Results 4,101-4,120 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: He thought the Deputy was the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: I am shocked and horrified at Deputy O'Connor buying a mobile phone in Grafton Street. What is wrong with The Square in Tallaght?

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: I welcome Deputy Howlin's call for a new courthouse for County Wexford, because the facilities there are inappropriate. Considering that the Tánaiste has told us that millions of euro are sloshing around in the Government coffers, I hope that in his new role as Tánaiste he will be able to accelerate the building programme for Garda stations not only in County Wexford, but across the...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Deputy gambles every five years.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: Did the Deputy get a whip around?

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (4 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 115: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the further action he intends to take to prevent climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30972/06]

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: Regardless of the arguments the Minister makes, this Government is a failure at implementing anything related to information technology. PPARS has been a disaster. A total of €160 million has been spent to date and there is an €11 million cost every year to pay 30,000 people. A cost-benefit analysis should be carried out on that system. The iSoft project is another which looks ready...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: The only value for money I have seen from this Government in the last five years is that it published a report on health in 2001. However, it has not delivered much value for money in the case of the health services. A cost-benefit analysis——

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: If the Minister gives me the time, I will explain it to him.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Minister should not be foolish and silly.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: If the Minister is so well informed, does he know——

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: ——how many patients are waiting for dermatology services in Waterford Regional Hospital in his constituency?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: It is 2,500 people. Is that the type of service he is proud of?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: Does he know how long a person in Waterford must wait for an orthopaedic appointment? It is five years. That is information from the south-eastern region of the Health Service Executive.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: Instead of mouthing off here, the Minister should go back to Waterford and find out whether it is true.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: There is no need to interrupt me. Every major Government project costing more than €30 million is supposed to be subject to a cost-benefit analysis. Has a cost-benefit analysis been carried out on the new home care projects that have become part of the privatisation process of the health service? Given that a home care package includes 13% VAT and assuming the private company makes 10%...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: When the Minister makes such proposals they are obviously at the back of his mind so perhaps he agrees with many aspects of what I have said.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: There is a far greater issue. The Minister has a privatisation agenda as well so perhaps he might explain something else to the House. It is proposed that approximately six new private hospitals be built on the grounds of public hospitals. The Government's policy is to sell off public land for an unknown price, give €400 million in tax concessions and take €1 billion from the public...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Minister is supporting what he knows nothing about.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Liam Twomey: That is not what I am asking the Minister. Does the Minister know if a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out? The Minister supported what he knew nothing about; e-voting was a perfect example of that.