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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Did NAMA make direct contact with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation or other organisations representing workers? Did representatives of the INMO meet representatives of NAMA?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. This has been an enlightening meeting. In the second part of the meeting, we will be joined by the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, and representatives of the Health Service Executive. The witnesses are more than welcome to observe proceedings from the Gallery.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: In respect of those 205 staff, can Mr. McAnenly give a breakdown of the number who were permanent and the number who were part-time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We are dealing with a different topic now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Were agency staff employed in Mount Carmel?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: None at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator van Turnout had to leave to attend another meeting and she passes on her apologies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Out of respect for the witness, allow him to complete his response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. McAnenly for his response. I call Deputy Kelleher and I believe he is aware that we will have to finish at 3.45 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We asked NAMA to come before the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: There is extensive correspondence from NAMA on that. It states, first, that NAMA has no role in relation to either the formulation or implementation of public health policy and it believes it would be inappropriate for any officer of NAMA to comment on Government policy in this area; and, second, NAMA is precluded under sections 99 and 202 of the NAMA Act, similar to restrictions on other...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Deputy Mathews.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The time is against us, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Speaking times are decided.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We have another meeting with the Minister and we need to turn the committee time around.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Deputy to please conclude; he has spoken for five minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy has spoken for five minutes, which is the same length of time as the party spokespersons of the main political parties.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy.