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Guerin Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: They were members of the Provisional IRA who tried to kidnap gardaí and who killed members of An Garda Síochána, the armed Defence Forces and Members of the Oireachtas. As Members of this House, we are charged with the responsibility of protecting and defending the institutions of this State, including An Garda Síochána. We must never forget that. That said, An...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork cannot enrol in their local school; if the decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23465/14]

Order of Business (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: In regard to the noise nuisance Bill - I do not mean in the Chamber-----

Order of Business (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: -----but in the context of mediation between neighbours. I do not want to sound pejorative but the college year has ended and students have gone to their respective homes. Is there any hope that Bill could be expedited so that there would be a mediation process and relief for citizens living in areas around universities and colleges?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: The committee is in public session. I ask members, witnesses and people in the Gallery to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment and with the staff, even when in silent mode. This meeting has been convened to discuss the Health Information and Quality Authority's annual overview report on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Very good. This morning's meeting concerns the first annual overview report on the regulation of designated centres for older people to be discussed. The report summarises the report findings of 697 individual inspection reports published by HIQA during 2013, along with analysing the regulatory activities HIQA undertook as a result of these findings. It provides an overview of the nursing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Quinn for his presentation and analysis. We all welcome the significant improvement in the quality of care for citizens residing in nursing homes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I acknowledge the presence in the Gallery of Oran Ó Caoláin and thank him for attending to see his party's spokesperson on health in Cavan-Monaghan speaking on his behalf.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We hope he will follow his father's footsteps.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Quinn referred to a demographic time bomb. Is there a willingness to prepare for this eventuality, given that people, thankfully, are living longer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Section 4.5 of the report mentions unsolicited information and figure 8 gives the sources of this information, which come from a wide variety of people from whistleblowers to residents. If HIQA receives information, what is its next course of action?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Of all such pieces of unsolicited information HIQA has received, how many have been resolved and need no further action? Where do they go beyond HIQA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: If HIQA needs to do more, where does it go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Is every case followed up, given a file number and investigated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Are those matters accessible under freedom of information or are they private between the individual and HIQA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I will ask a question that may seem trivial. The report indicated that in some cases residents had to be woken to get breakfast. Why is that the case in this day and age?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Although it will not be discussed today, the authority is also carrying out a review of the ambulance service. When does the authority hope to have its first full report published in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: That is what I meant. We might come back on the annual overview report and perhaps committee members can reflect on it tomorrow in Limerick. Perhaps the witnesses will return to discuss some of those aspects when we have digested the report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Annual Overview Report on the Regulation of Designated Centres for Older People 2013: HIQA (5 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Quinn and Mr. Whelan. I also welcome Mr. Paul Hickey, who has served in these Houses, and I wish him well in his new role with HIQA. I am sure he will bring to that role the same enthusiasm and professionalism as he demonstrated in his role in Leinster House. I thank Oran for staying with us. Deputy Ó Caoláin has a good apprentice and he will certainly be questioned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children Reports: Office of Ombudsman for Children (10 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the reports by the Ombudsman for Children on the meta-analysis of repetitive root cause issues regarding the provision of services for children in care; the investigation into HSE social work service provision in North Lee; and the investigation into the implementation of Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children....