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Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: As I said earlier I would not dream of pushing it, as I would be unable to raise the matter again later. I agree we have superb professionals in these areas. I had an unfortunate experience not many years ago when my son was in second year and a classmate of his committed suicide at the age of 14. Within an hour the Southern Health Board provided counsellors advising the teachers how to deal...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State should accept the amendment.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Whatever about the time we have spent up to now, many questions remain to be asked about section 4. I will go through my questions seriatim, as I want to ensure they receive answers. The section contains a list of the health and social care professions. When the Bill is enacted two things will happen. First, only those who are properly qualified will be allowed to describe themselves as...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The medical profession is good at defending its patch too.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I will not be losing any sleep. If the appropriate number of people had medical cards, the figure would be even lower than 8%. Many people feel they cannot afford to visit the GP.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Ever since the Revenue Commissioners decided that quadriplegics were not covered by the legislation exempting people from excise duty for cars because the legislation stated the exemption applied to those who could not use their hands or their feet, I have always felt an obligation to tease out what legislation really means because, although that was a most peculiar interpretation, the...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: This is a brief and probably malicious question. Section 7 states: The object of the council is to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training and competence among registrants of the designated professions. Is there a similar primary object in the legislation governing the Law Society or the Bar Council of Ireland, my own...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I may have missed it, but I cannot find a reference to any qualification the chairperson of the council should have when the Minister selects him or her. It is amazing there is no suggestion that the person to be appointed ought to possess some qualification or degree. I know that under the present Minister this could not happen, but if it were a Labour Party Minister for Health and Children,...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: There is no amendment involved.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I have a few more comments to make.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: On section 9, I would like to suggest a very small amendment, to deal with the issue I have raised. I am responding to what Senator Maurice Hayes said. Subsection (4) states: Before appointing a chairperson under subsection (1) or an ordinary member under subsection (3)(b)(i) or (ii) or subsection (6), the Minister may consult with any organisations he or she considers appropriate. I would be...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I can what?

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Why then was the teaching profession deemed to require it? Why was it required in the institute of technology sector when, staff appoint two representatives to each governing body?

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The issue is that it is in force now. As I said, it is not for me.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The necessity to return to the House over and over again to talk about health care is getting a little monotonous. It is time we all agreed on what is wrong and agreed on a remedy.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I do not know if acknowledging what is right has much to do with anything.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The Government will do an excellent job at telling us what is right. Until some issue blows up in the newspapers it will tell us everything is right.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I was taught in my days as a student in UCD that the job of management was clear: it was about planning, organising, staffing and controlling. It is the Government's job to manage the health service. Its members tell us, although I do not agree with them, that they have not controlled expenditure because they now admit, as the former Minister for Finance told us over and over again, that all...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It is an old chorus of mine, and a general commentary on our public administration to ask why we cannot have deadlines for the enforcement of legislation. It appears we are expected to write legislation for the convenience of Government rather than the other way around. I do not care if the Minister sets a timeframe of six months, nine months or 12 months, but to insert the standard provision...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It is a problem.