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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. O'Brien.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I thank him for referring to the ongoing issue regarding section 38 organisations. Under Standing Orders, this committee is precluded from dealing with the issue because the Committee of Public Accounts is dealing with it. As the Joint Committee on Health and Children of the Houses of the Oireachtas, we feel we should have information on the issue and I thank Mr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State and wish her a healthy 2014. It is good to have her here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy Ciara Conway who will be leaving to attend another committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I call on the Minister to reply before I call on further speakers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: From what we hear from GP advocates every day on the radio, one would think the world was going to fall down on general practice.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Mr. O'Brien.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Some seven other members have also indicated their intention to speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is not happening now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I can assure Mr. O'Brien that is not the case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I can assure Mr. O'Brien that is not the case. I know of people who have gone into the pharmacy and been told their medical card is not valid. That is not made up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Before Christmas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: In the case of a card under appeal, is that medical card still valid?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: They may be playing politics in some cases.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: It might be chasing ambulances too. I apologise; I could not resist.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Exactly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Sorry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask Mr. O'Brien to give us an update as to where we stand on the meetings with the section 38 organisations in terms of the compliance procedure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We all concur with Mr. O’Brien’s remarks that it is incumbent on all of us to help in the rehabilitation of the tarnished images of some of the section 38 organisations and whose staff do tremendous work which we all very much appreciate.