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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Doherty for his presentation. Our next and final witness is Mr. Jim Lawless who is a patient advocate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Sorry, I do not wish to be unfair but in the context of that remark I must point out that representatives of Beaumont Hospital are not here and we have no function regarding the hospital. Our remit is national health policy and that is the framework within which we are discussing this issue. Even though Mr. Lawless is expressing a personal opinion, he may be making a defamatory statement...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: They did not approve it. No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: This committee meeting is a meeting of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. We would like to hear Mr. Lawless's presentation but I must advise him, for his own sake and that of the committee members, that he should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable. Representatives of the entity that Mr. Lawless has...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Sorry, I must ask Mr. Lawless to withdraw that remark because ---
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: HIQA is an independent authority, to be fair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Under statute and law, it is an independent authority. We will come back to this at the end of the presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Lawless for his presentation. While I admire him for his passion, his views are his own. The committee does not have any remit to examine the neurological centre at Beaumont. It is examining national health policy. I must point out that the HSE, HIQA and the hospitals referred to are not here to offer a counter view. For fairness and balance, we will have to offer an...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: On that point, it is important that we offer the right of reply. We are hearing only one set of presentations. I was going to make this point at the end of our meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: No, I was going to make the point that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind Deputy Ó Caoláin that this committee does not have an investigative role. It is important that we present the content of today's meeting to the HSE and HIQA to respond to us and meet us. I want to wait until we hear from other people before we come to that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes. As Senator Colm Burke has an Adjournment matter in the Seanad I will let him speak now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: To be fair, the persons about whom Senator Crown is speaking are not here to defend themselves. We must have balance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I should put on record Deputy Maloney also asked for this discussion to be had and for it to be on the work programme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Crown for his help with organising this meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Rogers for her work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: What exactly must be fixed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: There was no need for them to visit at all?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: What does Dr. Doherty mean they were not put in place?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Was there a possibility of juggling the allocation of staffing within that employment ceiling?