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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care - Rights, Resources and Regulation: Discussion (15 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I am aware of that and I have examined it myself. I have come to my own conclusion but want to ask our witnesses to provide some more information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care - Rights, Resources and Regulation: Discussion (15 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: We will move on to the service-level agreement, SLA, as a mechanism to regulate and monitor. How does that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care - Rights, Resources and Regulation: Discussion (15 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Could we get all the questions answered and then we might have a chance for a supplementary?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care - Rights, Resources and Regulation: Discussion (15 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: We will go through the bank of questions that we have and then come back to that at the end if that is agreeable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care - Rights, Resources and Regulation: Discussion (15 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: On behalf of the committee, I thank Ms Frances Spillane and Mr. Robert Deegan of the Department and Dr. Jean Long of the Health Research Board for attending and indeed sharing their valuable expertise with us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care - Rights, Resources and Regulation: Discussion (15 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: The purpose of this session is to engage with representatives from Age Action Ireland, the National community Care Network and a health economist, who is not with us just yet. as we continue our examination of rights, resources and regulation of home care. On behalf of the committee I welcome Mr. Justin Moran of Age Action Ireland, Ms Maria Jackson and Mr. Fiacre Hensey of the National...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care - Rights, Resources and Regulation: Discussion (15 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I invite Professor O'Shea to address the joint committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care - Rights, Resources and Regulation: Discussion (15 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Professor O'Shea. I call on Ms Jackson if she would like to make her opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care - Rights, Resources and Regulation: Discussion (15 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a number of short questions. Unfortunately, I will have to leave for a couple of minutes so Deputy Durkan will take the Chair. I will ask my questions and will have an opportunity to read back on the answers in the Official Report. Mr. Moran talked about the need to maintain standards and how important they are, and I do not think anyone would disagree with that. Can Mr. Moran...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (16 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a mechanism for public servants who are members of the single public service pension scheme to access AVCs in the same way as persons on the previous scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48501/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Data (16 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the numbers of civil and public servants who are members of the single public service pension scheme, by grade and by employer, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48502/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Expenditure (16 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 149. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing building works in the new primary care centre in Balbriggan; the reason for these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48507/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Expenditure (16 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 150. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the building of the new primary care centre in Balbriggan; the amount by which this has exceeded the original estimate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48508/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration (21 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 469 of 7 November 2017, the status of the query in view of the fact it has not been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48731/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Regional Service Plans (21 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 363. To ask the Minister for Health if the chief medical officer or a body in the HSE has recommended the implementation of the Portlaoise action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49028/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (21 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the contact between his Department and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015, specifically on provisions and amendments previously tabled relating to restrictions on advertising on the Internet and for related definitions and offences; the way in which the two...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (21 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 381. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to facilitate the commencement of sections 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; the timeframe for full enactment; if his attention has been drawn to the many families affected by this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49183/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (22 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: There has been a deliberate attempt by members of the committee, who know very well who they are, to undermine its work. Much of it is pathetic. We issued invitations to people but perhaps they feel the weight of their argument is not sufficient or they feel unable to articulate it. There were some fairly eminent people on the list who pulled out who I know are more than capable of holding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Context: Dr. Patricia Lohr, British Pregnancy Advisory Service (22 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: The witness is very welcome, and her answers have been extremely informative. As Deputy Daly has pointed out, there are of course thousands of women in this State who owe a debt of gratitude for the provision of services that we simply cannot access in this State. The witness is saying, on the issue of the provision of abortion pills, that the absolute best scenario is that treatment is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Ms Liz McDermott, One Day More (22 Nov 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms McDermott for attending the committee meeting and sharing her very personal story with us. I know everyone very much appreciates it, and not one of us thinks it was in any way easy for her to attend here and do this. We are very grateful for the perspective she has given us. It is true to say, and Ms McDermott echoes this herself, that every pregnancy has its own uniqueness...