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An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Considering that under the maternity strategy, we are struggling to provide anomaly scanning for each pregnancy, will maternity services be given sufficient resources to provide proper assessment and enable informed decisions to be made by mothers and their doctors to provide for lawful terminations? The Government's proposals in this area will require substantial investment. All the issues...

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I am in favour of holding this referendum to give the people their opportunity to vote on this issue. It is one of the most important social issues that will come before this Dáil. It is an issue which involves morals, ethics, society, religion, biology and deeply personal issues. No one answer will satisfy all those issues or...

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: However, it is up to each individual to make an ethical and moral judgment as to the rights and wrongs of termination of pregnancy in the circumstances in which they find themselves. Thus, should the eighth amendment be repealed, the nature of the legislation to provide for termination of pregnancy will be centre stage. The recent Supreme Court judgment has clearly decided that the only...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: 954. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on an application for a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12290/18]

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Motion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I wish to share time with Deputy Mattie McGrath. I welcome the process of starting full ratification - I emphasise the word "starting" - and although it is behind time, it is nevertheless welcome. This is an important milestone for those advocating for the rights as outlined in the convention but we still have some distance to go before we have full ratification. The delay of 12 years has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: We are meeting the HSE's national clinical leads for its national clinical programmes on stroke, heart failure and older people, as well as its national director for clinical programmes and strategy in order to hear the views of the individuals concerned and about the progress made in their individual disciplines. On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome Professor Rónán Collins,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Professor McDonald for his opening statement and I invite Dr. Collins to make his at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. O'Shea. For the benefit of the committee will the witnesses clarify that as well as their positions as HSE clinical leads in their disciplines, each of them is also a practising physician?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: As I will call on members in groups of three, the witnesses may bank the questions and answer after the third member has completed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Senator Dolan was going to contribute at this point but he had to leave. Has Deputy Kelleher his thoughts composed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I urge Dr. Collins to be brief because other members of the committee wish to comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I wish to make a comment about the HSE presentation before I bring in Senators Dolan and Conway-Walsh. One of the witnesses said that the present system of care is relatively inefficient, ineffective and is ultimately unsustainable and that integration was a key factor in making the system more efficient and effective. Please concentrate on the barriers to integration and what are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank the Senator. I call Senator Rose Conway-Walsh who will be followed by Senator Bernard J. Durkan. I am sorry; I should have said Deputy Bernard J. Durkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Speaking as a resourceful GP, that would not be a problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: There could be psychological profiles, too, which might throw up some interesting things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: We did not mention ehealth and the single patient record. A patient may be admitted to St. Vincent's Univeristy Hospital, for example, discharged and then admitted to Loughlinstown or some other hospital but with no notes or other communication. The GP often has to be consulted on the patient's background.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Yes, of course, but then I will bring in some other members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: To come back to my original question, apart from staffing and bed capacity, what are the barriers to implementing the chronic care programmes? Are there structural problems that need to be overcome in how the HSE and the Department of Health are structured and managed or are there other softer barriers apart from the infrastructural and staffing barriers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Where does the initial impetus come from to set up local integration groups? Does it come from the hospital sector or from general practice or do the groups come together and decide to do it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: Before I bring in the next speakers, the witnesses might think about the following question. Is the mixture of private care in public hospitals a barrier to change? Perhaps they might comment on that before we conclude. I call Deputy O'Connell to be followed by Deputy O'Reilly.