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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: Please do so.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: The Lord giveth and the Minister taketh away.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: I ask the Minister of State for some clarity. In regard to amendment No. 45, is the board of the executive the board of the HSE?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: In regard to amendment No. 46, is it correct that the HSE will notify the Property Registration Authority?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: In regard to amendment No. 45, which refers to transmitting orders by electronic means to the Property Registration Authority in accordance with subsection (13), can we include "and other means" in case there is a systems or an electronic failure?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: Where is that?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: I support my colleague's amendment. The real danger concerns the assessment of people. What will meet requirements today will not do so tomorrow as the money runs out and the threshold for high dependency will rise, unless it is strictly laid down - which is something we shall address later - and there is independent assessment.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: If I heard her correctly, the Minister of State indicated that adequate resources would be available to the HSE in order to allow it to monitor the position. That would not surprise me. Like Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, I have no faith in the HSE ensuring that adequate services are provided. In addition, I have no faith in the Minister for Health and Children who, as was the case with cervical...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: It is cold comfort.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: My amendment is of a similar ilk but seeks to make the timeframe even shorter at six weeks, which is reasonable. I would be happy if the Minister of State agreed to leave it at two months.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: I do not accept the Minister of State's response. This is what is at the core of all that is wrong with our health service. It is a health system that seeks to serve itself, setting limits to protect itself but not patients. Those who will be adjudged to be no longer in an acute bed will attract charges while the HSE is protected by the legislation.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: I will not push my amendment No. 8 on that basis too.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Report Stage (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 9: In page 12, lines 38 to 41, to delete all words from and including "person" in line 38 down to and including "assessment." in line 41 and substitute the following: "representative of the Health Information and Quality Authority.". Earlier I alluded to the need for independent assessments. There is a precedent for people not being diagnosed appropriately. Sometimes...

Order of Business (26 May 2009)

James Reilly: Over 20,000 people have been treated worldwide with cord cells and stem cells from cord blood and from the cord itself, yet in Ireland it is not possible to store the cord or the cord blood. Will the human tissue Bill remedy this? Can the Minister for Health and Children issue an edict, instruction or directive to the HSE-run hospitals to facilitate this? Many people are being discommoded...

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

James Reilly: Does he mean the correspondents or the candidates?

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

James Reilly: There could be waterworks.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

James Reilly: That will be a first.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

James Reilly: I support the point made by the previous speaker. Can the Tánaiste indicate when the civil union Bill will come before the House? It appears to have been lost somewhere along the line. In regard to intercountry adoption, the Adoption Bill 2009 is being debated in the Seanad. Various ethical and legal issues appear to have arisen in regard to intercountry adoption. Will the Minister of...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Motion (21 May 2009)

James Reilly: I wish to share time, if I may, with Deputies Denis Naughten and Dan Neville.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Motion (21 May 2009)

James Reilly: In the short time afforded to me, it will not be possible to touch on all the issues that arise concerning muscular dystrophy and, in particular, Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Suffice it to say, as the Minister of State has pointed out, that these boys have a very short life span. It is a matter of great trauma for their families and all those who are involved with them. Ten boys are born...