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Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The issue is how we ensure people are protected from getting cervical cancer. Providing a national screening programme is the first step in that effort. We are providing an extra €25 million next year to ensure that happens. We are providing another €15 million to ensure Professor Tom Keane has the proper treatment regimes in place in the centres of excellence he has been establishing....

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: She has been opposed day in, day out by those who want to protect the status quo, the Opposition.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: That is a fact.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: A new, radically improved consultants' contract has been brought forward. A new cancer control programme, which requires people to agree to go to adequate centres of excellence instead of having various cancer control programmes throughout the country, is working. Six months ago, it was vociferously opposed during a debate in this House——

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: ——by every backbencher in both of the main parties on the other side of the House.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The largest ever expansion of services for elderly people has taken place under this Minister for Health and Children.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: New standards for nursing home care are being implemented. The Health Information and Quality Authority has been established. A fundamental change has been made to ensure that standards are set and enforced.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: Means tests for medical cards have been made much easier.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The number of medical cards in use has increased by hundreds of thousands since the Opposition parties were in office.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: GP out-of-hours services have been opened in north Dublin. Accident and emergency services have been improved.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: Waiting times have been lowered. When I was in the Department of Health and Children——

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: People had to wait for years, rather than months, under the stewardship of the Government formed by those opposite. The first ever programme of national hygiene audits has been implemented.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: We have provided for the introduction of nurse prescribing. We have expanded the role of nurses to provide better patient services. We have modernised the regulation of the medical profession. The Minister and the Government as a whole can be proud of the many reforms which have been implemented in the face of opposition from the other side of the House, every step of the way.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Opposition has no policy on health other than to maintain the status quo.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: That is its policy.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: As regards the question of budgetary discipline and the need for better policies and proper budgets——

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Deputies on the other side of the House opposed every single——

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Leader of the Opposition wants a stricter budget from his finance spokesman.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: I note that Deputy Bruton has not opened his mouth——

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: ——since he said he wanted a 5.5% deficit, which would involve a further €2 billion of cuts.