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Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I welcome Second Stage of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2025, which regrettably is the first health legislation to be taken on Second Stage since the general election last November. This is one of only two health Bills listed for priority publication yet it was only published last Friday, just shy of the summer recess. Nevertheless, it is worthwhile and modest legislation. To pick up on...

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The purpose of this meeting is to consider Committee Stage of the Health Information Bill 2024. The aim behind the Bill is to improve the use of health information, ensure that the right information is available in the right place and at the right time and ensure the best care of and treatment for patients. The Bill provides for a duty to share held information for patients' care and...

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank the Minister. As she noted, this amendment is grouped with many others.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Deputy Daly is next. We will then move to Deputy Sherlock.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Deputy Cullinane indicated he wanted to come back in. I am conscious that we are still on amendment No. 1 of 74. I want to get through the others and we have two hours left. I ask him to be brief.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I call Deputy Roche, who has not spoken yet, followed briefly by Deputy Burke.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Amendments Nos. 3, 11, 13 and 70 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I just want to be clear that the PPSN replaces the IHI at the front end for people. Is that right?

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: If somebody arrives at the health service who does not have a PPSN, perhaps somebody on holidays, what happens in those cases?

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Do they use an IHI then?

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Would it be the same for newborn babies, who are not assigned a PPSN until the birth is registered?

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The PPSN will be used once they have one.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Is the amendment being pressed?

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Amendments Nos. 18, 30 and 41 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: How stands the amendment?

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Amendments Nos. 27 and 40 are related. Amendment No. 40 is consequential to No. 27. They may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Amendments Nos. 31 and 42 are related and may be discussed together. Amendment No. 42 is consequential to amendment No. 31.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Amendments Nos. 50, 51, 55, 56, 58, 65 and 67 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Amendments Nos. 57 and 59 to 62, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Health: Health Information Bill 2024: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Amendments Nos. 63 and 64 are related and may be discussed together. Amendment No. 64 is consequential to No. 63.