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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Michael Harty: I have some questions. Will the legislation cover single parents? Will it cover same-sex couples? Will there be any restriction on that? Will there be restrictions on the age of the mother? Will there be health restrictions on either physical or mental suitability for assisted human reproduction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Michael Harty: On the health of the couple or the health of the mother, what criteria will be used in judging whether the mother is suitable to have assisted human reproduction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Michael Harty: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Michael Harty: That precludes payment for donors, obviously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Michael Harty: Would the members of the committee like to put any other questions to our witnesses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Michael Harty: As a committee, we anticipate that we will have further hearings on this issue. We will bring in further witnesses and may call on the witnesses before us today to come in again and clarify other questions which may be raised during those meetings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Ms Geraldine Luddy, Dr. Tony Holohan, Mr. Liam Woods, Dr. Colm Henry, Dr. Jerome Coffey and Dr. Peter McKenna for appearing before the committee. As this concludes the business of this morning's meeting, I wish to adjourn the meeting until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 24 January when we will look at the impact of Brexit on Irish health care. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Hospital Trolley Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion and I thank the Minister for sitting through the entire debate. The main issue in trying to solve the problem in our health service is trying to achieve political drive and buy-in. It is a huge problem and nobody underestimates the challenge to be faced in solving the problems in our health service. It is a considerable challenge but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank the Chairman and welcome Professor O'Connor and the members of the Irish College of General Practitioners, ICGP. I thank them for coming in this morning. Since we are dealing with the primary care module this morning, I will concentrate on that. To give the witnesses an opportunity to answer my questions I will limit them to a minute if I can. Professor O'Connor referred to an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: Yes. Will the witnesses address the inverse care law and the people in areas who most need care getting the least care?

European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I wish the Minister of State the best of luck in the EU meetings on Thursday and Friday. The agreement that has been negotiated is a result of the united front the Government has been able to provide in its negotiating stance. That is in contrast to the obvious divisions within the Government of the United Kingdom, which have been illustrated by a solemnly negotiated report and agreement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: The subject of this morning's meeting largely came about on foot of findings in an "RTÉ Investigates" programme which aired on 21 November 2017. In this, the first of two sessions, we will engage with officials from the Department of Health and representatives of the HSE. In the second session we will hear views from the Irish Medical Organisation and the Irish Hospital Consultants...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Ms Cody. I call on Mr. Woods to make his opening statement. I know that it is lengthy. Perhaps it might be abbreviated or Mr. Woods might want to make the entire statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: Perhaps Mr. Woods might make a precis of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: Will Mr. Woods start with some of those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: Deputy Billy Kelleher asked about the functions of clinical directors. He asked what they monitored and why they were not picking up on breaches of contract.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Woods. I have a few comments. As I am from the same part of the country as Ms Cowan, I understand the difficulties involved in the mid-west. Most consultants that I am aware of work extremely hard. They work in excess of their hours, as Ms Cowan has said, and give service way over their contract requirements. The issue raised on the programme is that there is a cohort of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: We will leave it at that for the moment. we can allow the Deputy back in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: Sometimes the patient declines to become a private patient or invoke private insurance. When the patient is admitted and has to sign a form before going upstairs to a ward, he or she might not be informed of what is being signed. Without informed consent the patient may have inadvertently signed a form that was previously declined.