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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: It is okay; take your time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Please, do not name names.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Molloy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: By way of information, the committee recently completed hearings on the cost of medical indemnity, one of the recommendations of which deals with open disclosure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: On behalf of the committee and non-members of the committee I thank Ollie, Amy, Róisín, Mark, Sheila and Cathriona for their presentations. Despite the tragic reasons we are here, it has been a privilege to meet them. I thank them for their presence, advocacy and courage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome to our second session today the representatives from the HSE, led by the director general, Mr. Tony O'Brien, Ms Laverne McGuinness, deputy director general, Dr. Colm Henry, clinical adviser for HSE acute hospitals, Professor Richard Greene, director of the national perinatal epidemiology centre and professor of clinical obstetrics, Dr. Philip Crowley, national director for quality...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to point out to Mr. O'Brien that the families who were present this morning are now in the Visitors Gallery.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: As we did this morning, we will take groups of three. I would appreciate it if members could be concise with their questions rather than giving Second Stage speeches. I call Deputy Kelleher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Up to ten. Non-spokespeople have up to four minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is on eight minutes now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy, your ten minutes are up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry, Senator, but with respect, I am Chairman of the joint committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I will defend-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator was late for the meeting and not here for the private session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Let me make a comment in the interests of balance and fairness. I want to protect all of us in the room and the Senator was missing for the start of the private session. I ask him not to name people who are not here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In the interests of protecting all of us, we had a private session and were given legal advice on naming people. This is not a court of law. As Deputy Billy Kelleher said, the Abbeylara judgment confines us in what we can and cannot do as a committee. I want to protect everybody involved in the hearings today and last week. That is why I am being careful about what members can and cannot do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I have no issue with the Senator naming Members of the Houses, but it is former Members or those who are not here or officials to whom I refer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: There is a sense of déjà vuin that Mr. O'Brien is hard to hear in the Visitors Gallery.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Was there a threat of legal action against "Prime Time"?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Was the HSE fully co-operative with the "Prime Time" programme?