Results 13,061-13,080 of 24,571 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Could I just advise you to withdraw the word "doctored", if you could?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We will have representatives of the HSE in later and we will put that to them. I am sure it will be part of that discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We will deal with that matter in the afternoon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We will not do that now; we will leave it until the afternoon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes, but I am conscious that seven other members wish to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: That would be for a different forum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that okay or do the delegates want to take a break?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Where did Patient Focus publish its number?

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. I will take the next three speakers and then go back to the delegates. We will then hear from three further speakers and two non-members. I ask members to have questions rather than commentary because there is a lot to get through. I call Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Senator Colm Burke and Senator John Crown in that order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's time is up. Also, a telephone is buzzing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: No. Spokespeople get up to ten minutes, non-spokespeople four minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: To be fair, we will put some of those comments to the HSE later to have balance in this respect.

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 who in terms of personnel or the HSE?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: At local or regional level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We have a report coming on that area as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Are you okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Are the witnesses happy to continue or do they want to take a break?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Are you okay to continue or do you want to take a break?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Ms O'Connor wish to respond? There are five other speakers.