Results 1,421-1,440 of 1,467 for speaker:Geraldine Feeney
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: The Minister should address this matter. This is a service industry and we are paying for the service. It is also a way for the patient to see a consultant before being discharged. I welcome the Bill.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: He is a mere child.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: If the women start mentioning their ages we are in trouble.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: We cannot control leaks.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: You tell him.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: The Senator is forgetting the former Minister, Deputy Noonan.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: Rubbish.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: Rubbish.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: Has the Senator visited them all?
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: Senator McCarthy recommends we should wake up and smell the coffee. I wonder what he is smellingâ
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: âbecause it is certainly not coffee. The Senator welcomed and thanked the Minister. Earlier today I thanked him for the long hours he has spent here with us. He is a very patient man who puts up with a lot of rubbish from the Opposition in this House for which I apologise to him.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: When I listen to the Senator talking about beds in corridors in hospitals, I ask him where he has been.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: I am a member of the Medical Council representing the public interest. I am familiar with and have visited every hospital in the country. Not since the Government we had between 1994 and 1997 have we seen beds or trolleys in corridors.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: I agree with the motion tabled by our Progressive Democrat colleagues.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: Senator Bannon spends much time dozing in the Seanad. I wish he was dozing now instead of interrupting.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: I have tremendous respect for Senator Cummins on a personal level but he works himself into a frenzy and I worry about his health.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: Where does the Senator get off when he talks about leadership? He forgets Deputy Noonan, as does Senator Feighan. Senator Browne talked about somebody waiting six months to have a tooth extracted. I do not know what type of treatment he is talking about. He should wake up and check his facts. He talked about nursing. He should check what the Minister and his Department have done in providing...
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: The Minister has been there since January 2000. I remember the day he was appointed. It was around 26 January 2000, the day my father was buried. From working in the health service, I know at first hand how the Minister is viewed. I said this last week and I am sorry for repeating it but it warrants repetition. The Minister is well recognised and appreciated by both patient and medic, in...
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Geraldine Feeney: Share and share alike.