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- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important legislation and appreciate the Tánaiste's attendance at the debate. The Tánaiste did not sell herself short in her introduction of the Bill. Words such as "historic" and "once in a generation event" tripped off her tongue. I am only surprised she did not use the words "ground breaking" to describe the legislation. She also claimed to be...
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: It represents an admission by the Government that, after more than seven years in power, the health service is a mess but that we should trust in its strategy of applying new, slick, corporate principles to the service. In a short time, perhaps after the next general election, waiting lists and the crisis in accident and emergency provision will be in the past. As I said when this legislation...
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: It is not a joke.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: It is an excellent document.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: That is good because I will remind the Tánaiste about a few key statistics in it.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: The review is no joke because it is founded on the fact thatââ
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: It is not mad.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: It is an excellent piece of work. I commend the authors of it, in particular my Green Party colleague, Dr. Liz Cullen, for her fascinating and insightful contribution. What it states is the key to solving the problems we are currently experiencing in our health service. I am glad the Tánaiste has at least dipped into it.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: It is all true.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: The Tánaiste wants to believe what the Taoiseach calls the right wing economists who write for The Economist who would have us believe that we are living in some sort of nirvana in that they claim we have the best quality of life in the world. That is bunkum. This publication puts paid to that myth.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: We do not have the best quality of life in the world. A question I have put over and over again to the Minister's predecessors, and which I will put to her, is the role played by stress in causing illness. We have to examine stress levelsââ
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: I will try not to.
- Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: I might be bad for the Tánaiste's health if I do, but I will try not to cause her so much stress. I will give a few statistics. A survey of 1,000 people carried out in 2001 on behalf of the Mental Health Association of Ireland found that 73% reported finding life more stressful than five years previously, 19% of the respondents said they were smoking more and 17% said they were drinking more...
- Written Answers — Flexible Work Practices: Flexible Work Practices (16 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of direct financial assistance provided in 2003 by the national framework committee on work-life balance policies to assist organisations in implementing work life balance initiatives; and the nature of those initiatives. [28479/04]
- Order of Business. (16 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: Is the Taoiseach aware that the women who were the victims of Dr. Neary were in Leinster House today?
- Order of Business. (16 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: I am asking about the medical practitioners bill and the fact that a redress board is required.
- Leaders' Questions. (16 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: What about stealth taxes?
- Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (2 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Transport if and when he intends to fund the proposed rail interconnector between Heuston Station and Spencer Dock as was proposed by Iarnród Ãireann and the Platform for Change document produced by the Dublin Transportation Office. [26892/04]
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (2 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Transport the speed limit increases that were suggested by him for 43 specific sections of roadway around the country which have been agreed with the relevant local authorities. [26893/04]
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (2 Nov 2004)
John Gormley: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has investigated reports that a Gulfstream jet (details supplied) which was used to illegally transport al-Qaeda suspects to Guantanamo Bay and Egypt, has been recorded as landing at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24286/04]