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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is that not a bad way to start?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: As Chair of this committee I find it quite troubling that such a situation has been allowed to happen.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I was going to make a proposal at the end of the meeting but I will say it now in light of the Deputy's suggestion. I propose we invite the National Ambulance Service, the HSE and Dublin Fire Brigade in again at the end of this process. That will be the first part of what we will do. I do not want to pre-empt the discussion but I agree with the Deputy's proposal. Three other speakers...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: To be fair to Mr. Quinn, it is not in his remit to grant, provide or procure services.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Can we deal with the ambulance service, rather than going into this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: To be fair to Mr. Quinn, he is here to answer in regard to the report today as opposed to other HSE matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Be fair, he is not responsible for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Senator Burke have a mobile telephone near the microphone?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I will ask Mr. Quinn to respond to the points raised so far because I have other speakers as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: They had no vested interest in terms of their association with the ambulance service here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Quinn for his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The sole topic for discussion this afternoon is the ambulance service review by Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA. I take this opportunity to welcome to the meeting Mr. Phelim Quinn, chief executive of HIQA; Ms Mary Dunnion, acting director of regulation; and Mr. Marty Whelan, head of communications and stakeholder engagement. At the beginning, on my own behalf and, I am sure,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Service Review: Health Information and Quality Authority (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: May I interrupt Mr. Quinn and say that even though I am four years into the job as Chair, the L-plates still apply. I must read about privilege. My apologies. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if witnesses are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to do so, they are...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (2 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: 416. To ask the Minister for Health further to the announcement in budget 2015 of the targeted ending of the public sector recruitment moratorium, the number of additional front-line health care staff expected to be recruited in 2015; the impact recruitment will have on the amount spent on agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46178/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV in Ireland: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Can you repeat that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV in Ireland: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: How receptive are people of different nationalities to testing, awareness programmes and sexual health?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV in Ireland: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Reference to that was made in the presentation. What about the heterosexual community? How do we raise awareness in that community?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV in Ireland: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask that the witnesses give a copy of their presentation to the committee secretariat in order that it can distribute it to members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV in Ireland: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We would like to have it as a resource, in particular the figures. Are there any final comments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV in Ireland: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Are there any final comments?