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- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: When things began to go wrong for the former blood transfusion board, the Department of Health and Children's representative on it was severely criticised because, as far as I recall, she maintained confidentiality. People on various boards and those at the HSE have a difficult task at times.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 20: In page 15, lines 27 to 32, to delete subsection (2) and substitute the following: "(2) The Council shall publish each register within 12 months of the setting up of the register and thereafter at intervals of not more than 12 months.". The Minister has addressed this in amendment No. 21. She must have decided to share my anxieties. There is a vast trade in...
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 22: In page 16, subsection (2)(a)(ii), line 26, after "state" to insert "or in the State". I tabled this amendment because it appeared that if a person from outside the State was convicted in another State of an offence, the nature of which in the opinion of the council had a bearing on the person's fitness to practice, he or she would not be allowed to practice....
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: As long as it is all right.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: Under the section, the linguistic competence of nationals of other states is mentioned. Who will decide whether they are competent because there is no question of an examination being undertaken?
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: Linguistic competence is an increasing problem in our health service. For example, the linguistic ability of many nurses is not quite what it should be. I was asked by a nursing home, which had a problem recruiting staff from the Philippines, if I could try to point out to the recruits that they would be dealing with people with Alzheimer's. However, Poles who spoke no English had grave...
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: I raised this issue on Second Stage. I refer to subsection (1)(k) on physical characteristics. A pharmacist must make arrangements in order that he or she can talk to patients in private, if necessary. This could be very onerous on those who run small pharmacies. I hope there will not be retrospective retribution against those who do not have a special section in which to people in...
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: It should be reported to the society in the case of a pharmacist. The requirement under the law as amended will be that those who are aware of such financial arrangements will have a duty to report them. It is important that this will not be simply voluntary; one will have a duty to do so in order that it can be investigated. Doctors and pharmacists must work more closely together and the...
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: The Minister's suggestions regarding education of the medical profession, patients and pharmacists must be followed in this instance. There is no standard dictating that one definitely prescribes penicillin in one instance and a different antibiotic in another. Pharmacists cannot state that a medical practitioner is doing something appalling by taking a particular course of action, or...
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: I am glad Senator Ryan raised this because this was why I asked about the reference to a retail pharmacy business when the first list of definitions was discussed earlier.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: I will not accuse the Minister of misleading the House. However, I raised the definition of "retail pharmacy business" earlier because of the reference to it in this section. The Minister said the definition did not include hospital work.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: I asked if the definition of "retail pharmacy business" on page 8 included hospital practices because that is vital under this section. The Minister replied that such practices were not included. Nobody would set up a hospital pharmacy business if they were not covered under this definition because they would not obtain credit for opening the business.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: The Minister said earlier that the definition of "retail pharmacy business" did not include hospital pharmacies.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: It must be ensured these hospital pharmacies provide an outpatient service.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: No hospital pharmacy should only provide an inpatient service. That needs to be made very clear. Do all the hospitals we have discussedââ
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 32: In page 24, subsection (1)(a), line 33, after "person" to insert "being a registered pharmacist". The amendment states that the person should be a registered pharmacist. The business should be carried out by a "natural person", which is a lovely term in section 26, who is a registered pharmacists. Section 26 states: A person carries on a retail pharmacy business in...
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: Would the doctor's position differ in that he or she would be a paid adviser?
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: That would constitute an immediate difference from the rest of the committee.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: That is correct.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Henry: Must I shake my fist on television?