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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: Perhaps we might deal with those questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: Perhaps Dr. Gilligan might respond to Deputy Billy Kelleher's question on the monitoring of contracts process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: I thank Dr. Gilligan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: I thank Senator Colm Burke. All members understand that the majority of consultants working in Ireland at a minimum work to their contract and many or most exceed that. There is no doubt about that. The frustration generated by the "Prime Time" programme and shown by the committee and the public is that it seemed to indicate that public patients were disadvantaged because of some...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Bernard J. Durkan. I will now bring in those who have not yet contributed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: Will the Deputy let the delegates reply?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: Is it Dr. Ryan's contention that the real issue is capacity in beds, nursing and consulting staff, and unless that is addressed, the health service will not get out of its dysfunctionality. Is the first step increasing capacity and staff numbers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I thank the delegates for coming and providing expert comments. It can be confusing to differentiate between surgeons and ordinary doctors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: I thank the Chairman and welcome Professor O'Connor and the members of the Irish College of General Practitioners, ICGP. I thank them for coming in this morning. Since we are dealing with the primary care module this morning, I will concentrate on that. To give the witnesses an opportunity to answer my questions I will limit them to a minute if I can. Professor O'Connor referred to an...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Dec 2017)
Michael Harty: Yes. Will the witnesses address the inverse care law and the people in areas who most need care getting the least care?
- Hospital Trolley Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion and I thank the Minister for sitting through the entire debate. The main issue in trying to solve the problem in our health service is trying to achieve political drive and buy-in. It is a huge problem and nobody underestimates the challenge to be faced in solving the problems in our health service. It is a considerable challenge but...
- Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)
Michael Harty: I wish to concentrate on two issues in respect of section 39 organisations. One is the financial sustainability, viability and quality of care section 39 organisations provide. Pay is an issue, but the provision of quality care to patients is paramount. Section 39 organisations supply essential services to patients, which are not provided by the HSE. They provide those services on behalf...
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Michael Harty: Like Deputy Ó Broin, I have sat in the parlours of the homes of families who have lost people as result of drink-driving. It is not a very pleasant experience. I am sure many of my colleagues have done the same. Speaking from the point of view of the profession from which I come, I have perhaps a more intimate knowledge of the destruction caused by deaths from drinking and driving. ...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (17 Jan 2018)
Michael Harty: I wish to deal with a piece of work discussed in private session before we start. Is it agreed that the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation No. 726/2004 as regards the location of the seat of the European Medicines Agency does not warrant further scrutiny? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)
Michael Harty: This morning's meeting has been convened to carry out pre-legislative scrutiny on the general scheme of the assisted human reproduction Bill. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Geraldine Luddy, Dr. Tony Holohan and Mr. Paul Ivory of the Department of Health, and Mr. Liam Woods, Dr. Colm Henry, Dr. Jerome Coffey and Dr. Peter McKenna of the HSE, who will assist us with our scrutiny of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)
Michael Harty: We now open the debate to observations from members. Deputy O'Reilly is first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)
Michael Harty: I have a question on the ethical issues surrounding embryo creation, storage and destruction. Can the witnesses comment on how that will be dealt with in the Bill? Before asking the Department to respond, we will go to the second contributor, who is Senator Colm Burke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)
Michael Harty: In the context of the number of embryos created, what are the ethical considerations relating to those embryos which are not implanted?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)
Michael Harty: The agreement of the donors is paramount.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)
Michael Harty: The next two contributors are Deputies Bernard Durkan and Margaret Murphy O'Mahony.