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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: Does the Bill address the issue of staff in hospitals?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: Is the Deputy open to such expansion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: I suggest that we take questions from individual members now rather than bank questions. I call Deputy Murphy O'Mahony to commence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: There are overt transfers of value and more subtle transfers of value. On educational activities, apart from educational activities that occur abroad, there are substantial educational activities that occur in Ireland which are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. For example, a lecture may be sponsored by a company, the topic of which is a drug which is particularly related to that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: Will the Deputy speak about the educational evenings sponsored by companies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: That depends on the wine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I thank Deputy Kelleher for appearing. I also thank Dr. Jean O'Sullivan for coming in to give her expert evidence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Mary Jackson and Mr. Eugene Lennon of the Department of Health.I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: I presume the purpose of the Bill is to have ethical standards applied and to have transparency and accountability.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: If a doctor, nurse or other health professional is in receipt of support from a pharmaceutical company or the pharmaceutical industry, it may be very legitimate support but the Bill is concerned with it being upfront, transparent and accountable. In health research, there are researchers who put a declaration of interest at the end of their papers saying that a particular company assisted in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: I will ask the witnesses first and perhaps the Deputy can address it through questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Kelleher. Do the witnesses have any comments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I thank Ms Jackson and Mr. Lennon for coming in this morning. I thank Deputy Kelleher for sponsoring the Bill.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017) Michael Harty: As we now have a quorum, we will commence. Apologies have been received from Deputy Louise O'Reilly. I remind everyone to switch off their mobile phones. This meeting has been convened to consider the Supplementary Estimate for Vote 38 - Health. I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris. He is accompanied by departmental officials Mr. Colm Desmond, Ms Fiona Prendergast and...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017) Michael Harty: I thank the Minister. Before I invite members to contribute, I remind them that the subject matter of this meeting is the Supplementary Estimate. That is our focus today.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017) Michael Harty: Before the Minister addresses those questions, I have one or two questions as well. The Minister stated that this year the anticipated level of overspend by the HSE is linked to the impact of 2017 pay agreements, which the health service has no funding for. I understand that. Deputy Durkan referred to the State Claims Agency requiring an extra €50 million so I know the Minister will...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017) Michael Harty: Yes.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017) Michael Harty: What is the total number of additional beds?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017) Michael Harty: I have one other question for the Minister. Is there any restriction on the number of orthopaedic procedures hospitals can carry out in a year? Once the target of X number of hip or knee replacements is reached, are hospitals limited in terms of carrying out additional procedures?
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017) Michael Harty: I thank the Minister.