This afternoon.
Dáil, Leinster House.
Independent TD Michael McNamara (top) questioned Minister for Health Simon Harris (above):
“Minister, we’ve now reached a stage on our roadmap where we can have a McDonald’s but we can’t have a cancer screening. Is that satisfactory to you, as minister of health?”
Minister Harris replied:
“I wouldn’t be in anyway flippant in relation to this. The decision to suspend cancer screening was one taken by clinicians on public health grounds and what I have to satisfy…I don’t have a responsibility for McDonald’s but I do have a responsibility for the safety of the people in our health service, safety of the staff and the safety of the women and men of Ireland who use it.
At the moment the advice, not just in the Republic of Ireland, but in Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland and New Zealand, I’ve yet to find another country where they’ve turned back on their screening programme.
I want to turn it back it on but I want to do it in a safe way. We’re being led by clinical advice and within two weeks, we;’ll have the non-Covid care plan fro the HSE, led by clinicians which will determine when is a safe and how they intend to recommence screening.”
Mr McNamara replied:
“In normal times you wouldn’t have the responsibility for McDonald’s but given the extraordinary powers this chamber gave you, it seems you have the responsibility for everything in your regulations….”
“And I would urge you, minister, to look at priorities because sometimes they don’t seem to make sense to ordinary people across this land. Thank you.”
Fight!
Perhaps BreastCheck should open some drive-throughs?
they have
Well the one in the Crumlin Shopping Centre Car Park is pretty much a Park and Scan set up
Same thing
But if you are longer than 15 mins in the proximity of another you are in danger
Such a pit they dug
Every worm is going to come out of the woodwork Re protocol
Sorry they already are
And pods for the kids from none
Other than zippo
But there is no money and the national maternity or children’s hospital is costing another €700 million due to social distancing
And why is denis O’Brien masquerading as a TD
Well I have no great love for Harris but he seems to have answered a fairly dumb question politely here with facts. McNamara comes across as a tiny little eejit with no point to make except boo hoo restrictions
I love those constructed scenarios where A and B have absolutely no relationship or comparison whatsoever.
Does the minister really expect families to queue outside Woodies when there’s homeless on the streets of Cork?
Hair if the Covid commitee
Steve Bruce, surely?
He uses New Zealand as an example when it suits him. Only a few days ago we couldn’t compare both countries.
The fellow is a ‘boy’. After (and before) his ‘other 18 covid’ boo boo I, and many others don’t take anything he says seriously.
McNamara asked that question all wrong, its not just about screenings, many other health services have been postponed too. Because he focused on one single issue, he let Harris off the hook.
Boo Boo Harris does not have a clue
40% rise in construction costs on the NCH
Est. cost to date… 2.3 Billion
He will reap a whirlwind