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- Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2012)
John Paul Phelan: I would like to make a couple of points in support of this technical Bill, which amends the Education Act 1998 and the Teaching Council Act 2001. Before I raise a few issues, I should mention that like most Deputies who are present, I have worked as a teacher in the past. I ended up working as an unqualified mathematics and science teacher by accident. In the early years of the last decade...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to heighten the recognition of fibromyalgia as a long-term illness to enable sufferers to claim disability. [10864/12]
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: I wish to make a few points on this legislation. I agree with the previous speaker's comments on the jargon and terminology that is often used by lawyers, but it will be difficult to frame laws in terms that are not legal. There might be great difficulty in simplifying some of the terms used in legislation. I compliment the Minister for Justice and Equality on his handling of this debate....
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: What was Fianna Fáil's role in that?
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: Which the Deputy's party in government set up.
- Written Answers — Currency Circulation: Currency Circulation (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of currency in circulation in Ireland in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the location from whence the money came in the years that show a significant increase; the level of Government borrowing during years with a currency increase; the person who authorised the decrease of currency in...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the new legislation he plans to introduce regarding intellectual property and-or information technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10301/12]
- Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the figures of uptake so far relating to the getting Irish business online initiative; the number of websites that have been created as a result of this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10300/12]
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: I am glad to have the opportunity to say a few words on this motion and to commend the Minister, Deputy Reilly, on what is an extremely difficult job. Arguably, he has the most difficult job in the Government, which is to try to overhaul radically the health service at a time of reducing budgets. I decided to speak on this motion when I read its contents and Fianna Fáil Members have a...
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: Moreover, Deputy Kelleher, who is Fianna Fáil's main spokesperson was a Minister of State in that Government. This motion refers to the cut of â¬750 million in the HSE's funding but does not acknowledge the role Fianna Fáil played in the fact that funding cuts are taking place across all Departments. The motion also mentions the early retirement scheme and the possible detrimental...
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: This type of rank hypocrisy that passes for politics was something I thought Deputy Martin might be in a position to change.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: The entire tenor of the motion is about criticising the HSE in particular-----
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: It is a pity that Deputy Mattie McGrath has left the Chamber because he was an elected representative of Fianna Fáil when the HSE was established.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: Moreover, when it came to reductions in funding for the health service in the past few years, he did not vote against them.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: He decided to vote against the previous Government on the important issue of stag hunting.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: He decided to vote against the previous Government on the issue of stag hunting and not on funding for the health service in his area or anywhere else.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: I commend the Minister-----
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: -----who has visited three hospitals this afternoon and eight so far over the past few days, to investigate the potential detrimental effects of the early retirement scheme and with a view to making a hands-on impact on how these changes will be implemented.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: He also has secured a reduced number of trolleys based on the previously mentioned figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. He also has managed to reduce waiting times for elective surgeries-----
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
John Paul Phelan: -----all at a time when funding for the health service, like all other aspects of public expenditure, has been reduced dramatically. In summing up, I wish to mention three areas in particular. First, the provision of funding for public nursing homes is of crucial importance and I refer to the spectacle in recent months of particular homes-----