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Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: With all due respect, I would believe them before I would believe the Minister. Health outcomes are worst for the poor; that is a well known fact. It is completely bogus for the Minister to refer to Northern Ireland and to compare the NHS with our medical card system. Our medical card system covers the one third of the people of Ireland who are among the sickest and lowest income earners,...

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: I echo the comments on amendments Nos. 3 and 4 by Deputy Jan Daly. I mean Deputy Jan O'Sullivan.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: I do not know who Jan Daly is but I will find out.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: Deputy Jan O'Sullivan is correct in her assertion about homeless people. Many have come through the psychiatric service and have serious psychological damage and psychological issues. They will not pay the 50 cent charge. Many are on psychiatric medication and will go off the medication and end up presenting a serious risk to themselves and others. They will end up in hospital, costing...

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: They eat the wrong kind of food.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: That is for the entire population in Northern Ireland, not just one third of the sickest. Stop trying to be mischievous.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: Yes, but it is for all the population, not the sickest one third.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: What has that to do with prescription charges?

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: Surely it was the Minister's responsibility to introduce that, and she has not done it.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: Whose fault is that?

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: She is not entitled to mislead the House.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: I support these amendments. I wish to refer to some of the points made by the Minister in response to issues raised on this side of the House. I spoke about individuals who may be away from home, on holiday or business elsewhere in the country, and have to renew their prescriptions. The Minister assures us that pharmacies throughout the State will be linked by computer and that the HSE's...

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: The Bill is vehemently opposed by the Opposition with good reason. It will be aimed at the most vulnerable, sickest and weakest in our society and, yet again, as I pointed out to the Taoiseach on the Order of Business yesterday, he has long-fingered, along with the Minister, the tough decisions that have to be made about generic prescribing through which hundreds of millions could be saved...

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: On a point of order, I apologise for interrupting but will we get a copy of the Minister's speech?

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: The Taoiseach is all heart.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: They are not all for the intellectually disabled though.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: It is like paraphrasing Elvis Presley.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: When will the health information Bill be published? When will the report on the death of Mr. Peter McKenna at Leas Cross be issued? This has been the subject of a number of investigations which were not satisfactory. The latest investigation, which was carried out by Mr. Dignam, is now over and the report has been with the board of the HSE since March, which is four months ago. Where is...

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: I will just finish this; I will be very quick.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: The Brothers of Charity have already been hit for €1 million under value for money savings and another €1 million because of the moratorium on recruitment. They cannot even replace the CEO-----