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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 7 Mar 2001

Vol. 532 No. 2

Private Members' Business. - Health Services: Motion (Resumed).

The following motion was moved by Deputy Gay Mitchell on Tuesday, 27 February 2001:
That Dáil Éireann condemns the Government's mismanagement of the health services despite the taxpayer contributing unprecedented levels of funding and in particular in its failure to:
–provide fair and equitable access to health services;
–reform the administration and governance of health services;
–make the structural and staffing changes necessary to eliminate hospital waiting lists;
–provide for current and future medical, nursing and therapist manpower needs;
–provide additional hospital beds;
–relieve the chronic overcrowding in hospital accident and emergency departments;
–make proper and timely investment in primary care;
–provide medical cards for those on modest incomes;
–develop and provide positive mental health programmes;
and calls on the Government to immediately address these deficiencies and in particular to ensure:
–the appointment of a health ombudsman;
–the creation of a covenant of rights and responsibilities for patients and health care providers, overseen by the health ombudsman;
–the provision of adequate support services to allow older people to live in dignity and independence in the community; and
–the setting up of an independent inspectorate of both private and public nursing homes
Amendment No. 1:
To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:
–"commends the Government on its commitment to provide a high quality health service directed at those most in need and acknowledges:
–the dramatic increases in current funding since 1997 to the health services made by the Government compared to the previous Administration;
–the provision under the national development plan of £2 billion in capital funding which will transform the health infrastructure;
–the Government's strategic approach to planning for the health system, in particular the launching of significant major strategies, such as the children's strategy, the cardiovascular strategy and the national health promotion strategy;
–the Government's strategic and reforming approach in regard to the work now under way in areas like the reform of the medical structure advocated in the report of the Forum on Medical Manpower, the review of bed capacity in the acute hospitals and the pending review of primary health care;
–the Government's commitment to the preparation of a new health strategy which will make recommendations on how best to implement a high quality, equitable and accessible health service; and
supports the Government in its approach to modernising the health system through the development and implementation of strategies underpinned by solid investment."
–(Minister for Health and Children).
An Ceann Comhairle: On No. 112, motionre Health Services, a division was challenged yesterday. In accordance with the order of the House, I now put the question, “That amendment No. 1 be made”.
Amendment put.
The Dáil divided: Tá, 72; Níl, 66

    Níl

      Tellers: Tá, Deputies S. Brennan and Power; Níl, Deputies Bradford and Stagg.
      Amendment declared carried.
      Ahern, Dermot.
      Ahern, Michael.
      Ahern, Noel.
      Ardagh, Seán.
      Aylward, Liam.
      Brady, Johnny.
      Brady, Martin.
      Brennan, Matt.
      Brennan, Séamus.
      Briscoe, Ben.
      Browne, John (Wexford).
      Byrne, Hugh.
      Callely, Ivor.
      Carey, Pat.
      Collins, Michael.
      Coughlan, Mary.
      Cullen, Martin.
      Daly, Brendan.
      Davern, Noel.
      de Valera, Síle.
      Dempsey, Noel.
      Dennehy, John.
      Tá–continuedDoherty, Seán.
      Ellis, John.
      Fahey, Frank.
      Fleming, Seán.
      Flood, Chris.
      Foley, Denis.
      Fox, Mildred.
      Gildea, Thomas.
      Hanafin, Mary.
      Haughey, Seán.
      Healy-Rae, Jackie.
      Jacob, Joe.
      Keaveney, Cecilia.
      Kelleher, Billy.
      Kenneally, Brendan.
      Killeen, Tony.
      Kirk, Séamus.
      Kitt, Michael P.
      Kitt, Tom.
      Lawlor, Liam.
      Lenihan, Brian.
      Lenihan, Conor.
      McCreevy, Charlie.
      McDaid, James.
      McGennis, Marian.
      McGuinness, John J.
      Martin, Micheál.
      Moffatt, Thomas.
      Moloney, John.
      Moynihan, Donal.
      Moynihan, Michael.
      Ó Cuív, Éamon.
      O'Dea, Willie.
      O'Donoghue, John.
      O'Flynn, Noel.
      O'Hanlon, Rory.
      O'Keeffe, Batt.
      O'Kennedy, Michael.
      O'Malley, Desmond.
      O'Rourke, Mary.
      Power, Seán.
      Ryan, Eoin.
      Smith, Brendan.
      Smith, Michael.
      Treacy, Noel.
      Wade, Eddie.
      Wallace, Dan.
      Wallace, Mary.
      Woods, Michael.
      Wright, G. V.
      Barnes, Monica.
      Barrett, Seán.
      Bell, Michael.
      Belton, Louis J.
      Bradford, Paul.
      Broughan, Thomas P.
      Browne, John (Carlow-Kilkenny).Bruton, Richard.Burke, Liam.
      Burke, Ulick.
      Carey, Donal.
      Clune, Deirdre.
      Connaughton, Paul.
      Cosgrave, Michael.
      Crawford, Seymour.
      Creed, Michael.
      Currie, Austin.
      D'Arcy, Michael.
      Deenihan, Jimmy.
      Dukes, Alan.
      Durkan, Bernard.
      Enright, Thomas.
      Farrelly, John.
      Finucane, Michael.
      Flanagan, Charles.
      Gilmore, Éamon.
      Gormley, John.
      Gregory, Tony.
      Hayes, Brian.
      Healy, Seamus.
      Higgins, Jim.
      Higgins, Joe.
      Higgins, Michael.
      Hogan, Philip.
      Howlin, Brendan.
      Kenny, Enda.
      McCormack, Pádraic.
      McDowell, Derek.
      McGahon, Brendan.
      McGinley, Dinny.
      McGrath, Paul.
      McManus, Liz.
      Mitchell, Jim.
      Mitchell, Olivia.
      Moynihan-Cronin, Breeda.
      Naughten, Denis.
      Neville, Dan.
      Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
      O'Keeffe, Jim.
      O'Shea, Brian.
      O'Sullivan, Jan.
      Penrose, William.
      Perry, John.
      Quinn, Ruairí.
      Rabbitte, Pat.
      Reynolds, Gerard.
      Ring, Michael.
      Ryan, Seán.
      Sargent, Trevor.
      Shatter, Alan.
      Shortall, Róisín.
      Stagg, Emmet.
      Stanton, David.
      Timmins, Billy.
      Upton, Mary.
      Wall, Jack.
      Motion, as amended, put and declared carried.
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