Results 661-680 of 704 for speaker:John Kelly
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: In recent weeks some of my Labour Party colleagues have asked that the Minister for Health come into the House to explain to Members the whole reconfiguration process of small hospitals. There are issues in regard to Roscommon hospital, the accident and emergency unit at Portlaoise hospital, and many other hospitals. The HSE's policy seems to be to slash and burn and we are not aware of a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: Just to let Members know, last Friday evening I attended a meeting in the Department of Health with many other Oireachtas Members. The one issue on the table was the reduction in hours at the accident and emergency unit at Roscommon hospital, from 24-7 to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and closed at weekends. Although the Minister, Deputy James Reilly, said that if he was able to recruit junior doctors...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: He said-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I have to conclude. He called for the senior official to go and get a rope and commit suicide. I want-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I am getting to it. I call on Deputy Flanagan to withdraw that remark.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I think he should apologise to-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I need to conclude.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I will park that, but I need to conclude.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: After that, I have.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I have, but I need to explain the next part of this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: Okay.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I need to conclude this. On Monday, a senior representative of the HSE came to Roscommon and not only said-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I have. A senior man from HSE west came to Roscommon and said not alone are we losing our accident and emergency unit but we are also losing our coronary care and our acute surgery.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I am calling on the Minister-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: Will the Minister come in, explain the reconfiguration process to us and tell us if inappropriate remarks by people are going to affect the future of health services in Roscommon and many other places?
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: Everyone.
- Seanad: School Transport (23 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I will be very brief. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I support fully the sentiments of Senator Reilly. It is an impending crisis coming down the tracks for school transport. I have raised the matter with the Minister of State, Deputy Alan Kelly. If we bring common sense to this we will solve the problem. We need joined-up thinking. These issues relate to rural Ireland....
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I wish to share time with Senator Hayden.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: I welcome the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, to the House. It is great to see she is not afraid to address us and listen to our gripes. The Minister has the most important job of anyone in Cabinet in dealing with our social welfare crisis. She has the largest budget and, unfortunately, everything negative that happens in the economy lands on her lap. There is a case...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Jun 2011)
John Kelly: Promises were made to increase unemployment assistance to more than â¬200 per week, to increase the pension to â¬300 per week and to give medical cards to millionaires aged over 70. Unfortunately this must now be addressed. Many things were done wrong in the past. People on social welfare benefit from free schemes attached to social welfare and do not have to make certain payments. We...