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Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 10:In page 14, line 13, after “form” to insert “, in both the English and Irish language”.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 13:In page 14, line 35, after "displayed" to insert ", in both the English and Irish language,".

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 15:In page 16, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“(17) (a) This section shall not apply to the sale of alcohol products in a tax-free shop to travellers departing the State. (b) “Tax-free shop” means a tax-free shop within the meaning of Article 14 of Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: The purpose of the amendment is to transpose the requirements seen in pubs around signage and so forth to airside travel. This is essentially what we know as "duty free" in airports. It would remove the requirement for labelling for the airside products. We want to achieve a balance that meets all the public health requirements. We do this by ensuring all the requirements for pubs are met...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy can take 15 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Dr. Holohan and his officials for their time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I will start with the changes that have been proposed to the Bill since the last time it was discussed by the committee. They are to increase the Minister's power to direct investigations. This relates to the tragic case of Ms Thawley in the National Maternity Hospital. Dr. Holohan referred in his opening statement to the interesting judgment in that case. In his legal judgment, the judge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I take Dr. Holohan's point. Obviously, any Minister needs a suitable power to investigate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: According to the judge, the Minister acted in an incompetent, irresponsible and unreasonable way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: In my opinion, this weakens the argument to give the Minister further powers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: Obviously, the proposed Bill represents a cultural change for clinicians, doctors, nurses and everyone involved in the clinical world. It is a very welcome change, but it could be a very scary change. A breakdown in the information flow between treating clinicians and the women who were affected was essentially at the heart of the CervicalCheck scandal. For a variety of reasons, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to ask a final question on the same topic. Given that the Oireachtas is proposing it will be an offence under law for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals not to disclose, those clinicians who are watching this space will want to know that the necessary legal protections and training will be in place as this becomes their legal responsibility. Can Dr. Holohan give a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (2 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paramedics at each level who have been hired in each month since January 2017, by unqualified, qualified to paramedic and qualified to advanced paramedic, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39463/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (2 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of job offers made for paramedic posts in each month since January 2017; the offers made to unqualified, qualified to paramedic and qualified to advanced paramedic, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39464/18]

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: No thanks.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: With your indulgence, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, can I seek clarification on two technical points from the Minister on section 22? The first is a health and safety issue that has been raised regarding wheelchair access. It is not looking to do anything to the heights of the barriers; they are what they are. Some of the retailers have stated that for wheelchair access there must be some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (3 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in all public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 28 September 2018 or the latest date on which data for validated bed closures at hospital and ward level are available, in tabular form. [40331/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (3 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost through delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital to date in 2018, in tabular form. [40332/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (3 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by a first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less; and the percentage of clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less by ambulance station in each month in 2018 to August or latest date available. [40333/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (3 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 216. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide statistical information (details supplied) regarding vehicles associated with the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40334/18]