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Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: On what basis?

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: They went to a solicitor. Is the solicitor an independent authorising officer?

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: They went to a solicitor which is not the proper procedure. They should go to an authorised person within that unit.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: If the incident occurred today they would not have followed procedures by going to a solicitor.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: The solicitor is not management.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: They are obviously not following procedure if they go to a solicitor because the solicitor is not part of the management of the local Health Service Executive office. The legislation would not have covered them.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: We have a problem here already.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: Who makes the complaint? Can the solicitor carry the complaint back to management?

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: The solicitor cannot say what they are doing so to that extent they are covered by client confidentiality but this legislation does not protect them. That is a different matter.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: What would happen if they came to me?

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: They are not protected unless they go to somebody——

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: They must go to somebody in the Health Service Executive where they work in order to be protected by this legislation.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: What is independent? Does the Minister of State mean an Independent Deputy such as Deputy Finian McGrath? What does the Minister of State mean by independent? There is nothing independent about the Health Service Executive and the way most people are employed to work for it.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: The Minister for State should not be so naive. What is independent? We should know what this means. Does it refer to a High Court judge or a solicitor?

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: It is a top secret in the HSE.

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: One of my problems with HIQA was that patient safety was not its core objective. The role of the Social Services Inspectorate is to examine standards in all institutions involved in health provision. HIQA's role does not just concern social services inspection but also the evaluation of technologies. This is a nice euphemism that slipped through in the explanatory memorandum. Another of...

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: I move amendment No. 8: In page 12, after line 41, to insert the following: "(a) to ensure the highest standards of patient safety,".

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: What will the commission do?

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: What will it do?

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: Is there a difference between private and public hospitals at the moment that this will specifically examine?