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Ferns Report: Statements. (9 Nov 2005)

Liam Twomey: I welcome the Ferns Report. It sets out in black and white what many of us have known for a long time is happening in Irish society. It is a pity this report cannot be more widely available to people. Even I was shocked by the physical descriptions of some of the abuse when put down in black and white. We suspected many of the cases were taking place right across the country but I am shocked...

Ferns Report: Statements. (9 Nov 2005)

Liam Twomey: We need to discover the terms of that insurance agreement. How much information did the diocese disclose to the insurance company? The real Ferns Report may now lie in what was disclosed to the insurance company. This is an important point which the Minister should pursue. The issue of child sexual abuse in Ireland moved from one spoken of behind closed doors out into the open in the 1990s,...

Written Answers — Medical Education: Medical Education (8 Nov 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for increasing the number of Irish medical graduates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28900/05]

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (8 Nov 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the task force on student behaviour will deliver its final report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32715/05]

Schools Amalgamation. (3 Nov 2005)

Liam Twomey: The matter I raise revolves around educational needs in County Wexford. Some months ago, we had a discussion with the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, regarding the secondary school in Gorey. This is an interesting case because although the school was built for 900 students, it currently has an enrolment of 1,500 pupils. During our discussions with the Minister, she...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Nov 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 263: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if Question No. 66 of 29 June 2005 was sent to the Health Service Executive parliamentary affairs division for reply as stated in her reply to same; the reason the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE has no record of receiving the parliamentary question; if she will answer this parliamentary question directly; and...

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (2 Nov 2005)

Liam Twomey: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, line 11, after "physiotherapist" to insert "or physical therapist". With regard to the previous amendment, will the Minister of State and the Department prepare packs in plain English for those professions which wish to be included under this legislation? The required criteria under section 4 might be outlined. This is a matter for the future and need not be...

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (2 Nov 2005)

Liam Twomey: I find it unusual that this legislation has found its way back before the House because this was the most significant issue with which I was obliged to deal in the lead up to its passage. A massive amount of correspondence arose from it and I am sure it was the same for every other Member. I am surprised the Bill has returned to the House on Report Stage as on Committee Stage it was made...

Business Regulation. (2 Nov 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of meetings of the better regulation group which have taken place; the action which has been taken arising from those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31631/05]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State should just answer the question.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: He should give us a break.

Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: We often refer in this House to programmes and quote what a member of the Government or the Opposition said. The Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis was held over the weekend. The Taoiseach appeared on a television programme on Sunday night but he did not appear to know much about what was happening with the health services in his own back yard. He was not sure what was happening with GP services or...

Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: That appears to be the only reason the Progressive Democrats are privatising everything they lay their hands on since they got into the Department of Health and Children.

Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: I will get to that point. Not only has the Tánaiste, Deputy Harney, blamed the nurses for many of the problems in the health services but she has also told us we have too many nurses. The Minister of State came into the House to make a speech but he made statements outside the House which confused the general public because they do not know if he wants to take responsibility for what he was...

Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: There was also the Hollywood report, which was interesting because it took four years to publish. The Minister, Deputy Martin, told us that the report was written by experts and, therefore, radiotherapy services would only be available in Cork, Galway and Dublin. The Tánaiste, Deputy Harney, then came into office and did a U-turn on it. She said radiotherapy services could be provided in...

Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: There is then the gold standard of Government policy on health services, the health strategy, Quality and Fairness: A Health System for You. If ever a policy has not been implemented, it is that one. In some respects, the Minister of State suffers from a worse crisis than that of which he accused the Opposition. He has more than enough policies but he just cannot appear to implement any of...

Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: The reality is they are not available. People are still lying on trolleys and it is no good telling them that if they come back next week they will get a bed. That is the problem. There are not 800 extra beds in the system. I got a reply from the HSE a month ago which indicated that there were less than 650 new beds in the system since 2001, the exact figure promised by the Government by the...

Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: They are counting everything. I love the comment about the National Treatment Purchase Fund sanitising the waiting lists to make them acceptable to the Government when it runs in the next general election. The Minister must be realistic. The most important thing to patients is the length of time they must wait from the time the general practitioner writes a letter of referral for them to when...

Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: What about the 30,000 people waiting for their medical card since the beginning of January? The Minister of State cannot blame that on the GPs because that was his own problem. People should stop being unrealistic and lying to the people. In his contribution, the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, talked about the 850 additional long-stay beds. He then referred to "a medium-term service...

Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Liam Twomey: He was too busy getting his picture taken. The only reason we have seen changes is because the matter was raised consistently in the House. The Government response referred to a specific focus on the needs of older people and the development of a long-term care policy, including the preparation of clear standards for nursing home care. When the Leas Cross crisis broke before the summer...