Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: Mr Speaker, I like to respond to a point of clarification from Mr Teo Ser Luck. He asked who can predict the right number, the right figure between supply and demand in the area of transport, healthcare and housing capacity. Did the MOM and ICA not know we were letting in this huge influx of foreigners? Did they inform MOH, MOT and MND? And was the left hand not talking to the right hand, or was it because the imperative of economic growth took precedence over the welfare and the comfort of our people?
(Knowing that his auctioneering "skils" don't work in parliament, he raised his white flag, sat down and such the fcuk up).
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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: Mr Speaker, Sir, I would like to clarify some points that Mr Christopher de Souza made. Mr de Souza said that the Government is not accountable to MPs. Parliament’s role is to keep the Executive Government −
Mr Christopher de Souza: That is not what I said, Mr Speaker.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: Mr Speaker, Mr Christopher de Souza said that the Government is not accountable to the Workers’ Party MPs. Mr Speaker, Parliament’s role is to keep the Executive Government −
Mr Christopher De Souza: Mr Speaker, that is not what I said.
Mr Speaker: Mr Giam, I think the point was he said that the Government is not accountable to the Workers’ Party.
Mr Christopher de Souza: Mr Speaker, Sir, I did not say that the government of the day is not accountable to MPs. I did not say that the government of the day is not accountable to the Workers’ Party MPs. The government of the day is not accountable to the People’s Action Party. In the same vein, the government of the day is accountable to the people of Singapore and, therefore, that is a cornerstone, a hallmark of our democratic process.
(Read the entire exchange to have a good laugh on how the Sotong tried to worm and wriggle out of his own stupidity, needing his comrade Speaker Mike to save his further embarassment).
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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: Mr Speaker, a point of clarification in response to Dr Janil Puthucheary. He said my data and my speech were based on flawed study. Now, let me quote from the Department of Statistics’ Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2011.
He said that the figures I gave were based on “Acute Care”. That is incorrect. It was based on “Overall Hospital Beds” in Singapore. The Member was suggesting that there are actually more beds in the “Extended Care” sector because of our ageing population. That is actually not true because in 2000, there were 4,007 Extended Care beds but in 2010, there were 3,172 which is a 20% overall drop. In the public sector Extended Care alone, there is a 39% drop from 3,292 to 2,010.
Dr Janil Puthucheary: Mr Speaker, I will try to be brief and not get into the technicalities of microbiology nor epidemiology. There is a link perhaps between what happens in a hospital and the infection rate. I was merely pointing out that the specific study he chose to quote which was endorsed by the Royal College was based on flawed data. In my opinion, I do not think the technicalities of my professional opinion and his reading of that is perhaps best debated in this House. I am willing to proceed with that if there was a request but I do not think it is appropriate, Sir.
(Read also how this baby-saver ex-Malaysian worm, tried to untie himself from his illogical statements in the exchange and then still tidak mahu kala thinks parliament is not the right place to debate. Brought in red herrings about hospital infections when the issue was the number of hospital beds.)
- http://geraldgiam.sg/2011/10/debate-with-pap-mps-after-my-parliament-speech/
(Knowing that his auctioneering "skils" don't work in parliament, he raised his white flag, sat down and such the fcuk up).
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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: Mr Speaker, Sir, I would like to clarify some points that Mr Christopher de Souza made. Mr de Souza said that the Government is not accountable to MPs. Parliament’s role is to keep the Executive Government −
Mr Christopher de Souza: That is not what I said, Mr Speaker.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: Mr Speaker, Mr Christopher de Souza said that the Government is not accountable to the Workers’ Party MPs. Mr Speaker, Parliament’s role is to keep the Executive Government −
Mr Christopher De Souza: Mr Speaker, that is not what I said.
Mr Speaker: Mr Giam, I think the point was he said that the Government is not accountable to the Workers’ Party.
Mr Christopher de Souza: Mr Speaker, Sir, I did not say that the government of the day is not accountable to MPs. I did not say that the government of the day is not accountable to the Workers’ Party MPs. The government of the day is not accountable to the People’s Action Party. In the same vein, the government of the day is accountable to the people of Singapore and, therefore, that is a cornerstone, a hallmark of our democratic process.
(Read the entire exchange to have a good laugh on how the Sotong tried to worm and wriggle out of his own stupidity, needing his comrade Speaker Mike to save his further embarassment).
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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: Mr Speaker, a point of clarification in response to Dr Janil Puthucheary. He said my data and my speech were based on flawed study. Now, let me quote from the Department of Statistics’ Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2011.
He said that the figures I gave were based on “Acute Care”. That is incorrect. It was based on “Overall Hospital Beds” in Singapore. The Member was suggesting that there are actually more beds in the “Extended Care” sector because of our ageing population. That is actually not true because in 2000, there were 4,007 Extended Care beds but in 2010, there were 3,172 which is a 20% overall drop. In the public sector Extended Care alone, there is a 39% drop from 3,292 to 2,010.
Dr Janil Puthucheary: Mr Speaker, I will try to be brief and not get into the technicalities of microbiology nor epidemiology. There is a link perhaps between what happens in a hospital and the infection rate. I was merely pointing out that the specific study he chose to quote which was endorsed by the Royal College was based on flawed data. In my opinion, I do not think the technicalities of my professional opinion and his reading of that is perhaps best debated in this House. I am willing to proceed with that if there was a request but I do not think it is appropriate, Sir.
(Read also how this baby-saver ex-Malaysian worm, tried to untie himself from his illogical statements in the exchange and then still tidak mahu kala thinks parliament is not the right place to debate. Brought in red herrings about hospital infections when the issue was the number of hospital beds.)
- http://geraldgiam.sg/2011/10/debate-with-pap-mps-after-my-parliament-speech/