Results 3,701-3,720 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people waiting for radiotherapy treatment in each Health Service Executive area; the length of these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6239/07]
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of linear accelerators delivered to date under the radiation oncology services plan; the location of this technology; if it is fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6240/07]
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects negotiations between the Health Service Executive and IPU will recommence; if she has satisfied herself that the approach being taken by the HSE is appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6313/07]
- Hospital Acquired Infections. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: This reply is not good enough. I told the Minister at last Thursday's meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children that in the event of a pandemic of avian flu, there was a plan. The plan starts with putting the Minister for Defence, Deputy O'Dea, in charge and consists of a book, approximately two inches thick, on what to do in the event of avian flu affecting the...
- Hospital Acquired Infections. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: This question is important, as the Minister has no idea. She should confirm these figures. Professor Drumm stated: "It looks like up to 40% of isolates from staff in this country may be multiply resistant." Is it true that of the staff being swabbed, 40% have MRSA or some variant thereof? Is Professor Drumm wrong when he claims it can be spread by shaking hands? The Minister has stated...
- Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: It is the Government's commitment we are worried about.
- Cancer Screening Programme. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a national cervical cancer screening programme; the role a cervical cancer vaccine may play; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6488/07]
- Cancer Screening Programme. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: The Minister has stated the vaccine, Gardasil, would protect approximately 70% of patients from cervical cancer and that the other 30% could be protected by a national cervical cancer screening programme. When added together, those figures show that under the Government 100% of women are not being protected because a national screening programme in not in place and the vaccine, Gardasil, is...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Huge action is not being taken. Rather, no action is being taken. The issue to which the Minister refers in regard to the workload of cytology clinics has been known for years. Another point on screening is that non-attendance decreases dramatically on second and subsequent calls for attendance at any screening programme, whether it is BreastCheck or cervical screening. The problem is...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: At least they tried.
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent Competition Authority report on competition in the private health insurance market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6489/07]
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Essentially, nothing will change until publication of another report at the end of March. It is important that we ask those who pay private health insurance premia. What will their situation be when the Minister receives the report at the end of March and they face the next general election? VHI, without risk equalisation payments, will increase its premia by between 5% and 10%. The...
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: That is not what I said. I asked the Minister what could be done about risk equalisation. I too can throw out glib statements, for example, that the Minister did not give a hoot about matters. She knew for a year and a half what was going on, but did nothing about it.
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: It is the private patients who are losing.
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: Considering the board of the VHI made so many comments during 2006 on the impact of risk equalisation and competition, or the lack thereof, in the Irish private health insurance market, does the Minister not believe it should indicate its planned increases in premiums? It is usually at this time of the year that we are told what they are to be. Given that the board has been saying all along...
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: I have a few points to make.
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: If the Minister can make statementsââ
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: She throws out statements as if she has no connection with this matter.
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: The fact is that Government policy made the small hospitals spring up around the country. It was when former Minister, Charlie McCreevyââ
- Health Insurance. (20 Feb 2007)
Liam Twomey: ââdropped the barrier in respect of beds.