Results 19,321-19,340 of 21,128 for speaker:James Reilly
- Hospital Services. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: If we were being honest we would both accept that there is a major deficit. It might be too kind to call it a pressure point. When will the new neurosurgeons take up their posts? Will it be this year and if so on what date? As we both know, after approving a post, recruiting can take anything up to 18 months.
- Hospital Staff. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: I thank the Minister for her reply. Notwithstanding the industrial relations issues with non-consultant hospital doctors, I am concerned at the plan to take up the slack. Many doctors are working extraordinary hours â up to 80 a week. If such doctors are now going to be working 48 hours, where are the additional staff to take up that slack? I certainly do not approve of either the...
- Hospital Staff. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: May I ask a final supplementary question for clarification?
- Hospital Staff. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: How many new consultants will be appointed this year? When I say, "new", I do not mean people who are new to the job, rather I mean additional posts. How many additional posts will be filled this year?
- Clinical Indemnity Scheme. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: The legal costs of the average catastrophic injury case, such as one involving cerebral palsy, amount to approximately â¬1 million. This is a particularly relevant issue. From my general practice, I know that vaccination is the most dangerous thing that general practitioners do because of untoward effects, which are rare but possible. Why is it the case that, the higher the award to the...
- Clinical Indemnity Scheme. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: For that reason I was careful to refer to childhood vaccinations specifically, not to people receiving travel vaccinations. Will the Minister focus on her plans or other initiatives to address the plaintiff's legal fees?
- Health Services. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the Health Service Executive Health Information and Quality Authority and social services inspectorate reports on hostels for unaccompanied migrant children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6686/09]
- Health Services. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: Does the Minister of State not accept the imperative to have an inspectorate of such hostels to protect the most vulnerable children in our society? This is particularly true given that 22 children went missing last year. Although the Minister of State noted that this was a reduction, there also has been a significant reduction in the number of children coming here.
- Health Service Staff. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: To put this issue in context, I met nursing representatives yesterday, who told me that in the last 18 months approximately 2,700 nurses have left the system. This may not represent the loss of 2,700 whole-time equivalent posts but it is nonetheless 2,700 people. How many managers and administrators have gone in that time? The Minister's answer was not greatly informative. How many health...
- Health Service Staff. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: Deputy Jan O'Sullivan has put her finger on the vital issue. There has been much talk about redundancies in the wake of the general outcry about what is perceived as the enormous level of administration within the Health Service Executive while, at the same time, front line services are under such pressure. No matter what the Minister tells us in this regard, we hear every day about people...
- Health Service Staff. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: I am sure the Minister accepts that she must play an integral part in a proposed redundancy scheme, even if the Minister for Finance is involved. Surely, therefore, she should be in a position to indicate when the first redundancies will take place.
- Health Service Staff. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: The Minister has told us that the awards paid out in 2008 relate to 2007. At what point in 2008 were these bonuses paid to staff in the upper echelons of the Health Service Executive? Are bonuses for 2008 on hold for a defined period or indefinitely? In other words, are bonuses still under consideration in the current climate for those earning vast sums of money in operating a health...
- Health Service Staff. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: Will the Minister confirm that the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive did not receive any bonus in 2008 for 2007?
- National Health Strategy. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: Has funding been identified and ring-fenced? What is the funding figure?
- National Health Strategy. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: That put me in my spot.
- National Health Strategy. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: I am disappointed with the response of the Minister of State. She referred to bullying being gender orientated. Girls bully and are bullied also.
- National Health Strategy. (19 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: The Minister should not bully me. The question refers to men's health and the ring-fenced funding that is available to promote this issue and to implement policy. There appears to be no ring-fenced funding for this, nor is there any real initiative regarding men's health. What action is being taken on men's issues, such as testicular cancer and prostate cancer? Where is the meat in this?...
- Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (18 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to change the institutional arrangements for financial regulation; and if he will publish an assessment of issues in advance of finalising decisions. [6283/09]
- Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (18 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the action taken to date to implement the recommendations of the taskforce on the public service. [6284/09]
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)
James Reilly: Did it help the situation?