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Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (31 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am glad to hear it. Senator Feighan referred to the nay sayers in the Government parties and Ministers speaking out of both sides of their mouth. I was not one of those Ministers and I am not clear to whom the Senator is referring but the responsibilities of office can be onerous. Before I was a Member of the Oireachtas, I had occasion to be here in the company of one of our most...

Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (31 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Minister has his own private suffering and grief to endure these days and we have met many citizens in the same position in recent days. I agree with the point made by Senator Ryan about doing things first. This is a first for Ireland that Norway is now seeking to emulate. Many other states in Europe will examine this option. I hope that Northern Ireland looks at it as a matter of urgency...

Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (31 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: A national movement has many wings.

Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (31 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The adverse effects of smoking have been referred to in many of the debates on this subject and I will not rehearse them now. The 7,000 deaths in Ireland each year attributed to tobacco-related illness is a striking statistic. As Senator Ryan said, the phenomenon of older people living longer is a separate issue we must address, but the tragedy of premature death is a shocking one. It is...

Probation and Welfare Service. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The probation and welfare service nationwide has moved towards localisation of its offices during the past number of years. The mission statement of the probation and welfare service is to foster public safety and to promote the common good by reducing the level of re-offending. This is achieved through the management of offenders on supervision orders from the courts in their local and/or...

Probation and Welfare Service. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Provision has been made for local schools in the area.

Probation and Welfare Service. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy should read this year's Estimates. The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has requested the Office of Public Works to examine alternative options in the Blanchardstown area. However, I should emphasise that there is considerable urgency attaching to the development of a probation and welfare centre in the Blanchardstown area.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The provision of free or subsidised child care facilities by companies or State bodies is not a function of the Department of Health and Children. The role of the Department of Health and Children in relation to child care services relates to the implementation of the Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 1996, which give effect to the provisions of Part VII of the Child Care Act 1991...

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Section 4 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 allows the Minister for Education and Science to include additional institutions in the schedule attached to that Act subject to a public body having had a regulatory or inspection function. Additional institutions can include industrial schools, reformatory schools, orphanages, children's homes and other such residential facilities...

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I take this opportunity to outline the position regarding the development of hospital services at South Tipperary General Hospital.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The south Tipperary hospital agreement, which was signed in January 1996, paved the way for development——

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The south Tipperary hospital agreement, which was signed in January 1996, paved the way for development of hospital services in the region and the bringing together of surgery and medicine on a single site. The major capital development programme, to which the Deputy referred, to provide the infrastructure to facilitate the transfer of surgical services from Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, to...

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The integration of acute services on one site will greatly enhance the services available to patients in the region.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: This is not a parliamentary question but a——

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, has already stated that he is fully committed to achieving this objective in as timely a manner as possible——

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: ——and subject to available resources.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: After the transfer of the surgical services, Our Lady's Hospital will be used to provide services for the elderly and for those with mental and physical disabilities. The estimated capital investment for the first phase of the development of Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, will be approximately €12 million. As the Deputy will be aware the provision of hospital services for south Tipperary is a...

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The board has sought additional resources to complete the transfer of surgical and emergency services to South Tipperary General Hospital.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy made his name by not giving his local town council resources so I will not be treated in this way in the House on the Adjournment.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Department of Health and Children and senior management of the health board are working closely together with a view to equipping and opening the new facilities as soon as possible. The Minister and his officials will continue to work with the South Eastern Health Board to resolve the outstanding issues so that the people of south Tipperary can see the benefits of the significant...