Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This meeting has been convened to consider the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the five health regulatory Acts, namely, the Dentists Act 1985, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Pharmacy Act 2007, the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 and the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 and to give further effect to the EU directive on the recognition of professional qualifications. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, with special responsibility for mental health and older people, Deputy Jim Daly, and his officials to this morning's meeting.