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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: The chief medical officer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I understand our next speaker is Senator Colm Burke and I understand Deputy Durkan has deferred to Senator Swanick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank the Deputy for his co-operation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Dr. Holohan wishes to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: One last question, Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Mr. Connaghan might supply the committee with-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: There may be an opportunity for the Deputy to come back in, but I must be fair to the other speakers-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I call Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: We have 25 minutes left before we have to vacate the room. I propose to give each of the remaining members a minute to ask a question and to get a reply. If members go on any longer they are eating into the time of their colleagues, if that is not too broad a term. I call on Deputy Donnelly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Of course. I apologise for taking Deputy Donnelly by surprise. I know we will not take Deputy O'Reilly by surprise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Deputy Kelly has one minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: We will be able to include that in our meeting next week.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Michael Harty: The meeting this morning was held in a very respectful manner. We appreciate the pressure the witnesses are under, but we also appreciate the anger among the public. There is a balance to be struck between strident and discordant voices and a reasoned interrogation of what is happening. Hopefully, that balance is being struck now. I appreciate you coming here this morning at short notice....
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (22 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank you, a Cheann Comhairle, for choosing this Topical Issue today. I thank the Minister for coming in to respond. We have had many discussions about the sustainability of the post office network over the past two years. It boils down to expanding the services the network can deliver. It effectively depends on the Government devolving more Government services to post offices and...
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (22 May 2018)
Michael Harty: In County Clare, those who run 14 post offices have been offered exit packages. Rather than being offered extra services supplied through the post offices, they are being asked to leave the service when they do not want to do so. The Minister spoke about there being no compulsory closures but, effectively, what is being offered to the postmasters amounts to compulsory closure. They are...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Regulations (22 May 2018)
Michael Harty: 494. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the necessary powers will be provided to Clare County Council and each local authority to address the illegal parking of caravans and camper vans on public and private roads, rights of way and non-designated camp sites; if powers to remove and impound illegally parked caravans and to confiscate unclaimed caravans in a timely...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening Programmes: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Michael Harty: The purpose of the first of our two sessions is to meet the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine, ACSLM, and the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association, MLSA, in order to gain a greater understanding of the screening programmes, with a particular emphasis on cervical smear tests. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Irene Regan, Ms Marie Culliton and Dr. Helen Lambkin...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening Programmes: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Casey. This committee is very anxious to find out exactly what happened regarding the outsourcing and awarding of contracts for cervical screening testing. Having heard the two submissions, three issues arise, one relating to costs, one relating to standards and one relating to outsourcing. The witnesses might address the issue of their view of the HSE's decision to outsource....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening Programmes: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Was there any issue regarding standards?