Results 2,781-2,800 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne
- Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: I remind the Deputies that they have one minute each. I ask them to keep to questions rather than anything else.
- Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: I am sorry, I have to pull the plug on the Deputy.
- Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: Thank you, Deputy.
- Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: Deputy Coffey, you are being unfair to the other Members.
- Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: Deputy John Paul Phelan has two minutes. Please keep it tight.
- Topical Issue Debate: Job Creation (13 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: The Deputy must conclude.
- Topical Issue Debate: Job Creation (13 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: The Minister's time has concluded.
- National Children's Hospital: Motion (8 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: I welcome the decision to locate the new national children's hospital on the site of St James's Hospital. I respect the decision of the Dolphin review group, which considered the options and chose carefully. Ultimately, the choice of site has been made purely for the benefit of sick children and their families. It is a question of health and well-being and not of political point scoring....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: I wish to raise a few issues around the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies. I have read its report. In regard to Appendix 1, the campaign strategy questionnaire, are there any facts and figures showing a reduction in family supports, home visits and so on which could be added to the document for the future? I shall move on to the Irish Hospice Foundation. There is always great joy...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: I have great respect for the Carers Association. I read the submission last night and I think the political pun contained in it is unwelcome. I will leave the House whenever people decide not to elect me. I hope not to receive a pension until I am 68 years of age. I am not interested in what happened in the past in political life in this building, I am interested in the future. As public...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: I wish to make a few short comments and ask a question. It is a pity Deputy Kelleher and Deputy Troy are not here. They left in good time because I had intended to slate them. The reason we are here is the reckless spending of previous Governments over the past 15 years. I started to read the organisations' budgets and presentations at 10 p.m. yesterday when I returned from canvassing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Catherine Byrne: I probably was not at that meeting. As I said in the Chamber a few weeks ago, I am not the straw man or the tin man in "The Wizard of Oz". I have a heart. Parents on both sides of my family have needed carers, home help and every service to help people remain in their home. What I say next will probably contradict what I have just said, but I cannot disagree with anything the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Catherine Byrne: Does the comment relating to students pertain to all the companies? People are now staying in college for longer because there are no jobs, and there was a comment about bringing young people back to the system. Perhaps the age limit should be increased to 25. There are many young people who are still in college because there are no jobs, and they could be used in filtering a small number...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Catherine Byrne: Mr. Dowdall stated that the insurers provide student rates. Up to what age does it apply and is the difference between adult and student rates €50, €100, €200 or something else?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Catherine Byrne: At what age does it cease?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Catherine Byrne: She survived.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Catherine Byrne: I thank Mr. O'Dwyer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Catherine Byrne: If they have the money.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Catherine Byrne: I agree with everything said by Deputy Conway about the money owed to the HSE. It is wrong that people in the private health insurance sector who take in a huge amount of money and use public health services that are needed more by people who do not have health insurance can leave hospitals and the HSE in particular with such heavy outstanding bills. This should be rectified. People...