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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: 481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether achieving the objectives of Food 2020 Harvest is impossible, particularly in the dairy sector in view of EU demands on climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50029/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: 541. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the site near Newmarket-on-Fergus chosen by Transport Infrastructure Ireland for a new M18 motorway service area is designed to remove business from nearby villages rather than just service normal motorway traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50030/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Emergency Planning (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: 740. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Army is satisfied that it has the resources to offer meaningful support to individual families and communities in the event of dangerous flooding this winter and spring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50334/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: 741. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made on ameliorating low pay and conditions experienced by Defence Forces personnel (details supplied) outlined in a University of Limerick report in last July 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50335/17]

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: This is not acceptable. The uncontrolled development of Dublin into a city state must not be inadvertently enshrined in our national planning framework. The unbalanced aviation policy illustrates the difficulties our regions are encountering in attracting development, jobs and infrastructure that would allow them to grow effectively and contribute to our economic development.

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: My question refers to the Tánaiste's current Ministry rather than her past Ministry. In particular, it refers to the national planning framework, which is currently in draft form, how this document relates to the mid-western region of Clare, Limerick and Tipperary, and in particular how it fails to address balanced regional development adequately and fails to harness the potential of...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I am glad the Tánaiste mentioned Shannon Airport because the lack of balance in our development is best illustrated by the Government's aviation policy. Dublin Airport had a market share of 72% in 2005 and it has a market share of 87% today. Shannon Airport has huge untapped potential in regard to development as an airport, yet it has only 5% of the market. It would be a driver of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Funding and Budgeting of Mental Health Services: Health Service Executive (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank the witnesses for attending today's meeting as we commence our deliberations on mental health services. As a general practitioner, I will address this issue from a practical point of view and focus on primary care. The great difficulty faced by general practitioners is that while we can access community health teams, many of these teams are lacking certain professions. For example,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: The Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 is currently before the Dáil. It is a Private Members Bill sponsored by Deputy Gino Kenny. The Joint Committee on Health carried out pre-legislative scrutiny on the Bill and came to the unanimous decision that it should not proceed due to fundamental flaws in it. The committee's report was debated in the Dáil on 9 November and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (22 Nov 2017)

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

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: The purpose of this morning's meeting is to engage with the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, and the Secretary General of the Department on progress made on the implementation of the key recommendations contained in the Sláintecare report prepared by the Committee on the Future of Healthcare. The report was launched on 30 May last and this is an opportune time to review...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: Before I open the meeting to other members, I myself will comment. The role of this committee is to hold the Minister, the Department of Health and the HSE to account on the urgent need for health reform as laid out in the Sláintecare report and this will be the lead committee to oversee that reform programme. If evidence of the need for reform was needed, it was clearly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank the Minister for his response. I invite members to make comments and observations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: Please do not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I invite the Minister to respond to the questions from Senators Dolan and Colm Burke and Deputy Durkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank the Minister. The last three contributors will be Deputy Joan Collins, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh and Deputy Róisín Shortall.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: On that point, does the Minister guarantee that he will provide an implementation plan before the end of this Dáil session?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: So it will be 2018.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: There is an expectation that the implementation office would devise an implementation plan independent of the Department and the Health Service Executive but now the implementation office will be given a plan devised by the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee I thank the Minister for coming in today, as well as Mr. Jim Breslin and Ms Laura Casey for giving evidence relating to progress on the Sláintecare reform programme. As there is no other business, this meeting of the joint committee is adjourned until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 29 November. Is that agreed? Agreed.