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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Sorry, Senator. This is not relevant to the discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I will chair the meeting, if you do not mind.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Withdraw that remark, please. In the four years I have been chairing this committee-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: If that is the way you feel about it, you can-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Do you know what, Senator? Table a motion of no confidence in the Chairman, if you wish. I do not really mind.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you. That is not relevant to the discussion today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: It is not. In fairness to Dr. Pidgeon, the agreement has not been passed yet. We are having a discussion on the issue and-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes, very briefly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Are there any other questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Some of the complaints we have got from people----- Sorry, I will let Dr. Pidgeon finish first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Regarding the difficulty in expediting applications, some of the complaints we received were that communication about incomplete applications does not happen for weeks or months. I am not sure whether that is the reality, but those are the complaints we are getting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Are we happy enough?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to Dr. Pidgeon for the inordinate delays in the votes this morning and thank her and Ms Byrne for their co-operation and patience and for their testimony this morning. I know they have another meeting to go to. On behalf of all the committee members, I apologise for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: We might come back to Dr. Pidgeon after our meeting with other questions if we have any.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: No-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy but that is not an issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that but it is not an issue. Sometimes people grandstand and that is okay. I apologise to the staff for the delay and thank them for their patience.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I sincerely apologise to our witnesses, those in the Public Gallery and staff for the interruption to our proceedings today. Parliamentary democracy is such that we have to take votes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to our guests. I remind people to turn off their mobile phones or put them in flight mode. That would be of help. The second part of our meeting today is on the theme of transforming the life experience of people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, and that of their families. I welcome Professor Eamon O'Shea and Dr. Caitríona Crowe of the South Tipperary Dementia Pilot...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In a sporting sense, I also congratulate Professor O'Shea on his great victory last Sunday. We look forward to meeting him on the first Sunday in September. This meeting is an important and extremely topical one on the issues of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, which are faced by many families and communities. Members of this committee are aware of the issues which arise when one is...