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HSE restricting surgery referrals
I want to draw the attention of the Members of the House to an article in the front of today’s Irish Examiner entitled, “HSE to restrict 20 most common surgeries”, which states that access to hip...
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Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill
I will broadly support the Bill while taking on board all of the reservations raised by Senator Barrett. The only hopeful way to consider this legislation is to view it strictly as an interim measure...
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Medical Research -proposed changes to ethical research committees
I request the Leader to consider having a debate on medical and biomedical research, which is a very important sector of the economy. Not only does it increase the standards of science and medicine,...
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Regulation of Lobbyists
Speaking in the Seanad on the Register of Lobbyists Legislation: motion (Link to text of motion:...
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We need firm action to solve healthcare crisis, not another pointless, costly...
As published in the Sunday Independent on 13 October 2013 WHILE there has been appropriate criticism of the standard of clinical care delivered to the late Savita Hallapanavar by frontline...
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HSE hospital figures; Medical Cards; HSE threatening legal action
[Speaking in the Seanad during Order of Business] I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to ask the Minister for Health to attend the House today to address the issues that arose with respect...
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Regulation of Sunbeds Usage
[Speaking in the Seanad during Committee Stage of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013] There were 400 newly diagnosed cases of malignant melanoma in Ireland in 1998. That number had increased...
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Regulation for the use of tanning sunbeds
[Speaking in the Seanad during Committee Stage of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill] Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a dhéanamh leis an Aire ar an Bhille. It is great news that the Bill has passed. In...
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The need for the MS drug Famprya to remain funded by the State
[Speaking in the Seanad during Order of Business] I would be grateful if the Deputy Leader could find out something for me. I was very distressed to find out from a patient, in correspondence I...
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Maternity Services
[Speaking in the Seanad during Order of Business] I would like clarification from the Deputy Leader on a few issues. They are really the same issue, but they have different ramifications. As Members...
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