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Saturday October 02, 2004 12:06
by Sean Crudden
sean.crudden at iol dot ie
Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Co Louth.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6Having Mary Harney for Minister for Health is likely to be disastrous. Her record is one of implementing cutbacks.
As a medical card holder I am concerned as to what new rules and regulations she might impose, and whether medical card holders will have more difficulty getting their cards renewed. I am also concerned as to whether she will cut back on the range of treatments and medicines available on the medical card.
Instead of cutting back, I believe the medical card should be made available to a broader range of people. We are not here to further enrich the medical mafia.
Yes Sean tinkering with the problems rather than curing it can bluff some of the people sometimes but Irish people may soon be awakening to this kind of bluffing. The causes of socieconomic problems need to be addressed. If we were to house all criminals in Ireland we would need more prisons than houses and the state would be bankrupt that is if all crime including white collar crime were included in the equation.
Some of the cabinet may be obese, constipated, or have their passage blocked as this state of Ireland is only tinkering with the vast amount of social and economic problems that are rooted in our state.
We have structural problems and they seem to be coming major major in recent years while some politicians are becoming more obese etc.
It is long past time for a major shake up in the agencies of the political structure of Ireland. We need a new invention for for political wheel of Ireland if we are to avoid further disaster.
I agree Sean. Mary Harney needs to get up of her arse and get on her bike and show some action it would be better. Well I see she has now gone to Health and Children. God Pray for us and her now. Amen.
Thanks Teresa - I overlooked the fact that Mary Harney's department is the department of children as well as the department of health. The whole issue of children and health is one of the most fundamental and germane issues in our society today. Why are so many of our young adults even more disgusting personally and politically than many older people are?
Hello Mr Crudden the family structure is eroded as we have become a secular society. Younger folk have little respect like in old days. A sign of the times they tell us.
Eva
Sean, i assume you are comparing Mary Harney and her PDs to the old Fine Gaelers when you refer to people who are "even more disgusting personally and politically".
It takes some doing, but she managed it.