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Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Liz McManus: ..., in my own constituency of Wicklow, sanctions can be imposed under legislation for the misuse of quad bikes in the mountains. As far back as October 2004, the then Labour Party leader, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, wrote to the then Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, asking him to outline the Government's position on this matter. In his reply in December 2004, the Taoiseach stated: "There is already...

Health Service Reform: Motion (6 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: ...we have reached that half decade and no one believes that the promised improvements have materialised. On the contrary there is a low level of morale among staff and a high level of anxiety among patients about many aspects of the health service. More than anything there is an aching need for reassurance in the public psyche. Many people have simply lost faith that the immeasurable...

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Liz McManus: ...enough — being man enough would not be as good. I welcome this debate. This is important legislation but it is also deeply disappointing. I wish to set the legislation in context. Thousands of patients are cared for properly and well each year in our health service but too many are not and they must be the focus of our attention today. The story of a young mother called Rosie, as...

Health Services: Motion. (14 Nov 2006)

Liz McManus: I welcome this opportunity to debate this important issue of patient safety. I thank Fine Gael for sharing their time in this important debate. This issue has never been more important than it is now. In recent times there has been a litany of shocking revelations about deficiencies in the health service to such an extent that public confidence has been undermined. The task of any...

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: ...health and information and quality Bill, reports need to be published. They are long overdue. The Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, established an inquiry into the tragic death of Pat Joe Walsh, and the report was promised within weeks. We are now waiting months and there is still no sign of it.

Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: ...: —notes that over a year has passed since the Tánaiste became Minister for Health and Children and that since her appointment the problems in the health service, in particular for emergency patients, has actually deteriorated; —records with regret the unnecessary death of Mr. Pat Joe Walsh at Monaghan General Hospital; —deplores the abject failure of the Tánaiste and Minister for...