Results 21-26 of 26 for cervical speaker:Jan O'Sullivan
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (13 Nov 2008)
Jan O'Sullivan: ...opinion and raised the threshold for qualification, she still removed the principle of a free medical card for all over 70s. Another example was the decision to defer the introduction of the cervical cancer vaccine, for the sake of less than â¬10 million per annum. There are many other examples across the health service and the economy in general. The issue of resource capping is not...
- Cancer Screening Programme: Statements (29 May 2008)
Jan O'Sullivan: ...more outsourcing, more privatisation and a failure to trust and invest in the Irish public health service. I have no expectation that the Minister will share my concerns about the privatisation of cervical screening or of any other service. She is ideologically committed to privatisation. However, I do expect her partners in Government, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party, to be concerned...
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: ...a zombie bank while â¬9.6 million is needed by Crumlin Children's Hospital to provide essential services for children and â¬16 million is needed for a vaccine to protect women from developing cervical cancer. I might add child and adolescent psychiatric teams and beds because children are now in adult psychiatric hospitals. There are 6,000 children at risk who do not have a social...
- Cancer Reports: Statements (24 Apr 2008)
Jan O'Sullivan: ...where patients are referred to the symptomatic breast centre by their GPs but even in that case patients face a long waiting list unless their symptoms are urgent. I also want an assurance that the cervical screening programme will be rolled out within the indicative timeframe. I have concerns about the plan that appears to be on the cards for sending cytology abroad. At least two...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (13 Nov 2008)
Jan O'Sullivan: ...co-located hospitals, home care packages or whatever. The Labour Party is very concerned at the growing use of the private sector in health care. I referred to this yesterday in the debate on the cervical cancer vaccination programme. A sum of â¬15 million was given to a private company as part of the health repayment scheme. The work involved in sending letters to in excess of 5,000...
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Apr 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: ...has not been allocated, and I urge that it be allocated before the end of the year. I understand a report is to be made available before it is decided upon but it is vital that be rolled out. The cervical screening programme is progressing, which is welcome. I do not have a difficulty with the issue of the drug treatment centre. It makes sense that should be part of the mainstream. The...