Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Business of Joint Committee

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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No apologies have been received. Deputy Bernard Durkan is at a select committee meeting and said he will be in and out of this meeting. Before we go to the main item on today's agenda, the minutes of committee meetings on 30 April and 1 May 2024 have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed. The purpose of the committee meeting today is to receive an update on the implementation of Sláintecare reforms from representatives from the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive, HSE. From 12 noon to 12.30 p.m., we will meet representatives from the Department of Health to discuss the draft World Heath Organization, WHO, treaty, which focuses on strengthening pandemic preparedness.