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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Sullivan. As we have been sitting for more than two hours, I am obliged to tell anyone who wishes to take a five-minute break that we can accommodate that. Are the witnesses happy to continue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: The Minister has had his five-minute break.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: One minor question, Deputy O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: We have to move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: We have a time limit. I am afraid we have to move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Give the Minister a chance to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Could the Minister respond in as short a time as possible?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I understand the discrepancy. There will be clarity on it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank the Minister of State. Everybody is enthusiastic to contribute. I am trying to be as fair as possible. I invite Senator Dolan to speak and then, once his questions have been answered, I will call Senator Colm Burke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I ask the Senator to concentrate on the time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Yes, but we need to have the answers as well within the seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I have a question for the Minister on the GP contract. I declare that I am a GP. I have spoken to the Minister about this on many occasions and do not expect him to negotiate the GP contract on the floor of the health committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Yesterday I met with eight trainee GPs who are about to graduate this summer. If the contract negotiations are about adding extra money or services to the existing contract, none of those GPs is going to sign it. It is not about the money, it is about the conditions of service, and I think that is the critical point when the Minister is engaging with the organisations. Of course money is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I must move on to Senator Mullen. I am sorry-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I am sorry, Deputy, but we will have to move on because we are running out of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Senator, please, give the Minister an opportunity to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Senator Mullen, I understand the issue was brought up-----