Results 281-300 of 1,082,648 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Mick Barry OR speaker:Martin Ferris OR speaker:Bríd Smith OR speaker:Mairead Farrell OR speaker:Thomas Gould OR speaker:Paul Donnelly OR speaker:Seán Sherlock OR speaker:Michael McGrath OR speaker:Bernard Durkan OR speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick OR speaker:Paschal Donohoe OR speaker:Matt Carthy OR speaker:Eoin Ó Broin OR speaker:Thomas Byrne) in 'Committee meetings'
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The improvements I am talking about have been achieved by our healthcare professionals and I acknowledge that. We rightly spend a lot of time talking about hospital-based care but look at what has happened in community-based care, again as called for under Sláintecare. My constituency does not have a big hospital. We do not have a model 3 or model 4 hospital but in my time, I have...
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Michael Collins: What about west Cork and Kerry?
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: What about Kerry?
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Children who were referred to specialist care-----
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Michael Collins: Are we all right? Are we to go blind, is it?
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I appreciate that the Deputies do not like the truth.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Michael Collins: Shame on the Government.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I appreciate that the truth does not suit them.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: The Minister is not telling the truth. He closed down the unit in Tralee.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Michael Collins: On a point of order, I am telling the truth.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will suspend the House if Deputies do not have a bit of manners.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: We will not listen to rubbish.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Let the Minister reply.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Democracy may not suit the Deputies and the truth may not suit them-----
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Michael Collins: If the Minister comes to Cork, I will take him for a spin and he can meet the people.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: -----but our healthcare workers have reduced the waiting times for children in Dublin and other areas from two to three years to six weeks.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Dublin is not Ireland.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: What about Deputy Michael Collins's own area? He is aware of the really important investment we are putting into Ballincollig. He is aware that we have taken cataract surgery out of Cork University Hospital and put it into South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and Ballincollig. I fully accept that it is not fixed and that we are not there yet but what you will find-----
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Michael Collins: Why did the Government close down Tralee? I asked the Minister that question.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (23 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Democratic debate may not suit the Deputy; I fully appreciate that.