Results 481-500 of 3,998 for speaker:Michael Harty
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: Before we bring in the witnesses we will discuss some items of correspondence. Nos. 902 and 904 relate to CervicalCheck and those who had smears carried out in private clinics being excluded from public colposcopy clinics.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I call Deputy O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: It is not uncommon for a public consultant to recommend that a public patient get a private scan and come back with it, because the doctor would not have access to that scan in the public system. That would be a very common statement to make to patients. Consultants are encouraging people to get private scans and people are happy to do so if it speeds up the process. It does not preclude...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: For clarification, when Mr. Paul Reid was before this committee last week, he said: It should not have gone out in the manner it did. We were happy that we clarified it on 16 August. It should not have been communicated the way it was. That was his response to Deputy Donnelly pushing him on the point. Are members happy with that comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I propose that we write to the medical director of CervicalCheck expressing our dissatisfaction with the answers we have received so far and asking her for specific clarification on the background to the original letter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I propose that we write to the director of CervicalCheck asking her for complete clarification of what has happened. We will then act based on her response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: Is it agreed that we will write to her asking for clarification on the points raised this morning? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I thank the members. Deputy Kelly wished to discuss another issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: What is it proposed that the committee should do? Should we write to the Minister or to CervicalCheck?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: We will write to CervicalCheck and the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: We will write to the director of Cervical Check, Mr. McCalllion, and to the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: Okay. Is that agreed? Agreed. Does that complete our-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: What does the Deputy request that we do?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: So the Deputy will write to the committee about discussing this at a future date.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: That concludes our business regarding correspondence. I propose that we suspend for a few moments to allow the witnesses from the Medical Council to take their seats.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: The purpose of the meeting is to meet Medical Council representatives to get an insight into and examine workforce planning in the health sector. We will hold two sessions on this topic, the first with the Medical Council and the second at 11.30 a.m. with the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, IHCA. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Bill Prasifka, chief executive officer, CEO,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I thank Dr. Doyle. I call Deputy Stephen Donnelly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: This meeting is about workforce planning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: It is not to deal with any other issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)
Michael Harty: I remind the Deputy that only issues connected with the subject matter of these proceedings are to be raised.