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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Yes, of course, but then I will bring in some other members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: To come back to my original question, apart from staffing and bed capacity, what are the barriers to implementing the chronic care programmes? Are there structural problems that need to be overcome in how the HSE and the Department of Health are structured and managed or are there other softer barriers apart from the infrastructural and staffing barriers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Where does the initial impetus come from to set up local integration groups? Does it come from the hospital sector or from general practice or do the groups come together and decide to do it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Before I bring in the next speakers, the witnesses might think about the following question. Is the mixture of private care in public hospitals a barrier to change? Perhaps they might comment on that before we conclude. I call Deputy O'Connell to be followed by Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I would like a response to my question on the mix of private care in public hospitals and the barriers that may cause.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Would Dr. McDonald or Dr. Collins comment on the private mix in our public hospitals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I will give Dr. McDonald five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for attending to share their expertise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: On behalf of the joint committee, I thank Ms Deirdre Walsh and Mr. Aidan Tumbleton from the professional regulation unit of the national human resource division of the Department of Health for coming to talk to us. In this session we will discuss the following draft regulations referred to the committee by an order passed by the Dáil on 20 February and the Seanad on 27 February: the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Ms Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I will bring in Senator Colm Burke, so the witnesses might bank the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Ms Walsh referred to counselling. Are all counselling services, including addiction counselling, alcohol counselling, marriage guidance counselling and so on covered under this regulation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I thank Ms Walsh and Mr. Tumbleton for being here today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: In accordance with Standing Order 90 the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Joint Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Order that the Dáil approve the following regulations in draft: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 4(7)) (Membership of Council) Regulations 2017, copies of which were laid in draft form before Dáil...

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I am in favour of holding this referendum to give the people their opportunity to vote on this issue. It is one of the most important social issues that will come before this Dáil. It is an issue which involves morals, ethics, society, religion, biology and deeply personal issues. No one answer will satisfy all those issues or...

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: However, it is up to each individual to make an ethical and moral judgment as to the rights and wrongs of termination of pregnancy in the circumstances in which they find themselves. Thus, should the eighth amendment be repealed, the nature of the legislation to provide for termination of pregnancy will be centre stage. The recent Supreme Court judgment has clearly decided that the only...

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Considering that under the maternity strategy, we are struggling to provide anomaly scanning for each pregnancy, will maternity services be given sufficient resources to provide proper assessment and enable informed decisions to be made by mothers and their doctors to provide for lawful terminations? The Government's proposals in this area will require substantial investment. All the issues...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: 954. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on an application for a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12290/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: We are now in public session. Is it agreed to further scrutinise COM (2018) 51 on health technology assessment? Agreed. We will suspend for a few moments to allow the witnesses to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluation of the Use of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (21 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: This morning we are meeting with representatives from the Irish College of General Practitioners, ICGP, the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, RCPI, and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI, to discuss the issue of prescription patterns, the monitoring and auditing of the use of drugs and the effect of trends in prescribing medications. On behalf of the committee, I welcome...