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Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: These are the people who, with this Minister, will show us that we have a health system that will be fit for purpose and that will not be in the hands of the vested interests.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: This is a Minister who has commenced the process of reform. The reform, as he said in his contribution, is evidenced in every item since he became Minister. I challenge the naysayers to look at what has been delivered under the auspices of the Croke Park agreement. Since last February we have not seen the end of the health system. There has been a reduction in the number of people on...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: We have not seen chaos in the city of Cork as alluded to by Deputy Micheál Martin last week, or Deputy Kelleher, because the figures in terms of reconfiguration were started by him. They proposed that treatments be removed from the orthopaedic hospital to the south infirmary. They moved BreastCheck from the south infirmary. They started that process, and they cannot hide behind the...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: This Minister and this Government will put patients first, and that is what the health system must be about. It must be about the patient who goes in the door of the hospital. It is not about the money in one's pocket or the colour of one's political affiliation. It is about a Minister who will deliver, and if he does not deliver in four years we should have another debate about it but let...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the amendment to the motion. I ask Members to cast their minds back to the health committee a number of years ago when we discussed the Travers report when a certain Minister was asked what he knew or who was responsible and his line of response was "I had no responsibility; I was not responsible." That was Deputy Micheál Martin, the then Minister for Health. Tonight we...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Michael Kitt: The next speaker is the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, whom I understand is sharing time with Deputies Buttimer, Rabbitte, White, Corcoran-Kennedy and Walsh. The Minister has 20 minutes and each of the other Deputies has two minutes.