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Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: I would like to remind Deputy Adams-----

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: -----that people in the North have received the UK fuel allowance------

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: -----Deputy Ó Cuív admitted on the day that he had got it wrong. We got it wrong because solicitors' letters were coming through the door and this was a Government of which Deputy Mattie McGrath was a supporter. The last Government did not act until effectively we were in a situation in which we were obliged to comply.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: If Deputy McGrath wishes to so do, I will bring the issue down to Roscommon County Hospital. If he wishes to accompany me, I will be going down tonight and I will bring him there.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: He can come to see a hospital that actually is busier than it was in 2010.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: Under the current Government, patients are safer because, effectively, HIQA could not allow fewer than 20 people a day, out of the 5,000 people who live in Roscommon town, use a hospital. The truth also will come out in this regard. I can guarantee Deputy Mattie McGrath that patients are safer today in Roscommon than was the case in 2010. The hospital will be five times busier than it was...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: Moreover, for two years, Government Deputies, who were members of Deputy McGrath's then party, stated that Frank Feighan-----

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: Hold on Deputy McGrath. They called Frank Feighan a liar. I believe that in the past two weeks, those people should hang their heads in shame because I did not lie and have never lied in my life. I told the truth but what will come out in three or four years' time or even in three or four months' time? The hospital is ready to seek planning permission for the endoscopy unit. Deputy...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: The closing date is 31 March. I have sent out tens of hundreds of applications. I pay tribute to the Irish people who went to work in the United Kingdom. I have taken great pleasure in sending such applications to people from Kerry, Donegal, Monaghan, Tipperary, Clare, Roscommon and nationwide. These people were not afraid of work but went out and built up the United Kingdom and when they...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: I was not there.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: This Bill seeks to amend the eligibility rules for the over-70s medical card. Some 40% of the population has free access to GP services under the GMS scheme. As of 1 February, there were 1,855,797 medical cards, which equates to 40% of the population. In addition, there are 130,000 GP visit cards, representing nearly 3% of the population. Medical cards were providing blanket cover to the...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: There has been a lot of innuendo, as well as untruths, about what is happening with turf cutting. The good news is that 800 people in County Roscommon alone will be paid €1,500 per year, tax-free and index-linked, for the next 15 years and will also receive €500 for signing on.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: They will still own their own bog. If they do not wish to take that option, many have offered to join in relocation. Many of those who have been relocated are very happy. They have been relocated to another bog which is not a special area of conservation or SAC. They will also receive 15 tonnes of turf, delivered to their door every year. One man has told me that it is far too much....

Other Questions: Hospital Acquired Infections (20 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in Sligo General Hospital; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14303/13]

Other Questions: Hospital Acquired Infections (20 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in Roscommon County Hospital; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14335/13]

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: This is an important Bill. We have a prison in Castlerea, which is in my constituency. It was one of the only towns in the country that campaigned to have a prison. The prison is very well run. The proposal to have an open prison in a house near Castlerea is a matter of concern to the general public in the area. I had a first meeting in the Prison Service building last Monday with the...

Leaders' Questions (14 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: They are better off not doing business with them.

Leaders' Questions (14 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: Deputy Michael McGrath is the Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: When will the sport Ireland Bill be brought before the House?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (13 Mar 2013)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a Metropolitan Area Network, MAN, of fibre optic in Boyle, County Roscommon; and, if not, if there is a proposal to roll one out. [13422/13]