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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: -----allow Ms Mannion to go through the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank the witness and call Dr. Breslin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Could I ask Dr. Peadar Gilligan if there is a greater difficulty in recruiting consultants to model 2 hospitals rather than model 3 or model 4 hospitals? Is the policy that there are now joint appointments rather than full-time appointments to model 2 hospitals? Are people jointly appointed to model 3 or model 4 hospitals and then they also do a certain number of sessions in the model 2...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: I call Professor Murray.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Thank you, Professor Murray. I call Dr. Gilligan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Thank you, Deputy. We are under some time pressure. I will call Mr. Varley, Senator Colm Burke can then make a brief comment if he wishes and then I will wind up this part of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Thank you, Mr. Varley. I call Senator Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Thank you, Senator Burke. On behalf of the committee, I thank all those who have attended this morning, representatives from the Medical Council, the HSE, the Irish Medical Organisation, IMO, and Irish Hospital Consultant Association, IHCA, I propose we suspend for five minutes to allow the next set of witnesses to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005: Draft Regulations (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: In this second session, we are meeting with officials from the Department of Health to discuss the order passed by the Dáil on 24 April and by the Seanad on 25 April 2018 on the proposal that both Houses approve the following regulations in draft: the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Dietician) Regulations 2018; and the Health and Social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005: Draft Regulations (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Ms Walsh and call on Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005: Draft Regulations (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Is there a requirement for speech therapists and dietitians to be a member of a professional organisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005: Draft Regulations (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Therefore, to engage in continuing professional development, this is run through the professional body.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005: Draft Regulations (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: To be clear, the title for dietitian includes "dietician", spelled with a "c"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005: Draft Regulations (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: While the title for speech and language therapist is now "speech therapist".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005: Draft Regulations (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: This regulation really does change the title only as opposed to introducing any change in regulation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005: Draft Regulations (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I thank Ms Walsh and Mr. Tumbleton for coming in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Joint Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the following Order:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Dietician) Regulations 2018, and Health and Social Care...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: I remind witnesses and members to turn off their mobile phones or put them on airplane mode, as they can affect the recording of the meeting. We are meeting officials from the Department of Health and representatives from the HSE, the national cancer control programme and CervicalCheck in order to discuss the controversial issues surrounding the CervicalCheck programme. On behalf of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Mr. O'Brien. As this may be a prolonged meeting, witnesses and members may take a break after two hours, if they wish. It is very important for the members and witnesses to note that the women at the centre of this controversy should remain our main focus. The setting up of an inquiry that will seek the truth on this issue should concern us. We should concentrate on that and not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: The second question was on the incompatibility of the National Cancer Registry and CervicalCheck.