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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Given the escalation of mental health issues in society, there is growing concern about an increase in the number of less-than-qualified people offering advice under the guise of being qualified counsellors and psychotherapists. As somebody who has engaged with these and who was there myself, I know it is a sensitive and important area. We saw what happened in recent weeks. The committee...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: We will have one meeting, not several. The Minister is speaking so I ask members to listen.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: It is also unfair to people who are qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, because they are being maligned. There are very reputable courses and qualified people.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Apologies have been received from Deputy Naughten. I remind members to turn off their mobile telephones because, even in silent mode, they can interfere with the quality of the transmission. This meeting has been convened for Committee Stage of the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012. I welcome the Minister and his officials to the select sub-committee meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the members of the voluntary groups, the Children's Rights Alliance, Mental Health Reform, the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies and the Irish Hospice Foundation for coming to talk to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: We can deal with it during the private session. We will discuss Deputy Ó Caoláin's point as to where we go from here properly at our next meeting. It is important that we follow up on today's discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I will ask our witnesses to reply. First up is Ms Corbett. I am conscious of the time. We must be finished by 12.45 p.m. because there is another meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister will be before us on 20 November. One would hope the Ministers from the three Departments to which the Deputy referred will appear before us in advance of the budget, as well as representatives from the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Ms Lynch has had ten minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Lynch for an interesting presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. O'Donnell and welcome Ms Caroline Lynch, advocacy and communications manager with the Irish Hospice Foundation. Ms Lynch has five minutes in which to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the witnesses from the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies Providing Services to People with Intellectual Disability: Mr. Brian O'Donnell, who is the chief executive; and Mr. Christy Lynch, who is the chairperson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: We are now in public session. I welcome everybody to the second part of our meeting which is focused on the pre-budget submissions from the Children's Rights Alliance, Mental Health Reform, the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies and the Irish Hospice Foundation. We must vacate this room by 12.45 p.m. Before I invite the witnesses to contribute, I draw attention to the fact that by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Corbett for making her contribution within the five minutes allocated. The next speaker is Dr. Shari McDaid, a policy officer with Mental Health Reform. I welcome Dr. McDaid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the delegates for their attendance. I acknowledge the presence in the Public Gallery Ms. Cliona McCormack of the Irish Heart Foundation, Ms Rachel Moore of the Irish Cancer Society and Ms Joanne McCarthy of Disability Federation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Deputy to be brief because she has spoken for four minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I will bring the Deputy back in at the end of the discussion. The Deputy had five minutes, which is more than any other speaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: On that point, Cork University Hospital has a no smoking policy within the campus. Is there anything we can do in legislation, beyond introducing the smoking ban, in respect of the confines of a hospital and its perimeter? Mr. Macey is correct that it is appalling to see patients or staff members, particularly in a hospital, smoking at the gate or in a bus shelter. It is unacceptable. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not have a problem with that but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: -----I am sure some of the smokers would be less than enamoured with Senator Crown. We must examine smoking at the perimeter of hospitals.