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- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----the ongoing development of the national children’s hospital, and €10 million in new technologies in the implementation of the cancer strategy.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: There is an investment of €7.25 million for investment in further disability services; an additional €2.5 million provided for the primary childhood immunisation programme; an extra €7 million for the ambulance service, which Deputy Adams has raised on many occasions; expansion of respite beds, palliative care; and-----
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----and €35 million earmarked for mental health services.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputies opposite may laugh about it if they wish.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is part of the service plan. The Deputies may laugh about it if they wish.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: There is €35 million invested in health services which is so dear to Deputy Ó Caoláin's heart.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: Funding is provided for the continuing general practitioner contracts and developments and for speech and language therapy.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: Speech and language therapy has been highlighted as needing a specific focus and it is getting that. These are new initiatives in the service plan, which has been approved by Government and which the HSE will publish today. This will maintain services and provide a targeted focus on particular services that I have outlined here, unlike Deputy Adams’ vision of having everything...
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: I read it.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: I did read the Sinn Féin health strategy. It is a wonder to behold.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams promises to go around the country and have that decent man beside him, Deputy Ó Caoláin-----
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----stand up in public and say “This is a plan for the nation. We will provide every facility and you do not have to pay for anything.” Just like the boys and ladies on the Fianna Fáil and Independent benches, there will be higher taxes, fewer jobs, less investment and less disposable income. If the Deputy thinks he can convince anybody of the health care programme he...
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is not about containment. The HSE service plan, as submitted to the Minister for Health and presented by him to the Cabinet, is based on over €800 million extra - almost €13 billion in total - being put into the health service. This means that services will be maintained and that €100 million has been left aside for new, additional and targeted services. The...
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy has not changed. It is the same old mantra. Perhaps he did not hear me the last time. What I said was that decisions on medicines to be reimbursed by the taxpayer were not political or ministerial. They are made on objective, scientific and economic grounds by the HSE on the advice of the NCPE. The Deputy is a great man to talk about his vision.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Micheál Martin is a great man to speak about vision. He set up the HSE-----
- Access to Public Services and Banking other than by Electronic Means Bill 2015: First Stage (15 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is not being opposed.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill: First Stage (15 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: It can be moved.
- International Protection Bill 2015: Financial Resolution (15 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: I move:THAT provision be made in the Act giving effect to this Resolution for the charging, in accordance with the regulations made under the Act, of fees (if any) as may be prescribed by the Minister for Justice and Equality, in respect of an application, in such form and accompanied by such information as may be prescribed, for a travel document by a person concerned.”
- Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Bill was on Report Stage in this House for some time. I will inquire as to the reason for the delay. It has progressed through all Stages to Report Stage.
- Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)
Enda Kenny: The heads of the Bill were cleared in July. I will come back to Deputy Mitchell O'Connor to advise her on the state of preparedness of the Bill.