Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 6 April 2017
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage
10:00 am
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
It means that where somebody receives statements and matters concerning legal or medical services, the sections of the Bill will apply to it. In terms of legal services, that is quite clear where it is, for example, legal advice that might have a monetary value. It is important that it would be declarable or available to be declared. In relation to medical services, currently the 1995 Act brings medical services into this ambit.
I will reflect on what is included in relation to psychiatric or psychological services. It is unclear to me why, if somebody who receives a psychological service, it would be covered by the Bill. It is a fair point.
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