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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We are very collegial in this committee and I will give all members an opportunity. The witness-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The witness is going to answer the question. If the Senator’s question is not answered I will allow him to speak at the end, as I always do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: On the registration fee, has the NMBI considering staggering the fee payments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Returning to the question Senator Burke asked earlier about the adaptation courses, can more be put on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the HSE decide the number of courses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I know Dr. Pidgeon is conscious of time and I apologise for keeping her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Sorry, Senator. This is not relevant to the discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I will chair the meeting, if you do not mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Withdraw that remark, please. In the four years I have been chairing this committee-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: If that is the way you feel about it, you can-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Do you know what, Senator? Table a motion of no confidence in the Chairman, if you wish. I do not really mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you. That is not relevant to the discussion today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not. In fairness to Dr. Pidgeon, the agreement has not been passed yet. We are having a discussion on the issue and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes, very briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Are there any other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Some of the complaints we have got from people----- Sorry, I will let Dr. Pidgeon finish first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Regarding the difficulty in expediting applications, some of the complaints we received were that communication about incomplete applications does not happen for weeks or months. I am not sure whether that is the reality, but those are the complaints we are getting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Are we happy enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to Dr. Pidgeon for the inordinate delays in the votes this morning and thank her and Ms Byrne for their co-operation and patience and for their testimony this morning. I know they have another meeting to go to. On behalf of all the committee members, I apologise for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We might come back to Dr. Pidgeon after our meeting with other questions if we have any.