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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: We will get an answer to that question. We need to conclude soon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: I am sorry, we have given the Deputy 20 minutes already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: Before I call Senator Mullen, on what Deputy Naughten said that the land or the asset could be assessed three times, is it possible that one chooses the higher assessment figure and disregards the other two? Alternatively, does one allow the income in the other two to be offset against the higher assessment figure, say, of 7.5%? That would mean that the rental income would be offset against...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: On the proposed statutory homecare scheme that will be introduced in the near future, will the same assessment criteria be applied to it as are applied to the nursing home scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Healy. That concludes our hearing. I thank Mr. Redmond, Mr. Duff and Ms Simon from the Department of Health and Mr. Healy, Ms Farrell, Ms O'Sullivan and Mr. Stapleton from the Irish Farmers Association for giving evidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: We will produce a report as soon as possible to assist in the drafting of the legislation. I again thank the delegates for coming.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: We will resume our review of workforce planning in the health sector. I welcome from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha, general secretary, Ms Eilish Fitzgerald, second vice president, Ms Niamh Adams, president, and I have left one person out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: My apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: I wish to draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. If they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: I have a number of questions. Sláintecare makes a proposal which is accepted for a regionalisation of the HSE into six regions based on hospital groups. Will that make recruitment and retention easier? Will it reduce the number of steps required to recruit somebody in the organisations? On limiting recruitment, a moratorium or a pause, does the INMO believe the Department of Health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: Obviously, the shortage of nurses is feeding into the lack of supply of theatre services. Are theatres closed because hospitals cannot recruit sufficient numbers of theatre nurses? It feeds down through the system, with a backlog of surgical cases backing down into emergency departments. What is happening in emergency departments is just a symptom of what is happening in the health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: With regard to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: What is the position with regard to nurses being supported in their work and professional career?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: When a nurse is recruited is it built into the contract that there is protected time for further education?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: Does Ms Ní Sheaghdha believe the development of regional integrated care organisations will make a difference in responsiveness, whereby when a nurse is required an application would be made to the regional authority and a response would be received faster than through the centralised system we have at present?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: Community intervention teams have been a great addition to the delivery of services in primary care. They keep people out of hospital and allow people to come out of hospital quickly. My experience of community intervention teams is that they are now being restricted. There is a recruitment difficulty and their work has become so expansive that they find it very difficult to supply the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: With regard to morale over the past three and a half years, has Ms Ní Sheaghdha found morale is increasing, decreasing or staying the same? What is the situation with regard to burnout of nurses? Those who are left still standing in the system tend to bear the brunt of the extra work. They will burn out quicker and their morale must be affected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for coming in to contribute to our workforce planning meetings. We have had four or five such meetings to date and we might have one more.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Nov 2019)

Michael Harty: My question relates to agriculture. There has been a delay in payments to farmers whose farms have been subject to satellite mapping review. The single farm payment should have been paid in September and the area aid payment in October but those who have been subject to a mapping process have had their payments delayed. They need this money to pay the bills of their farming enterprises...