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Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: The Minister is no fairy godmother.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Nobody is pretending that.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: I wish to share time with my colleague Deputy Varadkar. We will debunk some of the rewriting of history that the Minister has just done before the House. First I must comment on the Taoiseach himself - through the Chair, of course. He is not leading but rather loitering with intent. His intent is to continue on as he has done for the past two and a half years, presiding over a worsening...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: In addition, it has come to my notice from several surgeons that patients known to have cancer of the bowel, oesophagus or lung are being pushed down the list to accommodate people who might have breast cancer. Such is the political drive for reform in this area and to ensure the statistics stack up. Let us consider the Minister's great reforms. One of these was supposed to be co-located...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: I am sorry I have only one minute left because there is so much more about which to talk, including the hospitals in Portlaoise, Limerick, Galway, the north east and Tallaght. There is a common thread with regard to the problems that occurred in the north east, Portlaoise and Tallaght: the system knew there were problems but would not act until it was good and ready. In December, when the...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (23 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: They are alive with energy.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: On the same and related matters, the Tánaiste needs to understand that there is huge anger on the streets, not alone on the part of the 30,000 people whose letters-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: If the Ceann Comhairle will allow me to proceed, I will be brief.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: The Ceann Comhairle does not know exactly-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Prescient and all as is the Ceann Comhairle, he does not know what I am going to say.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: If the Ceann Comhairle will allow me to proceed, I will be brief.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: I am pointing out that the 58,000 people directly affected by this issue and many other people and families, including the 30,000 people whose letters-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Millions of people are concerned about themselves and their families.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: The Tánaiste has important business to take care of and mentioned earlier the word "appointment", which is-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Yes, ironic. What about the appointments which all of the people concerned did not get? Those appointments were important to them. In some cases, there may have been matters of life and death involved. We do not know. The reality is that had the Tánaiste afforded us an opportunity to discuss this matter the House would not find itself in this-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Is it in order for me to ask about promised legislation?

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: Perhaps the Tánaiste will comment on the value of the proposed eligibility for health and personal social services Bill which is due to come before the House given that people cannot access health services and that letters forwarded to hospitals by GPs requesting care are simply thrown in a corner.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: The letter must be read before it can be deciphered.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: The issue was raised in April 2009, 11 months ago.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

James Reilly: There is one Minister without a party and one Minister without responsibility.