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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Outside the recommendations of the report in terms of accountability.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Quinn has said it is not within HIQA's remit to name individuals. Is that why we do not have names in the report? Members have mentioned that it is like being on the vicious roundabout. It is about ensuring patients, mothers-to-be and families have confidence in the service. I am not looking for a name, but if there is no accountability in the system, how can change be implemented to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: That is the point. It is very clear in the report, from my own reading of it, that we did know who knew what was going on. If there is no accountability, we are just providing window-dressing and playing along with the system. Arising from the recommendations, would HIQA advise that the HSE and the Department should come before the committee and outline why they have not implemented the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: If that is the case, who is accountable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Would Mr Quinn favour the amendment of legislation to extend HIQA's remit to include monitoring the implementation of reports?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I am conscious of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Did the Minister not write to HIQA in May requesting that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the delegates from HIQA, Mr. Quinn, Ms Dunnion and Mr. Whelan, for their co-operation. I thank committee members and other Members of the Oireachtas for their engagement in the discussion. As I stated, our focus must be on the parents, families and children whose experience of the health service was very negative. It is important that we work collectively to resolve these issues to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members, witnesses and those in the gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off, as it interferes with the broadcasting of the meeting. I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, the Minister of State with responsibility for primary care, social care and mental health, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and Dr. Tony Holohan, Ms Tracey Conroy, Mr. Tony O'Brien, Ms Laverne...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister and call Mr. Tony O'Brien, director general of the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members that on Tuesday we will have a specific stand-alone meeting with the HSE on the HIQA report into the hospital in Portlaoise and I ask them to be conscious of this in their responses to Mr. O'Brien and the Minister, Deputy Varadkar.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy can indeed. I call Deputy Ó Caoláin, who has up to seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In the absence of Deputy Healy I call Senator van Turnhout.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, must go to the Chamber to speak on the national dementia strategy so I ask her to briefly address her questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I will ask the Minister to respond to the opening statements and questions. I remind members that eight people have indicated and I will take them in groups of three.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Will the steering group have an independent chairperson outside the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Would Mr. O’Brien agree that it also looks particularly bad when two State agencies are involved in a public dispute over a very sensitive matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Yesterday that agency told us in response to a question I asked that there was no interchange, that it was the HSE’s fault. I am not interested in who did what but to those looking from the outside-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Take 2 for Deputy Fitzpatrick. My apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (14 May 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Did the Senator see the reply to his other question?