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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Thank you very much, Chairman. The Deputy is right, it is refreshing to see an all-female panel. I do not think anyone would see anything wrong with that, because very often we do sit in front of all-male panels. That is no disrespect to those men, who I am sure all work very hard, but it is a refreshing change. The witnesses are all very welcome. I have a number of questions. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Would the witness accept it was not exactly confidence building to learn that the recommendations were being challenged in any way? I do not think there was a perception that there were no sprinklers. I think there was a perception that the sprinklers were inadequate. I fully appreciate that they conformed to national standards. However, the development board appeared to be attempting to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I asked a specific question on whether any of the witnesses would object to a mandatory 50% gender balance, if it was put into the legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: On privatisation, and if we just take cleaning staff as an example, off the top of my head I can give two examples - one where they are directly employed and one where they are not. Is it open to the witness at this stage to state a preference? I understand it will be negotiated and I genuinely wish every person well. I have been there and I understand that it is going to be very tough....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: What Ms Hardiman is effectively saying is that money raised from fundraising can be used to top up the salaries of staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: We also know there were controversies regarding top ups. It would be helpful if that was ruled out here rather than explicitly ruled in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Children's Health Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I do. It concerns the repeated use today of the words "core activities". There appears to be a division among our guests as to what constitute "core" and "non-core" activities. My view is that if nobody is there to open up the doors of the hospital, then any core activity going on within it is somewhat academic. I consider everybody who comes to work on a hospital campus to be "core" and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (24 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 233. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 378 to 381, inclusive, of 17 October 2017, the membership of the obesity policy implementation group for the national policy and action plan; the way in which members were chosen to sit on this group; the external health organisations that will be a part of this group; if the oversight group regularly meet and consult...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (24 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 234. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 378 to 381, inclusive, of 17 October 2017, the number of working groups it is envisioned will be established within the overall national oversight structure of the obesity policy implementation group for the national policy and action plan; the work that will be undertaken by these groups; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (24 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 236. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 378 to 381, inclusive, of 17 October 2017, the way in which he will consider and develop an effective methodology to monitor and evaluate the impact of the sugar sweetened drinks tax, including its impact on reformulation (details supplied); the timeframe for this to commence; if the appropriate resources are in place...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (24 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 235. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 378 to 381, inclusive, of 17 October 2017, the resources that are required for the independent testing of foods for fat and sugar content; if estimates have been submitted for same; the negotiations that have taken place regarding the use of external laboratories for same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I commend Deputy Kelleher on this Bill. I am glad to say that Sinn Féin will support it. I have not been in this line of work for long but I am learning that a short Bill can do more than a very lengthy Bill. This is the case with this legislation. It is a good and fair idea that medical practitioners declare any income or gift received from medical suppliers, pharmaceutical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused repayment for hospital services availed of in May and June 2017 in Northern Ireland under the cross border directive. [44409/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (18 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I did not notice anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I can substitute for Senator Gavan if that is agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Chairman and the witnesses. I am substituting for my colleague, Senator Paul Gavan, who had to leave for a vote in the Seanad. I am interested in the three witnesses' views on the issue of risk. Is there such a thing as a gradation of risk such as serious risk and grave risk? Those are the types of terminologies we are using and indeed that the Citizens' Assembly used, but I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise - I am reading from my colleague's notes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Professor Arulkumaran used the terms low, medium and high risk, whereas the terms the citizens used are grave risk and serious risk. Those are not medical terms and are more legal terms.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: If the decision is taken to repeal the eighth amendment and allow for terminations in limited circumstances, is it the position of the witnesses that we need to address the issue of criminalisation regardless of the circumstances that may or may not be decided by this committee? Would the three witnesses be in agreement that the issue of criminalisation has to be addressed and that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: That is a short answer.