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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister. I invite Mr. O'Brien to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. O'Brien. Before I invite questions, there are two issues I want to raise briefly. I also have some questions of my own, which I will hold until the end. The first issue concerns a letter I was sent yesterday by a psychiatrist who I will not name, although he is named in the press. I was very disturbed to receive a letter under a HSE letterhead urging me to resist the pressure...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I ask Mr. O'Brien to circulate that in writing to Members of the Oireachtas as we all were circulated with the letter. I thought it was only sent to me but that was a mistake. We were all circulated with it. As such, it might be helpful if Mr. O'Brien could share that with us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister for allowing me to jump in there. I will take questioners in order; Deputy Kelleher, Deputy Murphy O'Mahony and Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Murphy O'Mahony. The Deputy asked a number of local questions which may be more appropriate to follow up in writing afterwards. I note that she also has submitted parliamentary questions on those matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I have my own ideas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Durkan. I trust the witnesses were all taking very detailed notes but I can assure them that if they missed anything, the members who asked the questions will be sure to correct that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Connaghan. A specific question was addressed to the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: It is important to be specific.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: Will the Minister of State come back to us with a detailed breakdown of the picture in the State rather than on a county by county basis?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: We will now move on to the remainder of questions from Deputy O'Connell, Senator Colm Burke and Senator Conway Walsh after which I have a few questions that I might throw in if I can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I ask the Deputy to refrain from using names.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: With regard to the issue raised about the email, Mr. O'Brien has indicated he will be circulating a response to an email I sent him yesterday, which may answer the Deputy's questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I have already pulled up other members of the committee-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: -----as this is a policy forum. If there are individual matters, I am sure the witnesses would be happy to follow up directly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: There is only one other person left to come in, which is me. I will throw in my questions, although we normally take them in sets of three. The first question relates to the neuro-rehabilitation strategy. I would like an update on that and also information on whether the people who deliver the specialist community care can be included as part of the implementation group. That is not the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: I raised this more to draw attention to a good news story, or as something to be grateful about.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: It is a small thing but it will mean a considerable amount to the people concerned.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)
Louise O'Reilly: Does it relate to mesh products?