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- Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent ESRI finding that some 350 general practitioners will retire between 2006 and 2010, 450 will retire between 2011 and 2015 and more than 500 will retire between 2016 and 2020; the action she will take to address this shortage and imminent crisis within general practice; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Services. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: The Minister of State cannot tell us then.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the impact the revised programme for Government commitment to proceed with the current programme of co-location limited to already committed projects under the existing project contractual agreements will have on her co-location project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39346/09]
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: Back to front - how does one spell NAMA back to front? Deputy O'Sullivan put the issue succinctly at the outset of the debate on this issue. Four years and four months have passed and not a single bed has been provided. Some 21,000 people gave up their health insurance during this year. The VHI estimates that by the end of next year the number will have increased to 200,000. Co-location...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: The VHI does not believe that.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: Far be it from me to stand in the way.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: It did not happen by accident.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: It is all very well to speak of following best standards and practice in terms of how one deals with it when it happens, but if the Minister applied best standards in terms of not having the place overcrowded having closed down half of the facilities in the north east-----
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: -----she would not have this situation in the Drogheda hospital, which is a hospital that has suffered from many disquieting scandals over the years. After four years and four months - if the Government remains in office the Minister may be in office until 2012 - the Minister has become well known for plans for the future as a substitute for action today. I have no faith that 2012 will...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: What will the Minister do about this? She has told the House that we do not have money. However, we are spending â¬5,000 per man, woman and child in this country. They spend only â¬3,500 in Holland where they do not have this problem. They do not even have the hand-washing dispensers in the hospitals, and I asked why. The response was that they do not have a problem. They do not have...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: I supported the Minister on cervical checks. I supported her cervical vaccine.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: No, I did not.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: I did not oppose it.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: Do not rephrase it.
- Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: The people I represent, including the patients-----
- Muscular Dystrophy Registry. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: I accept the Minister of State's bona fides in this regard. However, the question is when action will be taken on behalf of those who suffer this life-threatening illness. Time is not on their side. Many of the people I met at the beginning of last year have lost their sons. How many more will lose sons before we take action? I know we are in a financial crisis but we need to deal with...
- Nursing Home Charges. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: I would like to raise a point of order before I comment on the Minister of State's response. A few moments ago, the Minister corrected me when I said that 21,000 people had given up their health insurance, by stating that the figure was 12,000. I would like her to correct the record. I have in front of me Question No. 248 on 20 October 2009, which was addressed to the Minister for Health...
- Nursing Home Charges. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: I apologise. Whatever technicality it should come under, the Minister should correct the record and I presume she will do that.
- Nursing Home Charges. (4 Nov 2009)
James Reilly: The Minister of State has raised a very interesting point. It is incumbent on any business to make sure that it can meet its costs. This is an additional cost to business. I do not think it will surprise anybody in the Chamber that this will have to be factored into what is charged for the service. When the NTPF was negotiating its fees with nursing homes, was this fee factored in by both...