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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: No-----

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

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy but that is not an issue.

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

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that but it is not an issue. Sometimes people grandstand and that is okay. I apologise to the staff for the delay and thank them for their patience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I sincerely apologise to our witnesses, those in the Public Gallery and staff for the interruption to our proceedings today. Parliamentary democracy is such that we have to take votes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to our guests. I remind people to turn off their mobile phones or put them in flight mode. That would be of help. The second part of our meeting today is on the theme of transforming the life experience of people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, and that of their families. I welcome Professor Eamon O'Shea and Dr. Caitríona Crowe of the South Tipperary Dementia Pilot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In a sporting sense, I also congratulate Professor O'Shea on his great victory last Sunday. We look forward to meeting him on the first Sunday in September. This meeting is an important and extremely topical one on the issues of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, which are faced by many families and communities. Members of this committee are aware of the issues which arise when one is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I will stop Professor O'Shea. I apologise, but a vote has been called in the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The sitting is suspended until after the vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We resume in public session. I apologise for the delay, but these are the joys of parliamentary democracy. I thank Professor Eamonn O'Shea for his presentation and ask Dr. Caitríona Crowe to give her opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Caitriona Crowe for her passionate presentation. I now welcome Ms Tina Leonard, head of advocacy and public affairs at the Alzheimer Society of Ireland. I also welcome Ms Emer Begley, policy and research manager of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and Mr. Noel Maher, clinical nurse specialist, Mr. Richie Molloy and Ms Maeve O'Neill all from the South Tipperary Dementia Project,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Professor O'Shea has had to leave us for a while due to another engagement, and we apologise for the interruption, which was a result of the votes being called in the Dáil. We will hand over to Ms Tina Leonard, head of advocacy and public affairs at the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, who is very welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I am conscious of time constraints as there will be votes in the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Mitchell O’Connor for suggesting the committee invited the Alzheimer Society of Ireland to this session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I was struck by Professor O'Shea's remarks about transforming the care and changing the model. Arising from the pilot project and his own work, is there a buy-in for that concept across the strategy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Has Ms Leonard anything to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank sincerely Professor Eamon O'Shea, Dr. Caitríona Crowe and Ms Tina Leonard for the quality of their presentations and the work they do. Deputy Healy made the suggestion that in our meeting tomorrow morning we might reflect upon the proposal he made on the request to write to the Minister and the HSE. Is it agreed that we will discuss that in the morning? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 254. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the investments in County Cork made by the Office of Public Works in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30086/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 451. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the pancreas transplantation programme at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; his plans to ensure that the programme recommences; the efforts being made to recruit a transplant surgeon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29574/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategy Statements (16 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 509. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the e-health strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29889/15]