Results 2,721-2,740 of 3,931 for speaker:Dan Neville
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: The appeal never succeeds. People do not appeal the decision because there is no point.
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: Hear, hear.
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: I support the amendment. The one requirement for an appeal system is credibility. People must believe they are getting justice and there must be a sense of objectivity and fairness. I do not say the members of the executive who will be appointed will not be fair. While some of them may be influenced, most will be fair. There is much integrity among civil servants. However people whose...
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: Does the Minister of State have any discretion at all?
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: The Minister of State should not read the script but should speak from the heart.
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: It sounds like it.
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: This puts different emphasis on how decisions are taken.
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: Serious concerns have been expressed in respect of the proposal in Part 2 regarding the financial assessment of an applicant's means. The Bill states that such an assessment shall be made on the basis of his or her property. However, a number of means are excluded. For example, in respect of a spouse, a child of the applicant in full-time education or a relative of the applicant in receipt...
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: There was discretion.
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: Will there continue to be discretion?
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: Will there continue to be discretion?
- Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: Will there continue to be discretion? The Minister of State's silence speaks volumes.
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, that despite the unprecedented level of resources, the Government has failed to develop child and adolescent psychiatric services as highlighted in the RTE "Prime Time Investigates" programme; the unacceptable waiting list for access to child and adolescent psychiatric...
- Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: The difference between this Bill and the regulation is that the regulation provided for discretion.
- Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: Until now there was discretion in regard to the family home but the Bill clearly states that a financial assessment of an applicant's means shall be made. This removes totally the discretion that existed for each of the executives.
- Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: It excludes a relative of the applicant in receipt of a contributory old age pension, which is a relative's sole income. Therefore, if he has an occupational pension of â¬5 his house will be sold.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2006)
Dan Neville: He blamed the HSE.
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Nov 2006)
Dan Neville: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will avail of offices available for rent at Newcastle West to facilitate the temporary, promised, decentralisation of Revenue Commissioners Offices to the town. [40939/06]
- Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (29 Nov 2006)
Dan Neville: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to develop the organic sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40485/06]
- Written Answers — Dairy Sector: Dairy Sector (29 Nov 2006)
Dan Neville: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has at EU level to protect dairy supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40483/06]