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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I thank Ms Jackson and Mr. Lennon for coming in this morning. I thank Deputy Kelleher for sponsoring the Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on reports that the cost of increasing the number of the number of school special needs assistants to acceptable levels is a matter of concern to the Department of Finance and to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50189/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the shortage of science and technology teachers will dilute the Government's ambition for Ireland to become a European leader in STEM subjects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52092/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Harty: 82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it regrettable that it is a Supreme Court challenge which is granting adults in direct provision the right to work rather than his Department, which has been working with the current system for nearly two decades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51492/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: Page 48 of the programme for Government refers to An Post. The survival of the An Post network will be dependent on the introduction of a community banking network to post offices. The Departments of Finance and Rural and Community Development have committed to producing a report on community banking and its introduction to the post office network. Will the Minister confirm the Government...

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: This is a financial Bill with the stated aim of delivering an orderly exit from the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 and a return to normal industrial and business relationships. It provides for pay restoration and some lessening of the public service pension levy. This is welcome when it applies particularly to most public service workers starting on 1 January...

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: The process of unwinding FEMPI for professional fees and other payments reduced during austerity years will not commence until 2019 and only then in return for contractual and structural reform, together with productivity and service improvement in line with Government policy. In the health sector this applies to general practitioners, GPs, and pharmacists. This is neither an orderly nor a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: The purpose of this morning's meeting is to engage with the Irish Medical Organisation, the Irish College of General Practitioners, the National Association of General Practitioners and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions health committee regarding primary care expansion as recommended in the Sláintecare report. This meeting will be held over three sessions. For our first session, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. O'Shea. Before we start, I would like to declare that I am an ordinary member of the IMO and the ICGP. We are going to open the meeting to our members. The first three speakers, Deputies O'Reilly, Murphy O'Mahony and Kelleher, might bank their questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I will turn to the Irish Medical Organisation first to address some of those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I will move to the representatives of the Irish College of General Practitioners. Perhaps they might address the questions in the context of the Sláintecare report, which is really the purpose of the meeting this morning. They might contextualise the answers. There were some other questions. Perhaps they might talk about how we can deal with recruitment, retention and manpower issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I do not want to interrupt you, but we have a number of other groups coming in . In respect of the Sláintecare report, there is concern among many members of the committee that the pace of implementation of the report is slow. The Government is still looking at it and no actions have been delivered. Will both groups give a brief critical analysis of the report? They said they broadly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Ms Hetherington. Just before anyone responds to my question on a critical analysis of the Sláintecare report, I will bring in Senators Colm Burke and Keith Swanick and then the witnesses might answer those questions, perhaps in the context of the Sláintecare report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I will bring in representatives of the Irish College of General Practitioners to look at some of those questions and then contextualise it in respect of the Sláintecare report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. O'Shea. Perhaps Dr. Walley would like to respond to some of the questions relating to the contract that have not been answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: We have two other groups to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: After the Deputy has asked his question, I will give the representatives of the ICGP and the IMO a minute to sum up their wish list for Sláintecare or for the future. Sláintecare, which is not a perfect document, sets out the direction we feel we need to go in. I will ask the witnesses to sum up after Deputy Durkan has put his question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I sincerely thank Ms Hetherington, Dr. McGarry, Dr. Murphy, Dr. O'Shea and Dr. Walley for coming before us to give their views.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. Kerin and apologise for missing the first part of his presentation. I thank him for attending. To contextualise what we are doing this morning, we are, as I said to the other groups, very concerned about the slow response to the Sláintecare report. It has been out for six months now and we are concerned that the Government is moving too slowly on examining and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I am sorry to interrupt Dr. Ó Tuathail in mid-stream, but in respect of the Sláintecare report, the reason we are here, what is the main issue Dr. Kerin believes needs to be addressed first? The report refers to capacity, an issue about which Dr. Ó Tuathail is speaking. Dr. Fawsitt referred to integration, on which subject there is a substantial chapter in the report. The...