Results 4,401-4,420 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)
Liam Twomey: Unfortunately, it does not work like that. If we were nice to the Government every day of the week, it would do nothing.
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)
Liam Twomey: We hope that if we keep at the Government, we can get it to do something on behalf of the people.
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)
Liam Twomey: Subventions are an extremely important issue. The eligibility criteria for a subvention was extended in the last budget but it is not the same thing as increasing the rates for subventions. We will continue to press this point until the rules are changed. Between â¬130 and â¬190 per week is the maximum subvention to which anyone is entitled. It is not possible to secure a nursing home place...
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)
Liam Twomey: Comments were made earlier about the â¬30 million that is supposed to go towards care of the elderly but there is probably â¬30 million still lying in the bank for the doctor-only medical cards that were to have been issued and there is probably still â¬30 million in the bank for the ten-point plan announced in the budget. It was promised this money would be spent on the health services...
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)
Liam Twomey: If the Deputy only had another minute he would be supporting us.
- Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects the Health Service Executive report on the death of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3061/06]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 227: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason adequate resources are not given to the Health Service Executive to provide an appropriate out-of-hours CAT scanning service to the Health Service Executive south-east region where three of the four hospitals in the region do not have the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3075/06]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 304: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason nurses affected by the abatement of pensions for employed pensioners have not received repayment of deducted pensions during the period 1 May 2005 to 20 October 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3147/06]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 305: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of neuro-radiologists here; the areas in which they are based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3148/06]
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 306: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive southern region has received funding to use the Atlantic Lodge to provide mental health services at community level in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3149/06]
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 307: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which the former North Western Health Board built its new headquarters at Manorhamilton; if such funding was approved by her Department; the services which were not delivered in the North Western Health Board area to fund this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3150/06]
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: I move: That Dáil Ãireann, concerned at: âthe failure of the Government to fulfil promises made in this House by the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to introduce legislation to provide for an independent statutorily-based inspection regime for all nursing homes; âthe lack of information and transparency about standards applying to nursing homes; and...
- Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: All vulnerable adults, such as those with a disability, in this society deserve the protection of the State but they are not getting it. Children do not get the protection of the State, as we have seen time and again in regard to vetting, which is not coming through. The proposals I have for the social services inspectorate will protect elderly people in every setting in society. The...
- Leaders' Questions. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: They do not have to.
- Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if suitably trained home help staff and adequate home help hours will be provided at community care level in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3278/06]
- Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: With regard to training of home helps, has the Minister reviewed any of the curricula? Can he list Piaget's four stages of cognitive development or Erikson's eight stages of development? These are included in one of the courses for people who are studying to be home helps. I do not know what they are and I am sure the Ceann Comhairle, who is also a medical doctor, does not know what they are....
- Health Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: When does the Minister of State think he can get back to us on that issue? The implementation of the home care packages will be difficult for some providers if there is no change.
- Hospital Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to prevent the cancellation of elective operations and procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3279/06]
- Hospital Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Even today a great number of patients are having neurosurgical, cardiothoracic, orthopaedic and other major operations cancelled. Basic diagnostic procedures, such as colonoscopies for bowel cancer, are being cancelled on an all too regular basis. A report was published in the Sunday Independent on 22 January 2005 which highlighted seven faulty work practices within our hospitals. I am sure...
- Hospital Services. (31 Jan 2006)
Liam Twomey: Some â¬1 billion of taxpayers' money was invested in professionals working in the health services and benchmarking. Now it seems the Tánaiste is seeking to scapegoat many of those working in the health services with this sort of fast-tracking and some of the information coming out of it, some of which is ancient news. I am surprised the Tánaiste never tried to do anything about this in the...