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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I oppose the section in that context. It is far-reaching. It brings pressure on-----

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: It puts pressure on senior officials to be subservient when they believe not that the Minister is acting in an inappropriate way, but that he is going down a policy route not in accordance with the best outcomes for the HSE.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I move amendment No. 27: In page 26, before section 23, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section:"23.--Any officer or employee of the Executive shall be tax resident in Ireland for the duration of his or her employment with or by the Executive.".The purpose of the amendment is to ensure any officer or employee of the executive shall be tax resident in Ireland for the duration of his...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The Taoiseach has expressed concern about the matter, so it is not just Deputy Ó Caoláin and me. In a sense the Minister referred to the specific case of the special delivery unit.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I shall not name people. The Minister referred to the unit and I am trying to broaden the issue. An adviser is an adviser by any other name. Let us be clear. I assume that the special delivery unit reports to the Minister and then consultants-----

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: We have been led to believe that it is all becoming one, that the trinity is being merged. In order to send out a strong signal, we must ensure that those who hold office, engaged or employed by the HSE or otherwise, operate in a system that allows them not to be advisers but consultants. They may be advisers but in a broader context they may offer consultancy from outside of the State.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: It is the amendment.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I made the point. As I said, the matter was raised in the Dáil where concerns were expressed and I am pushing my amendment.

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I support what Deputy Murphy has said. We have met with various organisations which represent and advocate on behalf of people with epilepsy. We have met individuals who have epilepsy and for whom, as Deputy Murphy pointed out, huge advances have been made to manage the condition, which helps them to reach their full potential in work and life generally. Clearly, the Bill's provisions in...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I too am surprised and disappointed. The Minister of State's response is an indication in itself as to why he should accept these amendments. People with epilepsy need continuity and certainty. There is no better way than to give them continuity and certainty and peace of mind than by accepting one of these amendments. While the Minister of State was replying, I read an e-mail from...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Yes, it does. It states quite clearly that AEDs should not be subject to generic substitution or change. If there is to be interchangeability and substitutions, it is quite clear there will be an impact on people's lives and quality of life. They could develop seizures. As was said by many, fear alone creates considerable anxiety. In the context of the overall medical budget, what is...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Can I discuss it further?

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I move amendment No. 2:In page 13, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:"(2) The Board shall, as soon as is practicable after the commencement of this section, establish and publish on its Internet website, and maintain, a list (in this Act referred to as the "List of non-Interchangeable Medicinal Products"), in such form as it thinks fit, of groups of medicinal products in...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I am pressing it.

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I move amendment No. 3:In page 13, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: "(3) The Board shall arrange for that part of its Internet website which contains the List of non-Interchangeable Medicinal Products to ordinarily be accessible by members of the public.".

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I am not being repetitious or idly talking to highlight this issue which is critically important. Epilepsy Ireland has stated:The safety of people with epilepsy should not have to depend on the discretion of the Irish Medicines Board. People with epilepsy should not have to deal with fears concerning substitution, in addition to all the other physical and psychosocial effects of epilepsy,...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Obviously, the Minister knows as much or more about it in that context.

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Yes, but the point-----

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I can get clarity on that in the next few minutes, but the point being made is that the Irish Medicines Board will not be obliged by this legislation to exempt the drugs from interchangeability. That is the key issue.

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Or to include them, yes. The point I am making is that this amendment, in effect, would remove that concern. I urge the Minister to accept it.