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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The IMO, which was before the committee a couple of weeks ago, made the point regarding agency and staffing and the moratorium.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Mulvany.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is it fair to say then that we have not tackled sufficiently the agency cost?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Then that we cannot, perhaps because of the moratorium?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputies McLellan, Dowds, Conway and Healy are next. I thank them for their patience.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy McLellan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy McLellan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Afterwards, Mr. Hennessy might meet Deputy McLellan separately on that issue as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: A question was asked about a CCP presentation made to the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We are not going to have a discussion on that matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry to interrupt, but I must inform Senators that there is a vote in the Seanad.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: It also concerns the citizen.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Can it be done out of hours?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Does that go back to the point I made to Mr. Mulvany that we should be recruiting people permanently rather than using agency staff? Do we have a plan to solve the impasse regarding the people in Waterford who may have to travel to Cork as opposed to someone coming to them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: There is a need to put a plan in place to safeguard and provide a service.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is the reason the HSE cannot attract them down to anything in particular?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Will a solution be found?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Part of the difficulty for a citizen is getting to talk to the decision-maker, which we have discussed here before, and to talk to the same person twice. Making contact with a different person each time is part of the problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The staff in the PCRS are very courteous, helpful and considerate. I do not want to leave the delegation with the impression that we are being critical of them. I repeat, the staff that I and Members have dealt with have been very courteous and helpful. Does Deputy Ó Caoláin wish to make a quick comment or will he let Mr. Hennessy finish?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Dowds and call Deputies Ó Caoláin and Healy, in that order.