Results 2,161-2,180 of 3,998 for speaker:Michael Harty
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: The witnesses should bank those questions while I bring in Deputy Louise O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: No, not necessarily.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: We covered that topic earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: On that point, in a situation of chronic overcrowding such as what happens in many of our emergency departments, where it can lead to significant patient safety issues, HIQA can make recommendations on how that can be addressed, but it has no means of enforcing those recommendations. That is a big issue which exists across the country. Where there is chronic overcrowding recommendations are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: What is the sanction if somebody is found not to be fit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: If the person is deemed not to be fit, is it HIQA or the hospital that imposes the sanction?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: I have a question of my own before we begin to wind up. How will licensing be decided on with regard to high risk clinical activity? What criteria will be used to designate high risk clinical activity? For instance, how will private radiology services be decided because we have specifically been discussing chiropractors in relation to providing X-ray services so would that fall under the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: No that was it, how it is decided what high risk activity is and if it would involve private X-ray facilities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: Has Deputy Durkan had his questions answered yet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee I thank the witnesses for taking the time to attend the meeting this morning. I apologise for keeping them waiting for an hour or so.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: 612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding cataract waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24437/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: 665. To ask the Minister for Health if exceptions to Health Service Executive, HSE, Circular 15/2017 (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24601/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Jun 2018)
Michael Harty: 773. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for knee surgery in Croom Hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25065/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank the witnesses for attending. I wish to clarify the status of the oversight group. I have looked at the membership and I note it is not entirely a HSE group. It is an independent group with people drawn from many disciplines, including members of the Irish College of General Practitioners, ICGP, and Dr. Shari McDaid of Mental Health Reform. It is quite a broad group, not just the HSE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Will Mr. Kane outline, for my own information, how the membership of the group was chosen? He can see that there is a little tension between this committee and what the oversight group is doing. We are trying not to overlap to a great degree but at the same time there is a lack of communication between the two groups. I wish to clarify where the oversight group is coming from because Mr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Michael Harty: This committee is working in a linear fashion and we have produced two interim reports. Will the oversight group produce an interim report on how it is progressing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Mr. Kane says the group has begun meeting stakeholders.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Did the group not meet any stakeholders between October 2017 and today?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Michael Harty: How often does the group meet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Michael Harty: As Mr. Kane can appreciate, we meet every week and we are going through a large amount of work. Is one meeting per month sufficient? Does the full membership attend meetings of the oversight group?