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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members, delegates and those present in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. I welcome from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, Mr. Gordon Jeyes, chief executive; Ms Colette Walsh, director of human resources; Ms Eibhlin Byrne, director of educational welfare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Jeyes for his presentation. I will now take questions from members, beginning with Deputy Robert Troy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: There must be a new coalition coming.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The next speaker is Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, to be followed by Deputy Ó Caoláin, who I know has to attend another meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: How confident is Mr. Jeyes that he will be able to achieve his end aim, given what he has just said?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not necessarily about staying lean but it is about the way we interact and how we do business. In Mr. Jeyes's case it is about the need to have that specification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Are engagement, consultation and communication taking place across the board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Does this involve staff at all levels?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I will allow the Deputy to speak at the end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: How many vacancies are there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank all of the delegates and the staff on the front line for the tremendous and valuable work they do on our behalf. I thank Ms Walsh, Ms Byrne, Mr. Jeyes, Mr. Smyth, Mr. Quinlan and Mr. Lee for being here. We will arrange another quarterly meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Apologies have been received from Deputy McLellan, who has to go to another meeting, Senator van Turnhout and Deputy Mitchell O'Connor. Our second session is an engagement with the chairperson of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, Professor Anthony Staines, whom I welcome. As part of its scrutiny role of key appointments in the health area, the Joint Committee on Health and Children has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Professor Staines and compliment him on his excellent CV and list of publications and research funding. It was most impressive reading. I also thank him for the very informative presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: There is a vote in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I concur with Senator Colm Burke on the project in Cork to which he referred. I have also met the same person with the Senator. Does Senator Catherine Byrne have questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Unlike Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and similar to Deputy Catherine Byrne, as a gay man I cannot donate blood. I note the Minister's policy articulation and the work of Mr. Tiernan Brady from GLEN. I have met Professor Murphy with Mr. Brady on the MSM policy and same-sex couples being able to donate blood. Does Professor Staines have a comment to make on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Has there been much engagement with organisations like GLEN? I know that Mr. Tiernan Brady from GLEN has been very involved in the articulation of a different type of policy. Has the board had any discussion on this with GLEN?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: That is all, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Colm Burke raised an issue. I will not delay the meeting but it is a local issue in Cork. There has been a proposal which is worth exploring. Both Senator Burke and I have met with that GP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to thank Professor Staines for appearing before the joint committee and for a very engaging discussion. I appreciate Senator van Turnhout making the effort to come back from the Seanad. We will send a transcript of today's proceedings to the Minister. Is that agreed? Agreed.