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Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: In terms of waiting lists, is it possible that when a referral is made to an outpatient department, an indication would be given on receipt of the referral of when the patient would be seen? Unfortunately, a referral is made and no information is given to the patient or the referring doctor about how long the patient must wait for. An appointment could turn up in six, nine, 12 or 18 months....

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank the Minister for discussing the Estimate. I thank him and his officials, Mr. Colm Desmond, Ms Fiona Prendergast and Ms Pamela Carter, for their attendance.

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the following Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary).

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: 43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the proposal to fast-track planning for data centres. [50381/17]

Home Care Packages: Motion [Private Members] (12 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I move:That Dáil Éireann:recognises that:— Home Care Packages (HCP) aim to help people who need medium to high caring support to continue to live at home independently; — the HCP scheme is not established in law, as it is an administrative scheme, therefore there is not an automatic right to the scheme, or to avail of services under the scheme; — the HCP...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (12 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: 561. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the pay scales of all ranks in the Defence Forces in an easy to understand format will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52599/17]

European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I wish the Minister of State the best of luck in the EU meetings on Thursday and Friday. The agreement that has been negotiated is a result of the united front the Government has been able to provide in its negotiating stance. That is in contrast to the obvious divisions within the Government of the United Kingdom, which have been illustrated by a solemnly negotiated report and agreement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: The subject of this morning's meeting largely came about on foot of findings in an "RTÉ Investigates" programme which aired on 21 November 2017. In this, the first of two sessions, we will engage with officials from the Department of Health and representatives of the HSE. In the second session we will hear views from the Irish Medical Organisation and the Irish Hospital Consultants...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Ms Cody. I call on Mr. Woods to make his opening statement. I know that it is lengthy. Perhaps it might be abbreviated or Mr. Woods might want to make the entire statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: Perhaps Mr. Woods might make a precis of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: Will Mr. Woods start with some of those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: Deputy Billy Kelleher asked about the functions of clinical directors. He asked what they monitored and why they were not picking up on breaches of contract.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Woods. I have a few comments. As I am from the same part of the country as Ms Cowan, I understand the difficulties involved in the mid-west. Most consultants that I am aware of work extremely hard. They work in excess of their hours, as Ms Cowan has said, and give service way over their contract requirements. The issue raised on the programme is that there is a cohort of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: We will leave it at that for the moment. we can allow the Deputy back in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: Sometimes the patient declines to become a private patient or invoke private insurance. When the patient is admitted and has to sign a form before going upstairs to a ward, he or she might not be informed of what is being signed. Without informed consent the patient may have inadvertently signed a form that was previously declined.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: We have spoken about clinical directors and hospital management. Perhaps Mr. Woods might elaborate on the monitoring process and whether legislation is required to copperfasten monitoring and an expectation that people will deliver what they have been contracted to do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: It is a source of frustration for the committee and the public that the current system is putting public patients at a disadvantage. The core of the issue is that public patients appear to be losing out in the private-public mix in the hospital service. It does not happen in general practice, but it does happen in the hospital service. People are being denied a service because they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I will have to leave the Chair for a number of minutes for a prior commitment. As Senator Colm Burke will take the Chair, the delegates can address the Chair directly until I return.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. Gilligan and call Dr. Ryan.