minister, amended and expanded the list in order to provide for sustainability and viability vis-à-vis the proposals in order that all of the relevant health centres would be built within budget and on time, in line with the programme for Government-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: -----and in accordance with the funding available. The key point is that within a relatively short period there is going to be a really important and fundamental addition to primary care services. The success that is going to be achieved in this regard will be a credit to Deputy Róisín Shortall, the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, and the Minister of State at the...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: As is the case with every other Member of the House, I respect the Deputy's mandate. I respect the mandate of every Member of this House. This is my first opportunity to congratulate Deputy Pringle on the events of the weekend concerning Donegal. It is great to see the Deputy here. I attended two important and well-attended meetings of the Labour Party - the national executive and the...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: Does everybody in Sinn Féin get up in the morning and smile-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: Politics is about the art of argument, principle, having policies and resolving-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: -----and bringing people together.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: The Government is here to do a job on behalf of the people. The people elected the Government to do that.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: As a consequence of the joint work of Deputy Reilly, as the Minister for Health-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: -----and Deputy Shortall as Minister of State for GP care, we have a considerable set of achievements. We have the legislation on the A list of the Government's agenda in regard to primary care that will be taken shortly.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: The Deputies should listen.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: I will conclude on this point. We have now a pipeline of projects in regard to health care centres-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: -----which will transform the face of primary care here.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Joan Burton: We must remember that at the end of the day, and I believe Fianna Fáil shares this view, we will make better use of our health services-----