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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The IMO, which was before the committee a couple of weeks ago, made the point regarding agency and staffing and the moratorium.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Mulvany.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is it fair to say then that we have not tackled sufficiently the agency cost?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Then that we cannot, perhaps because of the moratorium?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputies McLellan, Dowds, Conway and Healy are next. I thank them for their patience.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy McLellan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy McLellan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Afterwards, Mr. Hennessy might meet Deputy McLellan separately on that issue as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: May I ask that this information be circulated to the clerk in order that it can be given to members?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister and call on the Minister of State, Deputy White.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State and call Ms McGuinness.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Okay. I call on Mr. Mulvany.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Did Garth Brooks-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: It is probably from the Health Promotion Unit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I will call the Minister and then Ms McGuinness. We will then hear from the four other speakers offering.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Where are we at with the EU working time directive in terms of the hours?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Accepting that progress has been made and the issue has been tackled, it is bizarre, as Senator Colm Burke rightly said, that some of our brightest and best are travelling to the four corners of the world and will not stay here and that, anecdotally, some hospitals are finding it difficult to recruit people in some specialties.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Hennessy and the staff of the PCRS who have assisted members. I also thank them for the briefing provided to us in the audio-visual room. However, there are issues with regard to members of the public obtaining information. Perhaps there is a need for a consistency of approach on the HSE's end. I thank our guests for the courtesy they have shown the committee.