Results 2,981-3,000 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern
- Interdepartmental Committees. (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: If I ignored the experts, the Deputy would be in here next week telling me I had caused the problems by ignoring the advice.
- Interdepartmental Committees. (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: They have done that. They have lifted it for an hour on several occasions to see what the effect might be. As I said, the M50 upgrade is underway, with phase 1 from the N4 to the Ballymount interchange to be completed by mid-2008 along with phase 3 from the M3 to the N4. The full upgrade will be completed in 2010. It is a massive infrastructural project. It will not be done overnight or...
- Interdepartmental Committees. (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I gave the Deputy my honest assessment.
- Interdepartmental Committees. (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I accept that.
- Interdepartmental Committees. (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I will not go back over what I said earlier but I draw a distinction between what can be achieved in other areas such as transport and some areas of education where PPP projects were approved. When dealing with a PPP, whatever about the cost and other arguments which I have gone through, the difference in terms of time and scale is enormous. One need only consider the Whitfield project in...
- Interdepartmental Committees. (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I am not familiar with every individual capital project in the health area. A difficulty is that by the time the capital programme is prepared for the building, which is linked to staffing levels, equipment and all the procurement issues, the time span in too long. With regard to any of the commitments made, the Deputy will find that the projects are moving through the system but as against...
- Interdepartmental Committees. (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I cannot have the detail of every project, but if it is a PPP project, they tend to be very successful.
- Interdepartmental Committees. (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The Deputy should table a question to the relevant Minister. In the case of PPP projects if they are approved and moved through by the Department of Finance, they tend to be completed very quickly.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: Yesterday, I stated that four of the 52 acute hospitals were having difficulties this week and I acknowledged the work the staff have been doing with the substantial additional resources, beds and facilities they have been given to make an enormous improvement on the waiting list this winter. They have brought down the length of stay in accident and emergency departments by over 50%. I also...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The HSE does its utmost all over the country to provide step-down facilities and is continuing to do so.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: In reply to Deputy Kenny, not the Labour Party,ââ
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: In reply to Deputy Kenny, in 2007 the HSE is providing 360 extra beds by way of contracts with the private sector â it is not a question of 50 beds. Of these, 220 are in the greater Dublin area, 100 in the south and 40 in the western region. It is not a question of 50 beds.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: It is not a question of 50 beds in Beaumont Hospital.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: One should talk to the people who know the position. Public capacity has been increased by some 446 beds. It is not, therefore, a question of 50 beds. The HSE is very aware of the problems at Beaumont Hospital and has been working with it to try to increase capacity. As I stated yesterday, to try to avoid the problems experienced by the accident and emergency staff, the out-of-hours...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: There will be difficulties in some of the hospitals on some days and there is no point running around to whichever hospital has a difficulty trying to highlight it. The HSE and the staff are doing their utmost to address the problem.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I will answer them.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: First, St. Joseph's Hospital is in Raheny, not Fairview.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I will answer the question because that is the easy part; however, it does not solve the problem. The 100 beds in St. Joseph's Hospital are being commissioned and will be ready this year. There is no problem about this. The St. Mary's Hospital development is under way. The people dealing with these tasks will complete them.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: This year.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2007)
Bertie Ahern: On St. Joseph's Hospital, the work is happening but it will not solve the whole problem.