Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The meeting has been convened to consider the Children's Health Bill 2018. The purpose of the Bill is to provide for the establishment of the functions and board of Children's Health Ireland and the transfer of certain employees, properties, rights and liabilities to Children's Health Ireland and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. I welcome the Minister of State with special responsibility for mental health and older people, Deputy Jim Daly, and his officials to the meeting and I thank them for their attendance.

There are a number of related proposed amendments and groupings of amendments that arise and it is proposed to group the following amendments: amendments Nos. 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 6 to 8, inclusive, and 9 and 10. All other amendments which are not grouped will be discussed individually.