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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: We will go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: The purpose of this morning's meeting is to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the children's health Bill 2017 with officials from the Department of Health and officers from the Children's Hospital Group. On behalf of the committee, I would like to welcome from the Department of Health, Ms Fionnuala Duffy and Ms Siobhán Kennan, and from the Children's Hospital...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Ms Duffy. I now invite Ms Eilísh Hardiman to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Ms Hardiman. We will now open the meeting to our members. I will bank questions in groups of three. The three first speakers are Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Deputy Louise O'Reilly and Senator Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: Thank you, Deputy Murphy. I call Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: Thank you, Deputy O'Reilly. I call Senator Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: Thank you, Senator Burke. Perhaps Ms Duffy might like to address those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: Was there a question on the name?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I will now bring in two other members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: Does Deputy O'Reilly have a supplementary question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I have some questions of my own before we go to the answers. According to Ms Duffy's opening statement, the hospital board should be appointed from among persons who have experience and expertise in relation to matters connected with the functions of the board rather than on the nomination of bodies. Perhaps Ms Duffy could explore for us how that will work. On the issue of cost, are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for providing their expert opinion on the proposed legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Government's proposed legislation on the new transport support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45115/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: 195. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive respite for one to two nights per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45116/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of HSE mental health division funding for 2017 that is expected to be used to cover agency staff and external placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45117/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of HSE mental health division programme for Government funding has been delayed in 2017 that is time related savings in order to meet the need to maintain existing levels of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45118/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: 198. To ask the Minister for Health if there is still a difficulty in recruitment of mental health professionals to the HSE; the status of the difficultly; the way in which the HSE will address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45119/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the pilot scheme COSTMS continued for four practice sites in view of the fact it was to be stopped after nine months in 2004 and that there were no funds for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45120/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the person or group that authorised that some of ophthalmologists in practices were able to open second practices and employ locum ophthalmologists to run same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45121/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the person or a group that authorised the funds for practices while doctors left on the COSS scheme were only allowed to carry out an eye examination after waiting for prior written approval for this test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45122/17]