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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services: Quarterly Update (6 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Coming back to Deputy Conway's fundamental point, why is that the case given the amount of money we are investing, the fact we have established a task force and that the HSE and Minister have been involved with the various stakeholders? Yesterday the Minister met the INMO in regard to this issue. Are there obstructionist policies being implemented somewhere of which we are not aware?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services: Quarterly Update (6 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate the comprehensive enough reply to my question relating to planning for the future provision of a new hospital in Cork. Given that a significant amount of work was done on the report by the group, will the HSE or the Minister comment on the provision of that hospital? My second question relates to today's HIQA report on St. Finbarr's hospital. In some aspects, the report is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services: Quarterly Update (6 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In regard to the Cork hospital, does Mr. O'Brien or the Minister have any thoughts about that proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services: Quarterly Update (6 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I would certainly agree that in the mid to long term, a hospital must be built. I commend the group which put the report together. Both Deputies Ó Caoláin and Conway indicated a wish to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services: Quarterly Update (6 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank all of our witnesses and the officials for attending. I apologise for the delay. I want to thank all of the staff of the HSE for their work and commitment in the delivery of a health care system which is patient-focused. On behalf of the committee, I sincerely appreciate their work and thank them for that.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Expenditure (6 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 634. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to support primary education; if she will continue to support and advance primary education through the allocation of additional resources, as part of budget 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34090/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (6 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 756. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a customer service charter in place for commercial vehicle testing; if not, his plans to liaise with the Road Safety Authority with a view to developing such a policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34000/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (6 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 757. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not received a response to queries directed to the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34001/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Before the meeting begins, on behalf of the committee, I wish to thank Mr. Paddy Burke who has retired as head of the primary care reimbursement service. In all our dealings with him, he has always been efficient, courteous and good-humoured. He had a great ability to make us all feel we were the only ones he was ever dealing with and he was a pleasure to work with. I wish him and his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We wish Ms Ann Marie Hoey well in her new role.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome from the Health Service Executive, HSE, Mr. Liam Woods, national director, acute hospitals division, Ms Angela Fitzgerald, deputy national director, acute hospitals division, Mr. Patrick Lynch, national director, quality assurance and verification; from the Dublin Midlands Hospitals Group, Dr. Susan O'Reilly, chief executive; from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Woods. Does anyone wish to add anything to his comments? The witnesses are happy enough. That is very good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Are we recruiting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: This morning, in a different forum, Mr. Woods's chief executive, the Director General, said there was a difficulty in recruiting staff in the HSE. Does this apply to obstetrics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: There were questions on the hospital groups and on appointments to the boards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: What is the reason for these reviews taking an extended length of time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: If our staffing levels are inadequate, for whatever reason, the issue of adverse incidents could arise again, perhaps more regularly than we would like.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Senators Crown and Burke spoke about obstetrics. I met a midwife recently in the maternity department of Cork University Hospital. She is a long-term member of staff. She complained to me that she is working harder than she ever did with less staff in a changed environment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Dr. Chris Fitzpatrick, who will be in attendance at the second part of this meeting, has commented that there was no investment during the boom years. This goes back to the point made by Senator Crown. It is clear from the Senator's hypothesis about the obstetrician ratio that we are talking about nearly having to double the current staffing level. Even though we are playing catch-up, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Is there a recruitment difficulty?