Results 261-280 of 636 for speaker:Joan Freeman
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Yes. Deputy Neville also asked how the money from development funds went into the improvement of existing services. We will have a very clear request going out formally to the witnesses. I thank them for attending today, especially given the length of time they have been here, and thank them for the very useful information they have given us. It will greatly assist the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Business of Joint Committee (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: We have received apologies from Deputy Pat Buckley and Senator Jennifer Murnane O'Connor. Members are requested to ensure that their mobiles phones are turned off for the duration of the meeting. I propose that we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I welcome Ms Deirdre Malone, executive director, and Ms Michelle Martyn from the Irish Penal Reform Trust, IPRT; Mr. Michael Donnellan, director general and Mr. Enda Kelly, national operational nurse manager, Irish Prison Service; Professor Harry Kennedy, clinical director, and Mr. Peter Byrne, peer educator service with the national forensic mental health service at the Central Mental...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Thank you, Ms Malone. It has been quite difficult listening to your statement. I call Mr. Michael Donnellan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I was so taken by what you were saying, Mr. Donnellan, that I am almost unprepared for the next person. I call on Professor Kennedy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Professor Kennedy. I ask Mr. Pat Bergin, who is the director of the Oberstown Children Detention Campus, to make his statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I will explain what will happen now. There will be questions from the members. Each member will have seven minutes to ask questions. They will choose who they direct their questions to. Witnesses should try to make their answers as succinct as possible. We will go first to Deputy Tom Neville.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank the Deputy. The question about consultation on A Vision for Change was an excellent one. Will Ms Malone answer first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Professor Kennedy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Mr. Bergin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I invite Professor Kennedy to answer the first few questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Professor Kennedy. Was everything Deputy Crowe asked answered?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: The Senator is asking a lot of questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Senator Devine. She is way over her time and she posed quite a few questions. I am going straight to Mr. Donnellan because some of the Senator's questions were directed at him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Does Professor Kennedy want to add something?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Professor Kennedy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I ask Professor Kennedy to be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Professor Kennedy. Before I call Deputy Browne, I have to ask a question or I am just going to die. Professor Kennedy spoke about recruitment and how there were no recruitment problems at all when it was being handled internally. Then it went to going through the HSE panel process. If the old process was so successful, why did it go to the HSE and when? I agree it should be an...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: That is fine. We will bring this to the Minister's attention and especially what we have heard today. I call Deputy Browne.