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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Developing a National Strategy for Coeliac Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: If there are any outstanding issues, I ask our contributors to write to the committee, given we have to facilitate another two meetings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Developing a National Strategy for Coeliac Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I appreciate that. That is very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Developing a National Strategy for Coeliac Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I thank Professor Kennedy. I am sorry for cutting the meeting short. I thank Professor Nicholas Kennedy, Ms Gráinne Denning, Dr. Patrick Doorley and Ms Richelle Flanagan for attending the meeting and for the information provided. I look forward to receiving the booklet from Ms Gráinne Denning. We will take it upon ourselves to make that information available to people in our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I remind members, witnesses and those in the public gallery to please ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. Witnesses are protected by privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. If witnesses are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I am sorry to interrupt Ms Towey, but there is a vote in the Dáil so could we hear the end of her presentation as we must suspend the meeting? We will come back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: Is there much left?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: That would be good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: We must suspend the meeting to vote and will return as soon as the vote is completed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: It will be between 12 and 15 minutes before we are back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I apologise for the suspension and that it was a bit of a run through beforehand. Would Dr. Pender like to make his presentation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I thank the witnesses for bearing with us. There is quite an array of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: One of the case studies was of a young man with Huntington's disease in a psychiatric hospital because there is nowhere else for him to go. How prevalent is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I thank the witnesses for their attendance and for facilitating such an informative discussion. I note rare disease day is coming up at the end of February. The joint committee spoke about it at one of its earlier meetings and we hope to hold a meeting to mark that day on 26 February. However, given the fact that Huntingdon's disease is a rare disease, has very little support and has no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I will be happy to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Senator. I thank the witnesses for their time and will forward to them a copy of the correspondence the joint committee will send to the Minister on their behalf. We will suspend the meeting shortly to facilitate the Minister and the other speakers to come in for the third part of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I remind members, witnesses and those in the public Gallery to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. Before commencing I remind witnesses of the position of privilege. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I thank Deputy Kelleher.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: We will take Deputy Fitzpatrick, after whom six further members will contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: Yes. We will take Deputy Fitzpatrick, after which the Minister will be able to respond to the four members' questions together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: It was mentioned that the emergency department is often the only access point for sick older people. The point made by Senator van Turnhout is one the committee would share. I do not know how people will get better if they are to be left on trolleys. Are there other avenues of access for these people and what are the plans around that?