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Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (30 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: What checks and balances exist to protect patients in the administration of this scheme? It is important that the Minister of State inform us of this. Patients are a small, vulnerable group. If they wish to change the way the HSE manages their accounts they must make their decision known in writing. The elderly must take the initiative to protect their money and this obligation should be...

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (30 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Government should make it quite clear how this money will be used. A number of areas seek long-term care facilities. The Minster of State should consider the case of the community hospital in Dingle, a nice area to visit in the summer. The long-stay care facility in that hospital takes up three floors, with elderly male patients on the ground floor and elderly female patients on the first...

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (30 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: I have not even started on some cases. If I have only one minute I will discuss the need for more protection for patients in the system. I hope this becomes a topic for discussion in the House. Too much of what we have seen happen in the last six months, and too many of the reports published by the Government, are on what has gone wrong with our health service. We need a patient safety...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (29 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of Ireland's application for a derogation under the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12049/06]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (29 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to evaluate the economic implications of the use of genetically modified organisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12048/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Projects: Health Service Projects (29 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the review of PPARS has been completed; if she has been informed of the outcome; if she will publish the findings of this review; the action she intends to take following its recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12558/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Projects: Health Service Projects (29 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the internal audit of the Health Service Executive into the awarding of PPARS contracts is completed; if she will publish its findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12559/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Projects: Health Service Projects (29 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has identified the beneficial owners of a company (details supplied); if she has received updates on the contact that the Revenue Commissioners have had with the Health Service Executive's north-western area to assess the facts regarding tax payments; if this information will be published; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene to ensure that an agreement reached between unions representing home helps and the Health Service Executive in April 2005 concerning zero hour contracts is honoured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11920/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 541: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if people granted exemption under the grandfather clause of section 11 ([i]d[/i]) of the Building Control Bill 2005 will be made known; if a list of the people who availed of the exemption will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11933/06]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (23 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to lower costs for businesses, which include insurance costs that are 20% higher than those in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11349/06]

Care of the Elderly: Statements. (23 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: It might help if the Minister set up a website.

Care of the Elderly: Statements. (23 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: I wish to share my time with Deputy McCormack. There is no commitment from the Government to care of the elderly. What the Government has been doing in terms of elderly care is seriously lacking, particularly given that it has been in power for the past nine years. There is a growing sense that the Government suffers from inertia, complacency or does not know what it is doing, as far as care...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will consider a fourth teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford in view of the fact that it has a projected figure of 94 pupils for September 2006, which will exceed the figure to justify a fourth teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11141/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has considered a second post-primary school for Gorey town; the stage planning is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11145/06]

Written Answers — Health Statistics: Health Statistics (21 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 258: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason her Department has not published a complete health statistics report since 2002; the contact details and the person who is responsible for this exercise; if it is the Health Service Executive or her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10751/06]

Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Government has been found wanting in terms of the recommendations of this report, many of which have been promised on many occasions but were never implemented. There will be no cultural change in the medical services unless we make it happen. As a doctor, I am disgusted by what I read in the report about the actions of one doctor and the support given to him by other consultants. Doctor...

Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Is Deputy Martin and the rest of the Government paying lip service to what is happening? There is a need for robust management within the health service. People such as Dr. Ambrose McLoughlin and Dr. Finbar Lennon put their necks on the line to get this through. That same robust management does not exist right across the health care service. Management is still intimidated by consultants and...

Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Everything is in the past with this Government and everything else is in the future. When the Cabinet was reshuffled in September 2004 I thought we had a change of Government because people were running around stating that everything was going to change. There have been more pronouncements about what will happen in future than action taken in the past five years. That is playing politics with...

Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Liam Twomey: Some of those were completed this year. How can we expect confidence to be restored? I hope the Government will take some of these points on board. We need more clarity on the content of the report, although Judge Harding Clark did a very good job. She highlighted many things that happened in the past and made proposals for the future. Concerns remain over the theft of the charts, which the...