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Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Another area, raised by Senator Glynn, who is commenting now ——

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Senator Glynn marched in Mullingar with me in protest at the Government's neglect of health services in the midlands ——

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Senator Glynn marched with me in Mullingar ——

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: He marched in protest at the Government's ——

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Senator Leyden, in the last few minutes, insulted the elderly and home help and he should withdraw that insult.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: The Minister failed to supply accurate figures despite promising to do so. Last July, the Tánaiste promised she would clarify the figures. When the Fine Gael spokesman, Deputy Twomey, pointed out that 2 million hours of home help were cut, the Minister said it was incorrect. However, she has failed to clarify the position in this regard. I would like to compliment the voluntary sector on its...

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: The Minister of State spoke about the agreement with the unions, etc., but it has not been implemented. Agreements made with the unions have been reneged on. I know from members of unions that they are not happy with what staff who work in home help are paid.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: It is shameful treatment. I hope, on behalf of carers, the elderly, the sick and the handicapped throughout the country that the Minister of State will take note of what has been said today and implement the policies outlined in the interests of the elderly and home helps. I am calling on the Minister of State to do so or he will not survive the next general election. Amendment put.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: The Senator is losing touch.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Where is the evidence?

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: That is all the Senator is about. Sitting on committees, one after another.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: She is a long time delivering them.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: There is no talk about delivery.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: On a point of order, the Senator referred to my having been a member of a health board.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: The health board of which I was a member was controlled by Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: For the past 20 years all the health boards were controlled by Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Yes.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Is that a new sound bite?

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Senator Leyden is spinning it again. He is the Roscommon spinner.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: I move: "That Seanad Éireann, conscious of the valuable and mainly unrecognised work carried out by home helps, calls on the Minister for Health and Children to: —regulate their contracts of employment; —recognise the need for the regulation of their working hours and pay scales, under partnership agreements; —provide home helps with adequate training; —rectify the position of home...