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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (Resumed) (14 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: The UL department of general practice is proposing a system where graduates who come out of GP training schemes would work in a practice that has difficulty recruiting a doctor. One would put two GPs in a practice and they would work 60% opposite each other so that each would be there three days a week, they would overlap one day a week and the rest of their commitment would be to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (Resumed) (14 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: Have we not asked Dr. Wren any questions we should have asked her?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (Resumed) (14 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: Has Senator Dolan any other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (Resumed) (14 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: The Senator has expired. On behalf of the committee, I thank Dr. Wren, Dr. Conor Keegan and Professor O'Dowd for coming in and sharing their thoughts this morning. That concludes our business for today.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: As the Taoiseach quite rightly says, the difficulty is not uniquely related to the Mid West Hospital Group. Roscommon has been striving to extend the opening period of its medical assessment unit from five days per week to seven days per week. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten, has been pursuing this since he entered government. Unfortunately,...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: I want to address the model 2 hospitals and the part they play in the health service. These are hospitals which do not provide emergency services. Model 2 hospitals resulted from the reconfiguration of the hospital system several years ago into centres of excellence as proclaimed by then Minister for Health, former Deputy Mary Harney, thus taking acute services away from many county and...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: Deputy O'Dowd and I are proposing to share the remaining time up to 5 p.m.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank the Chair. I am happy to contribute to this debate on an issue which is pretty close to my heart. The aim of this Bill is to tackle Ireland's ongoing unhealthy relationship with alcohol misuse. It is not just about the consumption of alcohol. I agree with Deputy O'Keeffe that everything should be taken in moderation. In this Bill, we are tackling the misuse of alcohol and seeking...

National Broadband Procurement Process: Statements (7 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank the Chair for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. The Minister, Deputy Naughten, needs to have the support of all parties in this House in his efforts to deliver the national broadband plan. Success is not guaranteed, but I believe the process in which the Minister and the Government are engaged is the correct one. No major infrastructural plan of this nature will have a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: 269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for legislative change to put the use of community and local authority CCTV schemes on a solid legal footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5950/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE and his Department are discriminating against adults with type 1 diabetes by excluding them in the FreeStyle Libre reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5439/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: 344. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a response from the HSE on a cross-border directive application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5441/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: 458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the application form and full details of the transport scheme as announced to ease the farm fodder crisis will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5339/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: 496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a GLAS and organic payment scheme payment for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6072/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: 497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a GLAS 3 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6080/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: 554. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the request by a resource centre (details supplied) in County Clare that the licence for childcare services be removed from a company allowing the resource centre to continue working with families and disadvantaged communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5505/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: I want to go back to something Deputy Neville said about why people emigrate and do not stay in the profession. We can increase our training numbers as much as we like but we are in a global market. We can train 1,000 psychiatric nurses. However, that does not mean 1,000 psychiatric nurses are going to stay in our health system because it is dysfunctional. What structural change does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank the witnesses for coming in again. We sat for 11 months to discuss reforming the health service in general, resulting in the Sláintecare report. Issues such as this have been raised in that report. It is eight months since the report's publication and it does not look as if it will be accepted as an implementation blueprint for reforming our health service. Those are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: The issue was discussed at the meeting yesterday of the Joint Committee on Health. There is a premium of 20% to 33% in hiring agency staff as opposed to a salaried staff member which reduces the amount of money available to supply the service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: This committee will produce a report at the end of the year which will try to improve our mental health services. Leaving aside the question of recruitment, which is the topic of today, what needs to be done? Is it about money? Is it about political will? Is it about structural change in the HSE or the Department of Health? Is it about implementing known plans or is there something else...