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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: For the record, the Minister spoke for six minutes, while Mr. O'Brien spoke for 12.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: The committee members should consider asking Mr. O'Brien to refer the report to us as the relevant line committee that deals with the Department of Health and the HSE. This is the appropriate committee to discuss the report. I will call on the committee to discuss the matter afterwards. Deputy Kelleher has seven minutes.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 11 o’clock When people speak about Irish Water, there is a sense of a lack of information and communication. When we hear Irish Water speak about off balance sheet borrowing, there is confusion. The ordinary person has no idea what off balance sheet borrowing means or could mean. It would allow Irish Water to borrow money to invest more money than the Government could on its...

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Let us have a real debate about Irish Water, Deputy Cowen.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We all agree Irish Water has failed to communicate its message in a clear, coherent policy. Before the campaign began it failed to consider the full range of issues and questions which would arise. We have had a confused message from Irish Water, and the confidence of the people in it has been eroded by its failure to communicate properly with them, not to mind the scaremongering by some of...

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: -----or that Deputy Boyd Barrett roars about every day. His message is the same every day, to pay for nothing and the Government will pay for everything. That is what his message is.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: There is a need to create certainty and offer people assurance. If Irish Water does this, it will be a good day's work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister. I acknowledge Mr. Fergal Goodman on his appointment. Before I call Mr. Tony O'Brien, director general of the Health Service Executive, I congratulate Mr. Barry O'Brien on his new appointment and thank him for his courtesy to the committee and the Oireachtas. I wish him well. In his opening remarks I ask Mr. Tony O'Brien to refer to the HSE report on Positive Action....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to the Minister. For the benefit of Senators, there is a vote in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind Members, witnesses and people in the Visitors Gallery that mobile phones must be switched off because they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings and with the work of members of staff, which is unfair to them. I formally thank and pay tribute to our outgoing clerk, Mr. Paul Kelly, who is leaving us to go to a different section of the Houses of the Oireachtas. He has been a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: He gave the Senator bad habits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We will talk to Paul after the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: The main business of the meeting is the quarterly meeting with the Minister for Health, the Department of Health and the HSE. I welcome to their first quarterly meeting the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, and Mr. Jim Breslin, the new Secretary General at the Department of Health. I also welcome the officials of the HSE who are led by their director general, Mr. Tony O'Brien. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I call the Minister for Health to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Mental Health Services: Mental Health Reform (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. McDaid and Ms Mitchell for their attendance. I thank the members for their participation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Mental Health Services: Mental Health Reform (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy McLellan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Mental Health Services: Mental Health Reform (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I call Dr. McDaid to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Mental Health Services: Mental Health Reform (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: As six other people wish to contribute, I ask members and others to be brief as we must conclude by 11.15 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Mental Health Services: Mental Health Reform (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy must conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Mental Health Services: Mental Health Reform (23 Oct 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery to please ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of our meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings even when in silent mode. They also interfere with members of staff. This morning's meeting is divided into two sessions. The first is a meeting with representatives of Mental Health...