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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Four committee members and one non-committee member have indicated their wish to contribute. We will hear from committee members first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We will not have an adversarial battle here, because we are debating a sensitive issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is Dr. Holohan saying that linking the Coombe hospital with Portlaoise hospital will be replicated by the linking of the maternity unit in Kerry with Cork University Hospital and so forth in the future?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Sorry, Senator; I am chairing the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Burke indicated first. I will be fair to all members, as I always am.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is that the case in the hospital groups or just this specific location?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I will allow Senator Crown to speak now, and then Deputy Ó Caoláin, but I ask them both to be brief. Please deal with the questions that were not answered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: In the context of Ms McGuinness's closing remarks about disciplinary action that may arise here and, generally, across the board in the health service, is the culture of people being allowed to remain in positions and not held to account at an end? Out of this, surely we will see people who are meant to be in charge being held to account here and in general. I do not want to pre-empt any...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Ms McGuinness wish to add anything?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Can I ask a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: May I ask one question-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: In the context of maternity facilities generally and also specifically in regard to Portlaoise hospital, is there a regular audit of facilities in dealing with adverse incidents and medical negligence claims and, if so, is there an average that is considered acceptable and an issue - I hate using that term - if the figure moves beyond that level?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister, Dr. Tony Holohan, Ms Kathleen MacLellan, Ms Laverne McGuinness, Mr. Ian Carter and Mr. David Walsh for their attendance. In particular, I compliment Dr. Holohan on his report and the level of detail contained in it and the prompt manner in which it was produced. As a committee, we will return to the issue of maternity services later in our work programme. On behalf of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We are now in public session. We will discuss the early years strategy with the Early Years Expert Advisory Group and the Centre for Effective Services. I welcome Mary McLoughlin, Eilis Hennessy, Toby Wolfe, Nuala Doherty and Stella Owens. I will detail your individual expertise and portfolios when I invite each of you to speak. I apologise for the lack of members present. We have just...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Eilis Hennessy, chairperson of the Early Years Expert Advisory Group, and Toby Wolfe, policy and research officer of Start Strong. I invite Ms Hennessy to make her opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Hennessy for her presentation. I thank the members of the expert advisory group for their work. I welcome Ms Nuala Doherty, director of the Centre for Effective Services and Dr. Stella Owens, the project specialist in the centre. I invite Ms Doherty to make her presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Ms Doherty. I will now take questions from members, beginning with Deputy Billy Kelleher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy has one minute left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I must be fair to all members.