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Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The Irish people have made their minds up about-----

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: -----Fianna Fáil, with its "I lost it behind the radiator in the Department" Travers report and "I won it on a horse" Bertie Ahern. Fianna Fáil got out just before it needed to claim that the dog had eaten its homework. It is a bit of a joke.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I wish to address a comment made on today's Order of Business concerning the cystic fibrosis unit. The chief operations officer of the special delivery unit, SDU, will meet the CEO of St. Vincent's hospital this Friday to agree the final statement on the cystic fibrosis unit's operating protocol. The transfer of patients to the unit will commence at the end of the month. In the unlikely...

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: A significant proportion of patients who are provided with treatment in public hospitals are not charged for services because of the current rules on bed designation, representing a loss of income to our public hospitals.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I regret that, as I have much more to say.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The Government has tackled the real problems in the health service instead of throwing money at them like Deputy Dooley's Government did year after year. A measurable improvement has been brought about by the SDU and clinical programmes. Most importantly, I want to thank the front line staff for their incredible endeavour in not just maintaining safe services, but in reducing the number of...

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: People who are registered in emergency departments will be seen, discharged or admitted within nine hours. I am more determined than ever to continue the reforms. I am also more convinced than ever that we will succeed.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: We will succeed in giving people what successive Governments failed to give them, that is, a health service in which they feel safe, to which they have access and of which its employees always feel proud.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: We are determined to do that and I urge the House to support the Government amendment and to reject the Fianna Fáil motion.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Those are consultants to the special delivery unit.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The motion indicates the board was abolished and now the Deputy is stating it was not abolished.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Services are being delivered in a more effective way than when the Deputy's party was in Government with much more funding.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: We should stick to the facts.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: It was €1 billion at one stage when the Deputy's party was in Government.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: According to Deputy Dooley he was lecturing me.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: We are at one mind. Ad idem.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: That is hyperbole.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Is that not what the Deputy's party did?

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: What about Noel Dempsey and Dermot Ahern? Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Is the Deputy in regular communication with him?