Results 3,001-3,020 of 3,998 for speaker:Michael Harty

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Update on the Next Stages of the Review of A Vision for Change: Department of Health (19 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Kane and Mr. Murchan for coming in this morning. I will deal with two practicalities relating to the priorities of the oversight group. One relates to the integration of primary and secondary care, and the other relates to workforce planning and recruitment. On the integration of primary and secondary care, mental health issues are quite difficult diagnostic issues. So much...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (19 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: 141. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Department of Justice and Equality on introducing legislation to provide safeguarding officers with access to private settings in view of the reported levels of abuse of vulnerable adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44411/17]

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: This issue constitutes financial discrimination, mostly against women who took time out of their working lives to rear their children and care for their families and who, prior to 1973, were forced out of the workforce by the marriage ban, which was correctly described by the Minister for Finance during the week as "bonkers". The inequality in contributory pension payments that arises from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: The purpose of this meeting is to engage with the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, and the Health Service Executive, HSE, on health issues. We have a difficulty in that the Minister has to go to a Cabinet meeting at 9.45 a.m. We will allow the Minister and Mr. Tony O'Brien to make their opening statements and then take some questions from party spokespersons initially to allow the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I will call on party spokespersons in turn to ask brief questions so that the Minister will have an opportunity to respond before he leaves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Kelleher.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: Sorry, Deputy Kelly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank the Minister. I will call three more members, who should try to keep their contributions short. They are Deputy Murphy O'Mahony and Senators Burke and Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I ask the Minister to address those issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: Before I bring in Senator Swanick and Deputies Durkan and O'Connell, will the Minister clarify whether he and his Department accept that the disproportionate application of the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, legislation to GP fees has damaged general practice substantially? What plans does the HSE have to recruit GPs? GPs are contractors and therefore fall...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I call Deputy Durkan for a brief comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I thank Deputy O'Connell. My body language is working. I call the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: I have two questions before the Minister goes. On Sláintecare, there was a proposal to set up an implementation body. I do not think that was mentioned at the Cabinet committee. What is the position there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: That is in train.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: There was one last question on HIQA's inspection of St. Joseph's Hospital in Ennis. Deputy Alan Kelly had asked a question on that situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: When the Minister was leaving he referred to some questions. One related to recruitment and he indicated that Ms Mannion would have information in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: What is the situation with scoliosis treatment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Harty: Mr. Breslin and Mr. O'Brien might answer a question about Sláintecare. One of the fundamental recommendations of the Sláintecare report is that there be a reorientation of our health service away from hospital-based services towards primary care ones. However, there is a difficulty in how GP-led primary care is delivered, given the GP manpower crisis. We have difficulties...