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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: As Chairman of this committee and a local Deputy, I will ensure it answers that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Have they been interviewed as well?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I was proposing it as Chairman.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We will formally seek an update from the HSE and the local management on this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Surely the process, which is the policy-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Absolutely. However, surely there is co-ordination and joined-up thinking between all involved in the process of doing that at professional level.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Why is that not happening?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate where you are coming from on that point, but surely the person who drives the train is talking to the conductor and the mechanic to ensure they get the result they are trying to achieve. Is there any integration between the HSE, hospital management and the professional consultant delivering on the ground? Let us park the resource issue for a moment. As you said, we are in a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I should put on record Deputy Maloney also asked for this discussion to be had and for it to be on the work programme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Crown for his help with organising this meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Rogers for her work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: What exactly must be fixed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: There was no need for them to visit at all?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: What does Dr. Doherty mean they were not put in place?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: On that point, it is important that we offer the right of reply. We are hearing only one set of presentations. I was going to make this point at the end of our meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: No, I was going to make the point that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind Deputy Ó Caoláin that this committee does not have an investigative role. It is important that we present the content of today's meeting to the HSE and HIQA to respond to us and meet us. I want to wait until we hear from other people before we come to that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes. As Senator Colm Burke has an Adjournment matter in the Seanad I will let him speak now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: To be fair, the persons about whom Senator Crown is speaking are not here to defend themselves. We must have balance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Neurological Health Issues: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Lawless for his presentation. While I admire him for his passion, his views are his own. The committee does not have any remit to examine the neurological centre at Beaumont. It is examining national health policy. I must point out that the HSE, HIQA and the hospitals referred to are not here to offer a counter view. For fairness and balance, we will have to offer an...