Results 321-340 of 636 for speaker:Joan Freeman
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Mr. Kane.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: We have received apologies from Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin. 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 Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I welcome the deputations to the meeting. From the HSE we have Ms Rosarii Mannion, national director of human resources, and Ms Eithne Fox, assistant national director, national recruitment service. From the Public Appointments Service we have Ms Fiona Tierney, chief executive officer, and Ms Margaret McCabe, head of recruitment. From the Psychiatric Nurses Association we are joined by Mr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: If Ms Mannion wishes to add to it or simplify it, that will be fine. Is that all right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Ms Mannion for her invitation. I call Ms Fiona Tierney.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: To be honest, Ms Tierney is talking about 2014 and 2015. This meeting is very much about now. I really do not think it is appropriate to speak to that appendix.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I think the members are going to ask Ms Tierney specific questions about that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: Would Ms Tierney like to just finish what she is reading?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Mr. Hughes for his presentation. I thought that there were 27 steps.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I call on Dr. O'Hanlon to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I will briefly outline the process. Several members will have seven minutes to ask questions and receive the answers, if that is possible. Before the witnesses arrived I informed members of the very serious nature of the resignations of several psychiatrists in the south east, meaning that from mid-July onwards, unless they are replaced there will be no services for children in the south...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: The Deputy's rant is understandable. However, I heard a question as well. Does the Deputy wish to direct it to anyone in particular?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: It is important to focus on the Deputy's questions and not go through the report or anything like that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: The committee has gone through this over and over again. The most significant request we have made is to recruit locally. We have had millions of reports and they all come to the same conclusions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: We are not directing this at Ms Mannion. One of the other blockages, especially in respect of Wexford and Waterford, is that the working conditions in the building in which the team in Wexford have to work are appalling. They cannot take medical measurements or carry out risk assessments because of the building. The condition of the building is the biggest block. I call Deputy Rabbitte.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Ms Mannion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I ask Ms Mannion to be brief in her response as Deputy Neville must leave shortly and would like to put his questions before he does so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: Absolutely. I thank Ms Mannion and Deputy Rabbitte. I skipped Deputy Neville, for which I apologise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: All the questions seem to be focused on Ms Mannion at the moment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: Perhaps you could provide that to us.