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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. There is a vacuum in rural Ireland in banking. The pillar banks have left rural Ireland and those which are still there have diminished customer service in, or excluded it from, their banks so it is difficult to speak to somebody when one goes into a bank now. One of the positive aspects of community banking is that customers deal with somebody...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank the Minister and Mr. McRedmond for attending. I also thank the Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak because, while I am not a member of the committee, I feel very deeply about this issue. I understand that Mr. McRedmond and the Minister have a job to do to make An Post viable. However, as public representatives, our job is to represent our communities, particularly those...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Michael Harty: I ask Mr. McRedmond if it is possible that the review date could be extended to 31 December, as opposed to 29 September, to give a community an opportunity to put together a viable business project. The time limit is so short for many communities that do not have the capacity to do that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Michael Harty: Can a person who is applying for a licence for a new contract get information about the volume of business under the previous contract?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Engagement with Minister for Health and Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: I have four questions for the Minister. I do not think money alone will improve patient care, particularly in psychiatry but also in the health service in general. When will reform of the HSE and the Department of Health to streamline delivery of care start? There has been no reform since this Government took power. More money in an inefficient system will not deliver better care. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: As we have a quorum we will start the meeting. I propose to deal with housekeeping matters in private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: In regard to proposed EU legislation, is it agreed that COM (2018) 244, a proposal for a Council recommendation on strengthened co-operation against vaccine preventable diseases, does not give rise to subsidiarity concerns but warrants further scrutiny? Agreed. In that regard, is it agreed that we will send a letter to the Department requesting it to outline its concerns regarding the role...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: This morning we are meeting representatives from the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, IHCA, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, and Irish Medical Organisation, IMO, to discuss the ongoing hospital overcrowding issues and the delays in admissions and outpatient appointments. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Donal O'Hanlon, Dr. Laura Durcan and Mr. Martin Varley of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: Yes, of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Dr. O'Hanlon. I call Ms Ní Sheaghdha to make her opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Ms Ní Sheaghdha and call Ms Clyne to make her opening statement on behalf of the Irish Medical Organisation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Ms Clyne. I will open the meeting to our members. The first three members to indicate were Deputies Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Bernard Durkan and Senator Colm Burke. I call Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: Would Ms Ní Sheaghdha like to kick off?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: I want to allow other groups to contribute. I can call the witnesses again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Dr. O'Hanlon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: I will bring in some other members and we will come back to some of the unanswered questions later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: We will bring in witnesses from the IMO first to comment on some of those issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: Deputy, just-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Michael Harty: Thank you, Deputy Durkan.