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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. McGarry. We have 15 minutes before we must vacate this room. We will allow the members who have stayed diligently throughout the meeting five minutes each before we wrap up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: We must allow the next committee in. Otherwise, I could get into trouble.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I have to be fair to everybody, so I have to move on to Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Dr. McGarry might work his answers into his responses to the questions from Deputy O'Reilly and she might address a question to Dr. McGarry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Owens and Deputy O'Reilly. I call Deputy Durkan for a short concluding question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Three questions were put relating to the number of hospital beds, the vocation of medicine and finally the pride in the job, continuity of employment and continuity giving a better quality of service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: The next question was about the number of hospital beds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Thank you, Dr. Sadlier. The other question related to continuity of care and having people in the post long-term.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Thank you, Dr. McGarry. The final comment before we conclude is with Mr. Anthony Owens.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Thank you very much, Mr. Owens. On behalf of the Joint Committee on Health, my thanks go to Mr. Anthony Owens, Dr. Sadlier, Dr. McGarry and Ms Vanessa Hetherington for giving evidence today. We will have several other meetings on medical manpower, discussing not only doctors but nurses and allied professionals as well. We hope to produce a report at the end of it.

Acknowledgement and Apology to Women and Families affected by CervicalCheck Debacle: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: A formal State apology is a solemn occasion. It is very important and very welcome. It is essential that this apology is made and I thank the Taoiseach for it. It is important not only to the group of 221, but to all women who have been affected by the cervical screening scandal; those who have had their anxiety and concerns raised and those who have waited months for delayed results....

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I am the acting leader today. On budget 2020 and the legislation that will flow from it, there is a proposal to set up a just transition fund of €6 million to help communities to move away from high carbon sources of energy to low sources, which is a reference to peat and coal burning stations. The fund is to be used to mitigate the significant affects on workers and local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to ask questions and I thank the witnesses from the marine co-ordination group for coming in. Following Deputy Naughten's questions, my question concerns offshore marine renewable energy development, particularly at Moneypoint power station. As we know, Moneypoint must cease operating by 2025. It has already almost ceased electricity production...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: What capacity issues emerged in the UK?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: If Ireland became a leader in offshore wind generation, could tax incentives attract outside actors to carry out research and development here, particularly at Moneypoint?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: If Ireland was to become a leader in the context of offshore wind energy, are there tax incentives that could be introduced to attract people to come here and start looking at research and development opportunities, particularly at Moneypoint?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: Moneypoint is to cease burning coal in 2025 but infrastructure is already in place. What are the alternatives to wind energy? From my limited knowledge, offshore wind is the most obvious source of energy to be channelled through Moneypoint. What would be Mr. Finucane's view on that?

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: The United Kingdom has decided that its future lies in diverging from the EU to strike a lone path and to leave a club rather than trying to fix the difficulties it has from within. However, how much divergence is the UK looking for and how quickly does it want to introduce that divergence? Ireland, on the other hand, has decided that its future lies in converging with the EU and becoming a...