Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-12-18-Speech-4-015"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-12-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Discrimination against MS patients2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031218.1.4-015"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-12-18-Speech-4-0162
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I too want to congratulate Louise McVay and indeed the rapporteur, Mrs Aaltonen, for bringing forward this report from the Committee on Petitions. There is a clear need, based on the information that has been provided to us, for the European Union to become engaged in seeking to develop best practice across the European Union to ensure that the people of Europe have adequate access to services, therapies, drugs and indeed aftercare, and that they are not discriminated against in relation to employment. There is also a need for a Europe-wide epidemiological study which should be financed by the European Union, and that should be done as a matter of urgency. There is also a need for a new directive on disability rights which would guarantee that people who suffer from conditions of this kind are not discriminated against in accessing jobs. It is one thing to be in a job and have this condition, but if you have the condition it is virtually impossible to access a job subsequently. These are matters strictly speaking within the competence of the Member States but it is clear that as a Union and as a Parliament we have an obligation to seek to ensure that European citizens are treated properly. It is estimated that something like 400 000 people in Europe have this condition. In Ireland, for instance, there are around 500 000 people with neurological conditions of various kinds. I do not at know offhand how many of those are MS patients, but a recent study has shown that there is a 2:1 gap in terms of the number of consultants necessary to provide treatment, care and appointments for people with conditions of this kind. There is a two-year waiting list and something like double the number of clinics are required in order to cope with the numbers involved. There are clearly large gaps in our services and we have an obligation to try and close those gaps."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"De Rossa (PSE )."1

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