Speaking in the Seanad today Ó Clochartaigh said "This morning we see further revelations of the manner in which James Reilly dealt with the issue of the new primary care clinic in Balbriggan, North Dublin. The Balbriggan lands where the primary care centre is set to be built are owned by Seamus Murphy, a developer who is now engaging with NAMA. Mr Murphy has been a member of Fine Gael for 40 years, and one of the properties on the primary care site was previously used as a general election base by Dr Reilly. Fianna Fáil also claimed in the Seanad that council lands had been given free of charge in 2002 for the same purpose – although they neglected to explain why a Primary Care Centre wasn’t built on their watch either’.
‘We need to see if the Government Senators support Minister Reilly? Fine Gael certainly supported him this morning but their Labour colleagues were deafening in their silence on the issue.. However, two Labour MEPs Phil Prendergast and Nessa Childers have already called for Dr Reilly's to review his position following these revelations, along with the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Cian Ó Callaghan, in whose council Balbriggan resides. Ms Childers has stated that his position was untenable, while Ms Prendergast is reported as accusing the minister of "you scratch my back politics'. Are there two Labour parties in this country or do the Oireachtas Labour members disagree with their European and council colleagues".
"In this morning’s Irish Independent the following quote was reprinted ‘Who can believe the Minister, when her own minster of state expresses concern?’ Those were the words of James Reilly to then health minister Mary Harney back in 2007. It is equally true of Minister Reilly, and Labour Senators and TDs need to make clear where they stand. In my view, for the sake of the health service, its now time for Reilly to go."
D’fhiarfraigh Seanadóir Shinn Féin Trevor Ó Clochartaigh le haghaidh díospóireacht sa Seanad ar maidin - vóta muiníne nó mí-mhuiníne i James Reilly.
Labhair Ó Clochartaigh ar an Riar Gnó sa Seanad ar maidin. 'Feiceann muid tuilleadh foilsiúcháin ar chás na gclinice cúraim nua i mBaile Brigín, i mBaile Átha Cliath Thuaidh ar maidin agus faoin chaoi ar deileáil James Reilly leis an gcás
seo.’ ‘Tá an talamh i mBaile Brigín, san áit a bhfuil an t-ionad cúraim le bheith tógtha ann faoi úinéireacht Seamus Murphy, forbróir a bhfuil baint aige leis an GNBS ’Tá
an tUasal Murphy mar bhaill de Fhine Gael le dhá scór bliain, agus úsáideadh ceann de na maoine ar shuíomh an ionaid mar bhonn olltoghcháin an Dr Reilly’
‘Labhair Phil Prendergast agus Nessa Childers thar cheann pháirtí an Lucht Oibre agus ceapann siadsan gur cheart don Dr Reilly éirí as oifig tar éis na bhfoilsiúcháin. Tá Méara Fhine Gall, an Comhairleoir Cian Ó Callaghan ar chomh-intinn leo.’ ‘Dúirt Nessa Childers nach bhfuil a phost réasúnach ná le creideamh agus tuairscíodh go bhfuil Phil Prendergast ag ceapadh gur sórt polaitíocht ''you scratch my back'' atá i gceist.’
D'iarr Ó Clochartaigh ar Sheandóirí pháirtí an Lucht Oibre seasamh a thógáil ar maidin, agus cuir in iúl dúinn an bhfuil muinín acu as an tAire Reilly. Ní bhfuair an Seanadóir aon fhreagra ar ais.
Bhí athchló déanta ar fhocla James Reilly i 2007 san Independent ar maidin nuair a chur sé an cheist sé ar an tAire Sláinte ag an am, Mary Harney 'Cé atá in ann Aire a chreidiúint nuair a thaispeánann an tAire imní í féin?'
‘’Tá an fhírinne céanna ag baint leis an tAire Reilly agus caithfidh Seanadóirí an Lucht Oibre agus Teachtaí Dála soiléiriú a dhéanamh ar cá seasann siad,I mo thuairimse, ar mhaithe leis an tseirbhís sláinte, tá sé in am ag
Reilly an bóthar a bhualadh', dar le Ó Clochartaigh.
‘We need to see if the Government Senators support Minister Reilly? Fine Gael certainly supported him this morning but their Labour colleagues were deafening in their silence on the issue.. However, two Labour MEPs Phil Prendergast and Nessa Childers have already called for Dr Reilly's to review his position following these revelations, along with the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Cian Ó Callaghan, in whose council Balbriggan resides. Ms Childers has stated that his position was untenable, while Ms Prendergast is reported as accusing the minister of "you scratch my back politics'. Are there two Labour parties in this country or do the Oireachtas Labour members disagree with their European and council colleagues".
"In this morning’s Irish Independent the following quote was reprinted ‘Who can believe the Minister, when her own minster of state expresses concern?’ Those were the words of James Reilly to then health minister Mary Harney back in 2007. It is equally true of Minister Reilly, and Labour Senators and TDs need to make clear where they stand. In my view, for the sake of the health service, its now time for Reilly to go."
D’fhiarfraigh Seanadóir Shinn Féin Trevor Ó Clochartaigh le haghaidh díospóireacht sa Seanad ar maidin - vóta muiníne nó mí-mhuiníne i James Reilly.
Labhair Ó Clochartaigh ar an Riar Gnó sa Seanad ar maidin. 'Feiceann muid tuilleadh foilsiúcháin ar chás na gclinice cúraim nua i mBaile Brigín, i mBaile Átha Cliath Thuaidh ar maidin agus faoin chaoi ar deileáil James Reilly leis an gcás
seo.’ ‘Tá an talamh i mBaile Brigín, san áit a bhfuil an t-ionad cúraim le bheith tógtha ann faoi úinéireacht Seamus Murphy, forbróir a bhfuil baint aige leis an GNBS ’Tá
an tUasal Murphy mar bhaill de Fhine Gael le dhá scór bliain, agus úsáideadh ceann de na maoine ar shuíomh an ionaid mar bhonn olltoghcháin an Dr Reilly’
‘Labhair Phil Prendergast agus Nessa Childers thar cheann pháirtí an Lucht Oibre agus ceapann siadsan gur cheart don Dr Reilly éirí as oifig tar éis na bhfoilsiúcháin. Tá Méara Fhine Gall, an Comhairleoir Cian Ó Callaghan ar chomh-intinn leo.’ ‘Dúirt Nessa Childers nach bhfuil a phost réasúnach ná le creideamh agus tuairscíodh go bhfuil Phil Prendergast ag ceapadh gur sórt polaitíocht ''you scratch my back'' atá i gceist.’
D'iarr Ó Clochartaigh ar Sheandóirí pháirtí an Lucht Oibre seasamh a thógáil ar maidin, agus cuir in iúl dúinn an bhfuil muinín acu as an tAire Reilly. Ní bhfuair an Seanadóir aon fhreagra ar ais.
Bhí athchló déanta ar fhocla James Reilly i 2007 san Independent ar maidin nuair a chur sé an cheist sé ar an tAire Sláinte ag an am, Mary Harney 'Cé atá in ann Aire a chreidiúint nuair a thaispeánann an tAire imní í féin?'
‘’Tá an fhírinne céanna ag baint leis an tAire Reilly agus caithfidh Seanadóirí an Lucht Oibre agus Teachtaí Dála soiléiriú a dhéanamh ar cá seasann siad,I mo thuairimse, ar mhaithe leis an tseirbhís sláinte, tá sé in am ag
Reilly an bóthar a bhualadh', dar le Ó Clochartaigh.
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