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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I am delighted that the form 11 issue has been sorted out, but it must have happened very recently as I dealt with a relevant matter last Friday. At some stage the committee might be notified of the outcome. There is a dedicated line for public representatives, but there seems to be a glitch between that section and the main section. For example, if an applicant sends additional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: The call taker on the public representative line can now do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: He or she could do so for the past few weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: Well done.

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this legislation. It is a short but significant and progressive Bill and I am happy to support it. As the Minister of State mentioned, its inception was in 2008 as a Private Members' Bill in the Seanad. I suppose it was given fresh impetus by the report of the expert group published this year. The Bill provides that ECT cannot be administered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the witnesses, both from REGRET and officials, and thank them for their various submissions, particularly the powerful submissions from Ms. Smyth and Ms Cannon on this subject. It is something that is deeply traumatic for their daughters, families and extended families. This is an optional vaccine that requires permission from parents. On that basis, parents should surely be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: Parents should be made aware in as full a way as possible of both the positives and the negatives that we are aware of in its regard. On that basis, I would be concerned that the patient information leaflet is not available to parents. I hear what has been said about the reason for that but I do not see it as being acceptable. If the leaflet is available it should be made available to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: That is the question I wanted to ask. Is the HSE proposing to put that leaflet into the pack and, if not, will it consider putting it into the pack?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: The company considers it necessary to provide the leaflet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome our visitors and thank them for their presentations, which were very informative. All three have referred to the worrying increase in numbers in 2015. First, there was an overall increase and, within that, an increase in the number of young people affected. Against that background, perhaps each organisation could let us know what resources and funding they have to deal with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: What is it called?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome our visitors and thank them for their presentations. I would like to see a statutorily based national advocacy service which is independent, publicly funded and accountable. That is the big picture but I am not sure where the various organisations see a starting point. Is that what they would see as the overall big picture? My second question arises from that. Mr. Tyndall has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Séamus Healy: In such circumstances how would the person concerned gain access to an advocate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Séamus Healy: We all understand that the complaints area for the health service is particularly difficult. Individuals feel it can be a maze and lead to a significant ordeal if they undertake a complaint. In very many cases, either patients or relatives have a fear of raising issues. For example, they may fear a difficulty for themselves or relatives as patients. There is little support, if any, for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Séamus Healy: We should finish.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Data (26 Nov 2015)

Séamus Healy: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons, other than public service occupational pensioners, receiving annual occupational pensions exceeding €12,000 per annum, €24,000 per annum, €36,000 per annum, €48,000 per annum, €60,000 per annum, €80,000 per annum and €100,000 per annum; this group including private sector occupational...

Credit Union Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Nov 2015)

Séamus Healy: Like many Members of this House, I come from a credit union family. I have been a credit union member all my life and my dad was a founder member of Clonmel credit union. I know the value of the credit union movement throughout this country. It is a very important, volunteer-led social movement, a bottom-up, community-based, not-for-profit people's bank. It has a huge infrastructure right...

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. As we all know, it has two main elements. The first is the question of bail and its refusal in the case of repeat or persistent offenders, and the second is the possibility of consecutive sentencing, again for repeat or persistent offenders. I do not have any difficulty with those provisions. We have been told, and figures show, that a...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Séamus Healy: No.

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Nov 2015)

Séamus Healy: I thank Deputy Lowry for allowing me to say a few words on this issue. The parents of children with special needs are continually under pressure. They speak constantly of having to fight for everything they get. We attended a meeting in Scoil Aonghusa in Cashel on Monday night. It is a fine school that is offering an exceptional service to its students and support to families. It caters...