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- Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 and has made amendments thereto.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: This afternoon we are meeting officials from the Department of Health to discuss Brexit. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the implications for the health sector of the decision of the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Muiris O'Connor, Mr. Fergal Goodman, Mr. Tom Monks, Mr. Kieran Smith and Ms Sarah Rose Flynn of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: There was a question on the registration of doctors and nurses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: Will Mr. Goodman send that information to us when he gets it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: Will Mr. O'Connor send us that information as soon as it is available?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: Deputy O'Connell, Senators Colm Burke and Dolan and Deputy Durkan are next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: Just to concentrate minds, I remind the committee that we have another meeting starting at 4 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: There are many questions for the delegates. Deputy Kate O'Connell spoke specifically about delivery delays and timelines in drug importation. The delegates might deal with that issue first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: Will the negotiating stance be that the 26 countries should negotiate with the UK? Will it be a common negotiating stance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: We will not negotiate with the UK.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: We can put an emphasis on our particular relationship with the UK regarding all the issues, not just medical issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: Before we conclude, the Brexit negotiations have not started. This is our first meeting with the witnesses in regard to Brexit. Hopefully, there is a possibility that we can ask them to appear again once the negotiations have started to see if we can clarify some issues which could not be clarified today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: Mr. O'Connor might take two or three minutes to wrap up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: I thank Mr. O'Connor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implcations for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Monks, Mr. Goodman, Mr. O'Connor, Mr. Smyth and Ms Flynn for updating us on the preparations for our Brexit negotiations on health matters. I suspect we will be asking them to appear before us some time in the future to give us an update. We will now go into private session to prepare for a meeting at 5.30 p.m. concerning the UN special rapporteur.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Women's Reproductive Health: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: I welcome our guests from the office of the UN special rapporteur and the National Women's Council of Ireland. The purpose of this evening's session is to discuss the right of everyone to enjoy the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health. Professor Dainius Pras and Ms Orla O'Connor, director of the National Women's Council of Ireland, are with us today. I draw the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Women's Reproductive Health: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: I thank Professor Pras for his presentation. I shall now open the discussion to members, beginning with Deputy Kate O'Connell who will make some observations and ask some questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Women's Reproductive Health: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Kelleher. I am going to bring in some other contributors, Professor Pras. We have Deputy Louise O'Reilly and Senator John Dolan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Women's Reproductive Health: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: I will call Senator Rónán Mullen too. I was going to bring in two from each, but one has left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Women's Reproductive Health: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)
Michael Harty: On that, how does the UN view balancing the life of the unborn with the life of the mother?