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- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: The health reform Bill provides for the dissolution of the HSE.
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: What about the health reform Bill?
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: Answer the question, for God's sake.
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: I have asked about promised legislation that the Government has not published.
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: What about the health reform Bill?
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: Two.
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: This is very serious because it concerns the programme for Government. Should it not be scrapped? It is fantasy. The Government is treating the public and the Dáil with contempt. None of this is going to happen. The Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, has said it is not going to happen.
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Department of Health officials said it was not going to happen. I have spent 12 months asking the Taoiseach about each of these Bills, but he keeps on talking nonsense and avoiding answering the questions. It is fantasy.
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: A more honest approach would be to withdraw the part of the programme for Government on health, as there is no substance to it.
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should be honest with the people. It is a fantasy. In January he said he would deal with the health reform Bill. It is now September.
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: It is a joke. That is why the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, said what he said.
- Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: It would appear from the schedule of legislation published today that the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, has won the day. The Government promised in January last to introduce the health reform Bill, whose stated aim was "to put in place the new structures for the health service as set out in Future Care and the disestablishment of the HSE". According to the new schedule, however, the...
- Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: Gan amhras, is ócáid an-bhrónach é bás Albert Mac Raghnaill. I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom mo chomhbhrón a dhéanamh lena bhean, Kathleen, agus lena chlann go léir. Is léir do chách gur ceannaire agus polaiteoir den scoth a bhí ann. Bhí tionchar faoi leith aige ar chúrsaí polaitíochta na tíre seo agus,...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: From October onwards Irish Water will be issuing bills in respect of water charges to families across the country. I could talk about the average bill of €240 promised by the Taoiseach before the local elections, despite the fact that a family with two adult children will now be paying about €590 - a far cry from his €240. I could talk about the fact that the Taoiseach...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: -----across the country who are in receipt of boil-water notices and about 21,000 of those live in County Roscommon. There has been very great confusion and anger across the midlands this morning because of statements emanating from Fine Gael about this specific issue giving the impression that there will be a 100% exemption now. The Taoiseach will understand that the people of Roscommon...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: -----certain elements of the bill will be exempt but other elements will not be exempt. In other words, residents may not be able to drink the water but they will be asked to pay for getting rid of that very same water. In its original legislation why did the Government not decide to specifically exempt homes and businesses with a contaminated supply of water from any water charges...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: I think the Taoiseach has adequately dealt with them.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach did not answer the question. I find it incomprehensible that anyone believes people should be charged for a product that is contaminated.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: It is beyond any logic. If water going into a household is contaminated and is not fit for human consumption, how can that family be charged for it? The original legislation should have provided for an exemption from any charge for any family with a contaminated water supply. They are paying for bottled water as it is and they have other costs associated with the fact that the water is...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Micheál Martin: That is not true.