Results 8,521-8,540 of 11,255 for speaker:Colm Burke
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Colm Burke: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Colm Burke: I apologise for not being here for the submission made by Mr. Quinn. He said this will limit the power of the regulator to assess the fitness of individual senior managers in public hospitals. That goes back to my earlier question, when I pointed out that senior management overruled the advice of medical practitioners. If this is the situation under this legislation now, where senior...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Colm Burke: Would the witness prefer-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Colm Burke: Is there an appetite for incorporating the change HIQA is seeking?
- Seanad: Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for coming to the House and for the work she has done. This is a very complicated matter and we need to be upfront and truthful with people. I do not believe that this issue is confined to adoption societies. I know of at least two cases where hospitals were involved. It was a very simple procedure. If Ms X went to have a baby and was advised beforehand that Ms Y was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: First of all, I wish to apologise for the Chairman and Vice Chairman, who are at other meetings at present. They have asked me to step in to open this session. We are dealing with regulation of home care providers. On behalf of the committee I welcome Mr. Pat Healy and Mr. Michael Fitzgerald of the HSE; Mr. Ed Murphy and Mr. Ed Crotty of Home and Community Care Ireland; and Ms Allison...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Healy for his comprehensive statement on the issue of home care. I ask Mr. Ed Murphy from the HCCI to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Murphy. I invite Ms Metcalfe to make her presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their comprehensive presentations and for making the time and effort to prepare them. Before calling on members for their questions, Ms Metcalfe raised the 2011 LRC report. On foot of that report, I published the Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2016. It has been debated in the Seanad and has gone to the Department of Health for its consideration....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: We will take all the questions together and then Ms Metcalfe can respond to them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I call Deputy Donnelly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: No. I will allow three members of the committee to ask questions before getting some replies, if that is okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I remind our guests to note the questions that are being asked. I will ask them to reply after three members of the committee have asked their questions. I hope witnesses will be able to deal with it in that way. We will try to get through it as quickly as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I will go in reverse order. I ask Ms Metcalfe to deal with some of the issues that have been raised. If she wants to come back in later on, I will facilitate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I will come back to Ms Metcalfe if there are other issues she wants to come in on. I will go to Mr. Ed Murphy now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: In fairness, there are a few other members who want to ask questions. I am going to allow them at this stage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I am going to allow other members ask questions and then deal with the replies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: In fairness, there are other members who want to ask questions. I want to allow Deputies O'Reilly and O'Connell and Senator Rose Conway-Walsh in. I call Deputy O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: I call Deputy O'Connell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Colm Burke: In fairness, I have come across people who have looked for choices so it depends on the area and on the quality of service being offered.