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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator was late for the meeting and not here for the private session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Let me make a comment in the interests of balance and fairness. I want to protect all of us in the room and the Senator was missing for the start of the private session. I ask him not to name people who are not here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In the interests of protecting all of us, we had a private session and were given legal advice on naming people. This is not a court of law. As Deputy Billy Kelleher said, the Abbeylara judgment confines us in what we can and cannot do as a committee. I want to protect everybody involved in the hearings today and last week. That is why I am being careful about what members can and cannot do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I have no issue with the Senator naming Members of the Houses, but it is former Members or those who are not here or officials to whom I refer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: There is a sense of déjà vuin that Mr. O'Brien is hard to hear in the Visitors Gallery.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Was there a threat of legal action against "Prime Time"?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Was the HSE fully co-operative with the "Prime Time" programme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Mr. O'Brien mean they received one sentence or one paragraph pertaining to themselves?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In fairness, I refer to chapter 3, page 5, of HIQA's report. I do not want to take issue with Mr. O'Brien or be alarmist, but he used the word "aghast". I am sure he has met the families.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: One could not but be aghast at the testimony they gave us. As Chairman of the committee, someone who is fair and balanced, as Mr. O'Brien will be aware, what upset me, apart from the stories of the families, was that two organisations of the State - I said this to Mr. O'Brien at last Thursday's meeting - were fighting in public about an issue that was about the parents and their children who...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: No, I accept that, but in terms of the bigger picture, HIQA and the HSE were involved in a spat, which was unnecessary. It looked bad and the ordinary person at home watching the news at night was horrified by what was going on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: That is okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: What is the timeframe?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Was that the case in this instance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to ask about that. As part of the - I hate using the word "testimony" because we are talking about parents - presentations to us this morning, I counted nearly 33 exchanges or interactions between the HSE and the families. In some cases, there was a 20-week delay without a hearing. That is not down to starting an investigation or being unable to source people. That is a lack of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: They were also told, "You have had your say; now it is my turn."
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Would you say that the HSE has due regard for the State Claims Agency's patient safety data?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: We will bring Mr. O'Brien back in again if there are any outstanding questions. Seven members have indicated their desire to speak so I would ask them all to be brief. Deputy Regina Doherty is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Mitchell O'Connor is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask the committee to break with precedent and allow Deputy Creighton, who has another appointment to go to, to come in next.