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- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: It is regrettable that the enormous amount of good service, work in the community and all the other activities being carried out by the HSE are continually attacked in this House.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The people of Westmeath and every other county acknowledge the improvements in the health service while understanding the difficulties. I do not understand the question asked by Deputy Kenny.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: He says he is in favour of the reform programme, that he wants the discussions and negotiations with the consultants and the non-consultant hospital doctors concluded and that he wants to see us move towards implementing reduced working hours for nurses. We want to see the paramedical talks resumed, to conclude the agreement with pharmacists and to improve the hospital development programme....
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: We either want the Minister for Health and Children to be given an opportunity to obtain best value for money within the â¬15 billion budget and with a staff of 120,000, and to reform the health system as we have been talking about, or we do not.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: As we know, when Deputy Kenny last saw the inside of a Department there were 55 advisers assigned to the various Departments whereas now there are only 34.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I answered the Deputy's question. The staff working for the Minister for Health and Children are working to their full capacity and to the best of their abilityââ
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: ââand are doing an excellent job in helping the Minister to make the necessary reforms in the Department.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: Those in the HSE are working to bring in the reforms that are necessary. I do not accept this ongoing attack on the health service in which more than 1 million people a year are receiving treatment. Hospitals are doing their best and we are spending â¬500 million a year on the capital programme. In many cases, including in respect of maternity and children's cardiac surgery, figures are...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I am the first to admit where there are problems, difficulties and shortfalls and that we must set about addressing those.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: Do Opposition Members expect that the Minister for Health and Children and other Ministers can sit in their Departments with no staff and properly manage a budget of â¬52 billion? That is not possible. This Government is committed to getting the best possible return on all the resourcesââ
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: ââ-to ensure taxpayers' money is used efficiently and effectively to give the very best service that we can.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: Where we are seeking reform to do that, I would very much like if on some day of the year, for one minute, we would get some support to give a better service to the public, rather than the usual diatribe from the Opposition.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: Transport 21 is thankfully going extremely well.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: We took delivery of 100 buses this year and 50 have been introduced into service. As part of that process of introducing the balance of 50 buses, we now wish to enhance the services to existing routes from Ballymun to Ballybrack, and introduce a new route, the 128, the north fringe buses going through Baldoyle, the Malahide road and Fairview. Deputy Burton asked about the Luas I promised. It...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: There are seven new Luas projects in Transport 21. The construction of the line to the docks is well under way, as is the Cherrywood extension. The rail lines in Kildare and upgrading of stations in some cases is under way.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: There are two metro lines, one going through the airport and Swords and the other going west. They are both at different stages of development. The engineering and planning work for the underground station at St. Stephen's Green integrating the metro and Luas is under way. The DART extensions in Dublin and the track of the Kildare route is under way. Most road programmes are well ahead of...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: In the Deputy's end of the bailiwick, the Liffey Valley junction will be finished for Christmas, way ahead of schedule.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The main junction at the Red Cow will be finished next Christmas, about a year ahead of schedule.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: Some of the main infrastructural roads, such as the Limerick to Nenagh route, are well ahead of schedule. The project from Tyrrellspass to Athlone will be opened in the new year and work is under way on the Ballinasloe to Athlone route. The third contract to bring it all the way from Galway to Dublin, the Galway to Athlone-side of Ballinasloe route, is also under way. Work on 60 km of road...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I apologise to the Deputy if I did not mention the public transport end of the issue. There are more than 1,100 new buses at Dublin Bus, including 100 new buses delivered recently. The dispute centres on 50 of these buses being used on the Ballymun to Blackrock route and the introduction of the new north fringe route taking in Baldoyle, the Malahide road, Fairview, the city centre and...