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Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Deputy Higgins may be correct from a technical point of view in that the legal ownership may not have passed but I do not profess to be an expert on NAMA and I am not even sure if that is the way NAMA operates.

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: NAMA takes control of the loan and the site but it does not necessarily incur all the legal costs in transferring ownership only to sell it on again. It controlled this de facto and any moneys arising from it, as far as I understand it. Perhaps the Deputy could ask NAMA about it. Once something is in NAMA, unless there is a major profit made, which is highly improbable in this case from...

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The Deputy mentioned the needs of the rest of the country, of which I am acutely aware. On the list of 338 places and the other list of 220-----

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Exactly.

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The bottom line is there are three methods of developing primary care. If we had all the money we needed we could have tried to build all the facilities ourselves but we do not have it. As a result we have to look for investment from others to do it. What is key is that the people get the service they need as quickly as possible, and if we can do that through public private partnerships,...

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I have no wish to be in any way disrespectful but there has been much repetition in the questions and all of these were answered in my original statement last week and again here today. For the record, Mr. Murphy has been a member of Fine Gael for 40 years and I am deputy leader of the party: of course I know him.

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: All sides would know that this man and his family have been held in very high regard in Balbriggan for decades and have done a lot of good work. To suggest there is any impropriety is incorrect, wrong, baseless and without foundation. To further suggest in any way that I would get any personal gain from either this decision or the one pertaining to Swords is equally baseless. Becoming...

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The Deputy across would like to believe that there was but one list. There were several lists. There was a list in 2007 and 2008. Such was the priority given to Balbriggan and Swords that they were approved by the board of the HSE in 2008.

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Incorrect. For the Deputy's precise information, if I can recall correctly what I was told today, the board passed two lots of six and four. After these first ten, a tranche of 38, including Swords and Balbriggan, was passed by the board. These facts can be checked with the HSE.

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: If they were priorities in 2007 and 2008, surely Balbriggan's situation has become more needy rather than less, given its population explosion and unemployment level. Similarly for Swords. Deputy Kelleher mentioned consultation. There certainly was consultation with others. While I might have had more consultation with some Cabinet colleagues than others, all Cabinet colleagues were able...

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Deputy Sean Fleming, who is not present, stated on "News at One" last Sunday that I did this so that my site in Swords might be used. That is patently untrue and I will invite him to withdraw the statement. In fairness to the show's presenter, she corrected him. Similarly, Deputy Kelleher told the House this morning that I had "conferred financial and commercial gain on individuals" with...

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I invite Deputy Kelleher to withdraw his comments. If he chooses not to, I suppose I shall have to come to him directly with my complaint.

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Deputy Joe Higgins should note that the site is under the control of NAMA and that, as a consequence, Mr. Murphy does not gain. NAMA gains if there is any gain. NAMA represents the people in trying to get back the moneys that were lost. The people of Balbriggan, whom I support, also gain. Balbriggan is a town that has seen its population double in ten years and has the second highest...

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I also mentioned alligators; I will not go beyond that. It was reported this morning that Mr. Murphy said he sees me on television. I made the point this morning on the radio programme, which the Deputy clearly listened to or had someone listen to and transcribe-----

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Good. Then the Deputy knows my answer very clearly. I am sure he finds the same response himself-----

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I did not interrupt Deputy Ó Caoláin and would like him to show me the same courtesy. Many people say to me that, because they do not see that much of me in my constituency since my job is of such considerable importance to the future well-being of the people, the only time they see me is on television. I am sure this is what Mr. Murphy was alluding to. However, I do not know how...

Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take all questions together. The key objective of the primary care strategy is to develop services in the community which will give people direct access to integrated multidisciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other health care disciplines. This is central to the Government's objective of delivering a high quality...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The Deputy may be referring to an independent review of the Addiction Service in Dublin North City and County, which has been initiated by the HSE in that area. The review is being carried out on behalf of the HSE by the Maudsley Trust, an independent not for profit organisation based in South London, that provides substance misuse services and the widest range of NHS mental health services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (3 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE and Voluntary hospitals, including Mayo General Hospital, recoup a considerable amount of income from private insurance companies in return for private and semi-private treatment services provided to patients with private health insurance cover. Lengthy delays can occur between the discharge of patients and the receipt of payment from the health insurance companies. I have...