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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: People should do it. Dr. Cooper is right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: When one walks into Cork University Hospital the public address system roars at one and there are a lot of hand disinfectant dispensers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Who monitors the conditions in which the people live?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: That is a different issue and we will come back to it later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: There are three speakers remaining and I would like to take them all together, if that is acceptable to everyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Is it caused by a cultural shift backwards, complacency or do people no longer care?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Dowds has indicated that he wishes to comment because he must leave to attend another meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I shall take two other speakers now and the delegation can bank all of the questions. Members have patiently waited to contribute. I call Deputy Catherine Byrne and Senator Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes. The Deputy can also read the transcript.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Given that it is now a new departure for HIQA and that these will be the homes of many people who are vulnerable, in achieving that consistency will HIQA be communicative and co-operative with the provider who might not have the wherewithal to achieve the standards HIQA seeks? Vulnerable people will be affected. For argument's sake, if facility X is closed, HIQA might end up discommoding a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Have the additional 41 staff been recruited and trained?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Cooper for her excellent presentation. It is a time of challenge. One point that jumped out at me from Dr. Cooper's remarks and HIQA's report last week was the importance of challenging those in leadership positions, particularly in hospitals, to continue to prevent the spread of infection. It is staggering that those in leadership positions do not and are not as proactive. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Two minutes remain to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: That may be another day's work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: That is another day's work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Work Programme, Disability Services and Related Issues: Discussion with HIQA (12 Sep 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome from the Health Information and Quality Authority Ms Tracey Cooper, chief executive, Mr. Phelim Quinn, director of regulation, and Mr. Marty Whelan, head of communications and stakeholder engagement. They will present to us an update on the authority's work programme. This is part of our yearly meeting with the authority which provides a very valuable service. We look to it for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the members, the Minister, Deputy Reilly, and Ministers of State Deputy White and Kathleen Lynch, Ms Bairbre Nic Aonghusa, Dr. Fergal Lynch, Mr. Michael Murchan, Mr. Larry O'Reilly, Mr. Paul Howard and Mr. Ray Mitchell who have been instrumental in being the conduit for us. I thank Mr. Byrne, Dr. Carroll, Mr. Barry O'Brien and Mr. Carter and wish them well in their new posts. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I echo the Minister's remarks. It is important we acknowledge the great work done by the HSE staff at all levels. I thank them for their sincere and committed service to the patients and people they come into contact with every day. I thank members of the committee for their work since January. We have had a very long, tedious amount of work and I compliment them all for the way they have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I have pointed out previously that the letters sent to people can be intimidating. Just this morning I received a telephone call from a distressed constitution in respect of the content of a letter. I take Ms McGuinness' point about the sensitivity of the matter but sometimes the letters are couched in bureaucratic language. It might be helpful if the HSE tweaked the language it uses when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I can provide a copy next week.