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Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: I raise the question of how we are treating elderly people in our hospital system and the complete absence of dignity in such treatment. We were all appalled last week when we heard the story of Gerry Feeney, who spent more than five days in the emergency department in Beaumont and was denied the basics of daily living, such as eating, dressing, bathing and getting out of bed, when he was...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Minister said that he made the Taoiseach aware of the budgetary issues and that a spending plan could be brought forward later in the year. Does the Taoiseach intend to act now? The Gerry Feeney case arose some weeks ago and that doctor's letter was written in December.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: Will the Government make the decision to provide the necessary spending plan to take people out of their misery and give some dignity back to elderly people in our hospitals?

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said that the situation is not "satisfactory". That is a mild word given the content of letter from the specialist registrar and the experience of people attending emergency departments. The Minister for Health told the Joint Committee on Health and Children last week that additional resources are needed for the fair deal scheme. He outlined two realistic options, namely,...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: I will.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Minister said he cannot make the decision on the spending plan on his own.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: He said that it must be done in conjunction with the Cabinet committee on health and the Economic Management Council, the members of which are fully appraised of the situation since last November. Does the Taoiseach accept that the funding levels are not adequate to deal with this situation in the coming months, including in respect of delayed discharges and their impact on emergency...

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should have done it in the past four years.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: It was neglect.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is a little late now.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: That was a sharp answer to the Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: A monosyllabic retort.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: When will he start out?

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: Would the Taoiseach not be more sensitive to the Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin?

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: That took the wind out of Deputy Bernard J. Durkan's sails.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: I draw the Taoiseach's attention to comments made by the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, in the Dáil last Wednesday in response to a parliamentary question on Health Service Executive funding for 2015. In the course of his reply, he stated:We need additional resources for the fair deal scheme, home care packages and home help provision. As the Minister of State, Deputy...

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: Does that mean that there will be a reprioritisation of spending?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is one of Fianna Fáil's legacies.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: I was in Mayo last week; the Taoiseach would want to do something in Castlebar.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: May I ask a brief supplementary question?