Results 51,521-51,540 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: The Taoiseach is missing the point entirely. I am trying to use promised legislation as a vehicle to focus on the delivery of health and social services. There are huge backlogs for every procedure offered by the health services, including medical cards, hip operations and others, and they are growing on a daily basis,
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: For God's sake, this is a House of Parliament. Why can the Government not do something-----
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I already have outlined the answer I am getting.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I am not abusing the Order of Business. I am representing my constituents, which is now very difficult to do. I again appeal to the Ceann Comhairle to do something about this. Why can Members not get answers to parliamentary questions regarding urgently required services that are provided by the Department of Health and Children at present? Why is the Minister unable to come before the...
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: It is because there is a need to address these issues and the Taoiseach has entirely missed the point I was trying to make. He spoke of order in the House.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: What about order outside the House or delivery of services to the people?
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: When?
- Social Partnership (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: That is not as interesting as the developments we are watching now.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I wonder if the Ceann Comhairle can assist me concerning the progress to date on the legislative programme. Under promised legislation, is it intended to introduce a new minister for backlogs? Several pieces of legislation have been proposed for a long time, yet no progress has been made. We are promised daily that legislation is imminent, but we have had no indication from any quarter...
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I am. I have a lot of them in mind, but I will not upset the House by going through the whole list. To focus on the large number of people awaiting health services, will the Taoiseach take some initiative to introduce the relevant Bills to the House, which have been promised by the Minister for Health and Children? I am trying to get information for the public concerning their entitlement...
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: It has been promised, although I can understand the confusion.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I understand what the Taoiseach is trying to say - that it is an annoyance to have to answer questions repeatedly when Opposition Members raise them. However, the general public are currently awaiting the delivery of health services. When Members table questions in the House, which the Ceann Comhairle has kindly advised me to do, the reply states that it is not possible to answer the...
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Is this the way we order business in this House?
- Leaders' Questions. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: The Taoiseach is the one who is making a slur.
- Leaders' Questions. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: What about foresight?
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which policy within the Health Service is shared, directed or dictated by or between her Department and the Health Service Executive; the degree to which any evaluation has been done as to the provision and delivery of the comprehensive range of health service in line with best practice throughout the EU; if she is...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (18 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full extent of the hospital co-location programme undertaken by her; the nature and extent of the costs incurred to date; the nature and extent of facilities provided thus far; the degree to which any such facilities are duplicated on adjoining sites; if this represents good value for money; the extent to which the Exchequer or...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken or proposes to take to speed up the process of medical card and rent or mortgage support applications with particular reference to the need to meet the needs of the community arising from the current economic climate; if she and or her Department has given any instructions to the relevant officers not to...