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Co-location of Hospitals: Motion. (26 Jun 2007)

Liz McManus: ...about 2011. That is hardly a fast track process but what is worrying — I referred to this earlier — is that the entire process may be tested in the courts if a developer is not accepted and feels hard-done-by. I wrote to the Minister on 1 June asking for clarification on the statutory basis of her policy direction and I am still waiting for a reply. In the letter I pointed out that,...

Pharmacy Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Apr 2007)

Liz McManus: ...have thought it was more appropriate to be crystal clear on what must be done in regard to the health, safety and convenience to the public. This point was raised by the hospital pharmacists, who feel it is vital from a patient safety point of view because it allows for the setting of standards both for practice and pharmacy premises and will ensure quality and safety of pharmacy service....

Pharmacy Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Apr 2007)

Liz McManus: I feel a great glow of achievement.

Nurses' Dispute: Statements (3 Apr 2007)

Liz McManus: ...finding the consensus and the way through here. Nobody can afford to have a situation deteriorate in the way that is now opening up to us. More than any other group of people, patients need to feel secure and know they are being cared for. There is a presumption that nurses will care for patients and nurses have shown that they are responsible in that regard. They have not gone on an...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I thought the Minister would have conceded the point on nominating bodies. It is important that people feel engaged with the proposed council structure. It is easy for people to walk away and not get involved in this type of project. People are busier, work is getting tougher and the days seem to be getting shorter. All these pressures are on people who give up their time to represent...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: ...move amendment No. 31: In page 30, line 14, after "satisfied" to insert the following: "on the recommendation of the President of the Council". I make the same point in regard to this amendment. I feel I am repeating myself over and over in speaking about the partnership that should exist between the Minister and the Medical Council. I propose that the recommendation of the president of...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: ...consulting" and substitute "on the recommendation of". We must be conscious that the balance is shifting in this Bill and there is a danger that it will shift to the point where people will simply feel disengaged. A process that works very well is one where the Minister responds through recommendation rather than simply consulting. The word consulting is the most abused word in the...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: ...the old idea of pure self-regulation and a closed professional system into a new era, which is for the good, but we must also acknowledge the danger of professionals abdicating their roles if they feel alienated by the Bill's provisions and the establishment of the new council. It is right that doctors must pay for the council via registration fees, but we should not remove the sense of...

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: ...practice in presenting Bills is to provide an explanatory memorandum to inform Deputies and ensure we are on the right track. In the absence of such a memorandum, I must confess that I do not feel sufficiently well equipped to live up to my responsibilities in this regard. The Labour Party takes seriously the issue of whistleblowing on which it introduced a Bill in 1999. The Government...

Domestic Violence: Motion (Resumed). (28 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: ...a paedophile ring and a 14 year old boy. Senator Kathleen O'Meara on her concerns said: In this technological age, in the era of the internet, mobile phones, text messages and e-mails, parents feel their children are extremely vulnerable to the approaches and advances of abusers. In such a climate the under-resourcing of the Garda central vetting unit to examine the suitability of all...

Order of Business (15 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: ...the North-South Ministerial Council, recommendations were made for legislation to be produced for a register of persons considered unsafe to work with children. I have no doubt everybody would feel a lot happier if that register were in place. Will the Minister acknowledge we need this legislation? It is not acceptable to read, "Publication expected — not possible to indicate at this...

Health Service Reform: Motion (6 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: ...are unable to work due to shortages of staff, beds or operating theatres, is not prolonged. Regardless of what one thinks of hospital consultants, most of them work hard, like to work and feel frustrated when prevented from performing operations or procedures because the Government, despite the unprecedented level of resources at its disposal, has failed to provide the necessary...

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Liz McManus: ...equivocated and we are still waiting for that provision to be made. There is praise for the unknown midwife but little or nothing has been done to ensure that others in the health service will feel brave and secure enough to come forward when malpractice or neglect occurs. In September 2006 we saw the publication of the report into the death of Pat Joe Walsh. This man bled to death in...

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Liz McManus: ...to a smaller institution with a different level of care, emergency cover or expertise available? Will there be a guaranteed right of return to the public hospital in any situation where doctors feel that it is in the patient's interests? If members of the medical or nursing staff believe that a patient opting for admission to the private hospital is not acting in his or her own best...

Public Transport: Motion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2006)

Liz McManus: .... I welcome the fact that Deputy Shortall brought forward this motion. Policy on transport is a little like that on health, in respect of which people have reached a stage of hopelessness and a feeling that as nothing can be done, nothing will be done.

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (12 Dec 2006)

Liz McManus: ...special areas of conservation; his views on reports of a new EU directive making it a criminal offence to damage a special area of conservation; the steps he will take to support local farmers who feel intimidated by users of quad bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42445/06]

Health Services: Motion. (14 Nov 2006)

Liz McManus: ...so badly. Labour and Fine Gael propose a patient safety authority that will bring ministerial responsibility back into the health service. It is essential that patients within our health service feel safe and know they have an authority that advocates for them and demands answers on their behalf, as well as having the power to improve standards of care and safeguard patient safety. The...

High Level of Suicide in Irish Society: Statements (26 Oct 2006)

Liz McManus: ...Irish society has changed rapidly and become more unequal and divided. There is a greater sense of marginalisation as a result of our prosperity. Those who, for whatever reason, are left behind feel even more isolated. There is a raft of research to support the case that poverty and social exclusion have a detrimental effect on people's health, that social determinants of health are...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (19 Oct 2006)

Liz McManus: ...we cannot accept is a regime that will be harsh on people who are vulnerable already. We must remember that the Government record on protecting the rights of the elderly, and making sure they feel secure and safe, is not good. The illegal taking of money from residents in public nursing homes and public welfare homes extended over a number of Governments. Nobody argues that point....

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (4 Oct 2006)

Liz McManus: ...it not for the annual Comptroller and Auditor General's reports, the full extent of the waste and disregard for providing taxpayers with value for money may never be exposed. Mr. Purcell said he feels his annual report needs to be brought to public attention "in the interests of transparency and accountability". His oversight role is particularly important in a health service which is so...