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Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: Since Dr. Maguire left?

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I will withdraw the amendment on the understanding that the Minister will return to the House.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 40: In page 38, line 40, to delete "after consulting" and substitute "on the recommendation of". We must be conscious that the balance is shifting in this Bill and there is a danger that it will shift to the point where people will simply feel disengaged. A process that works very well is one where the Minister responds through recommendation rather than simply...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I congratulate the Minister and I will withdraw my amendment.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: Is it for a particular reason that the Chamber is so cold?

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: A little bit of warmth would not go astray.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: The Members of the Green Party are all in their nice warm offices.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 50: In page 42, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: "(9) A registered medical practitioner shall not be required to register his or her home address in any part of the register which is open to public access.". The IMO is concerned, with some justification, about the issue of security. Having been married to a GP for many years, I am aware that the family...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 53: In page 54, line 16, after "offence" to insert the following: "(being an offence which does or could potentially reflect on the registered medical practitioner's fitness to practice medicine)" I made a point on Committee Stage regarding types of offences. The category of offences triable on indictment are extremely broad and a complaint could be made in respect of an...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I have a difficulty with that because there can be a timeframe involved. We are discussing people's livelihood and reputation. If someone loses trust in his or her doctor, it is quite difficult for that trust to be won back. If a person makes a complaint that is completely without grounds because it is based on some offence that has nothing to do with the practice of medicine, he or she...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I referred to road traffic offences but these are not included in the list outlined in section 57. There are, however, other offences such as technical breaches of the Planning Acts or the Companies Acts. An offence could, therefore, be committed in circumstances that have nothing to do with the practice of medicine and the matter would have to go before the Medical Council if a complaint...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 54: In page 54, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: "(2) A complaint shall be made on a form prescribed by the Council and shall contain sufficient particulars to enable the registered medical practitioner to which the complaint relates to respond to the complaint.". It is stating the obvious but sufficient information and particulars should be supplied in...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 57: In page 57, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: "(b) whether the nature of the complaint is such that it is capable of being resolved by means referred to in section 62,".

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 58: In page 60, to delete lines 39 to 44 and in page 61, to delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute the following: "(2) A record shall be kept by the Fitness to Practise Committee of the proceedings before that committee, and the record shall be made available to the public by the Committee in the event of there being a finding adverse to the registered medical practitioner...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I will accept that. It is broadly in line with what I am proposing and I welcome that.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 59: In page 65, lines 25 and 26, to delete all words from and including "(other" in line 25 down to and including "71(a))" in line 26.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: What happens when the matter is determined? Would the Minister need to return to the House with legislation?

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: Is the Minister referring to the outcome of the court case or the amending legislation?

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 60: In page 66, to delete lines 13 and 14.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 2: In page 11, line 35, after "a" to insert "significant". This relates to a concern I had with regard to differentiating between a significant failure by a practitioner to meet the standards of competence and the rather blanket term used at present. I understood the Minister would deal with this.