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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acute Hospital Services: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I invite Mr. O'Flynn to respond and Professor Higgins and Mr. O'Dwyer can come in as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acute Hospital Services: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Who drives the site selection process and puts the people together?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acute Hospital Services: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: By that theory, and reverting to Senator Burke's question, is Mr. O'Flynn saying we should not invest in the South Infirmary-Victoria Hospital?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acute Hospital Services: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Can the reconfiguration model you developed be replicated across the country? Is that being done or has it been done?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acute Hospital Services: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In the final part of his presentation, Mr. O'Flynn mentioned leadership within the health service area. Is that leadership in tandem with political leadership? I had to smile when he spoke about the orbital route and networking. Is there buy-in at local level from local authorities also? It is great to have the plans on paper. The work he does and has done testifies to his commitment to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acute Hospital Services: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I will call Deputy Kelleher shortly. The witnesses spoke about the site selection process. However, if the group has been stood down, as it were, what people are involved in the site selection process? Is it the Health Service Executive? I presume Professor Higgins's role in the reconfiguration is finished as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acute Hospital Services: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank all the witness for their presentations and, more important, for the significant amount of work in recent years. I hope it will not be a question of being stood down but rather that today will be a platform from which we can move the project forward. I thank members for their participating. I thank Professor Higgins, Mr. O'Flynn and Mr. O'Dwyer. I hope Mr. O'Dwyer is not at the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to our witnesses for the delay in starting this part of the meeting. We had an interesting and productive discussion in the last part. I welcome Mr. Tony O'Brien, director general of the HSE, and Mr. Liam Woods, Mr. Pat Healy, Mr. John Hennessy, Ms Mary Day, Ms Angela Fitzgerald, Dr. David Hanlon and Ms Avilene Casey. I also welcome Mr. Ray Mitchell and Mr. Paul Connors. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. O'Brien. Before I hand over to them, I remind members that we are only discussing the emergency department task force, not the HSE service plan or any other issue. I call Deputy Kelleher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I will take the other speakers now as well because, to be fair to them, they have been here all morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In fairness to Mr. O'Brien, that issue is not on the agenda for today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: That is 206 of how many beds?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Before Deputy Ó Caoláin leaves I thank him for his co-operation during the year and I wish him and his family a very happy Christmas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I will call Deputies Regina Doherty, Fitzpatrick and Kelleher next and I ask them to be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank all the witnesses at this morning's meeting most sincerely for their thorough and informative presentations and answers to questions. On my own behalf and on behalf of the committee, I thank each of their staff for the courtesy and professionalism they bring to their work every day. Like Deputy Catherine Byrne, I had a family member in hospital recently. The reception, care and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The bad news is that we are back on 14 January.
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: We were here. In fairness, Billy was.
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I was.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Population Statistics (15 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 77. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons aged over 80 years in 2015; and the forecast annual increase in that number to 2021. [45009/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (15 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who reach the annual limit €1,728 of the Drugs Payment Scheme, the number of persons who met the previous limits of €1,584 in 2012, and €1,440 in 2011; the average annual spend per household on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45007/15]