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Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (26 Jan 2005)

Liam Twomey: I wish to share time with Deputies Neville and Ring.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (26 Jan 2005)

Liam Twomey: I am delighted the Tánaiste and the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, are present. Deputy Gormley of the Green Party said earlier that the Tánaiste seems to have a charmed relationship with the media in terms of the coverage she gets on what is happening in the Department of Health and Children. All Ministers seem to have a charmed relationship with the media. Perhaps it is something...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (23 Nov 2004)

Liam Twomey: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have conducted investigations into the degree of complicity of financial institutions in some of the cases of tax evasion currently being unearthed; and if any cases are pending in respect of such practices. [29922/04]

Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)

Liam Twomey: Fine Gael supports the reform of the health service. However, it is not interested in the perception of reform because this issue is too important to both patients and potential patients. Earlier I pointed out that we need to know the qualifications of the new board of the HSE to have an informed opinion on their ability, we want clarity on the issue of accountability and that we want lines...

Health Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Nov 2004)

Liam Twomey: Fine Gael welcomes any reform of the health sector but fears that reform regarding two major issues in this Bill is in name only. One of these has regard to what the Bill sets out to accomplish, while other public health services to be provided for the public may also be in name only. Many of these changes were first highlighted three years ago in the health strategy. The Prospectus and...

Child Care: Motion. (2 Nov 2004)

Liam Twomey: No matter what the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, said, there are huge deficits in the provision of child care, child welfare and the education of our children. When the Disability Bill goes through this House we will see how bad are these weaknesses in the system. It is impossible for me to consider all the issues raised tonight, but two have stood out clearly since I was elected...

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (19 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: I congratulate the Minister on her appointment. I hope she will have an interesting two years as Minister for Education and Science before the next general election. She may feel that Opposition Deputies are somewhat ungrateful for the hard work that has been done in this regard over the past 16 years. There is a feeling that most of the work has been done in the past couple of years.

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (19 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: The Minister has been talking about 1988 since we came in here.

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (19 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: Perhaps I have misunderstood the Minister — I thought she was referring to 1988. The point we are making on this side of the House is that not much has been done quickly. Research has shown that early intervention can make a huge difference to the lives of children with special educational needs. The final outcome of intervention can vary with the level of intellectual disability. Sometimes...

Medicinal Products. (19 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: I congratulate the Tánaiste on her new position as Minister for Health and Children. She has taken on a very responsible job and I wish her the best in it as the area is a very difficult one. In her role as Minister for Health and Children and in mine as Fine Gael spokesperson on health, patient care is our primary concern. Ireland has a significant pharmaceutical industry and the issue I...

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of States' speeches were too slow and too little. The grand plan for radiotherapy services and cancer treatment services across the country will need at least another three years before anything happens. We have already been waiting for them for two years. The Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, focused on oncology, saying that investment in the national cancer strategy has...

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: It vanished in the same manner as the rheumatologists.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: It should have been much better.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: This is a sham.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: That is rubbish.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: Are they working?

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: This is minor legislation. It seems strange that the Government always wants to hang on to its little piece of inequality and discrimination, no matter how minor the legislation. I do not understand why adoptive parents cannot be given 18 weeks' paid maternity leave in the same way as a natural mother. One of the arguments made is that a pregnant woman needs to rest for two weeks prior to...

Written Answers — Drug Misuse: Drug Misuse (5 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action he intends to take following the findings of the drug misuse research division report that the incidence of treated problem opiate use has increased sharply and that this increase in the number of new problem opiate users indicates a spread of heroin use in the seven health board areas, with very high...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (5 Oct 2004)

Liam Twomey: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress to date in improving the alignment of structures of community and local development organisations across urban, rural and Gaeltacht areas. [22724/04]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (1 Jun 2004)

Liam Twomey: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food his views on whether it is the IFA's considered view that the recommendations of the draft nitrates directive action programme are unnecessary, unworkable and unaffordable for farming here. [16262/04]