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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is a relative term.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Chairman for facilitating me. I have two quick questions. I welcome the fact that the HSE is providing funding for 15 beds to be opened at St. John's hospital in Limerick. However, I have learned from my own inquiries made on Monday that those 15 beds have not been in use for the last three months. At the same time, there is continuous and severe overcrowding at University...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: They retired in February and June. The hospital had plenty of advance notice. Why were 15 beds left idle for the last three months?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is not good enough. I am sorry. We have a crisis in Limerick at all times. That answer is not sufficient for me or the people of Limerick. Fifteen beds were idle in St. John's hospital. We were in here just over a month ago highlighting the need for an MRI scanner. We were asked to do it by management and we did it willingly. At the same time, there were 15 beds idle in St....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I asked a very simple question and I have limited time. When did Ms O'Connor first become aware that 15 of the 89 beds in St. John's hospital had not been in use for the past three months?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The proposal only came in last Friday.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is what I am asking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: On the management of beds for the entire group, what is the process whereby-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is a supplementary question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I just-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: My specific question is about the management of the beds for the other hospitals in the group.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: On a point of order, Senator McDowell does it with style.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have to pull the Senator up on that one.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Look what Senator McDowell has started.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The yellow tie.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I want to address Senator McDowell on one point.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: If I had a choice between reducing capital taxes or income taxes, I would probably choose to reduce income tax. I am putting that in context. Governments have to make decisions. We have reduced income tax rates.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Once again, it is a decision for Government.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State for allowing us to engage with his officials on the Living City initiative. The take-up in Limerick has been much lower than I would have liked. We need to look at the scheme. It is a Georgian city and it is critical to its development.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Ms Forbes. I welcome the fact that she has acknowledged the €9 million coming from Government and that RTÉ will receive it very much in the spirit in which it was given by the Taoiseach, in that RTÉ will defer any decision on Lyric FM until the broadcasting commission reports. I wrote to Ms Forbes in November, specifically about Lyric FM and where it is based. I...