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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: It would be an interesting conversation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: On the issue of products that cannot be stockpiled, Professor Hervey outlined two options, namely, that we either reduce our reliance on the UK in respect of products coming from there, or being authorised or travelling through there, or ensure supply through a more legally robust framework or system. Is reducing reliance, first and foremost, the optimal step to take, with the second option...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: That is a fair point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I appreciate Professor Hervey's honesty on the matter. The issue of substances of human origin is interesting because it is not as easily to predict what is needed, and we in the House have much work to do in that regard. Ireland has a significant reliance on the UK in that sphere. Has Professor Hervey any advice as to what we should do domestically to try to protect the connection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Yes, there are plans for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Thankfully.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: It is good advice for us to understand the scale. It will probably be our starting point and we can decide what we need to do thereafter. The cross-border treatment directive is used frequently in Ireland. Irish citizens, as well as other, non-Irish EU citizens who reside in the State, often travel to Northern Ireland to avail of treatment such as hip or knee replacements or cataract...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: The bottom line is a new arrangement will be needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: It was 2019. Basically, it was not amended.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: They must also apply for the extension by the end of June next year. If we are coming out of a general election and a party has won on a promise that it will not extend the transition, that party is probably not going to apply for it in six months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: It could take two years for ratification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Toxic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Yes, I am happy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: They are not getting a start.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (5 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the transition period allows for sufficient time for a future trading relationship to be agreed between the EU and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44541/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (5 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is still legally possible for the UK to leave the EU without a deal at the end of the transition period if the withdrawal agreement reached between the EU and the UK is passed in the House of Commons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44542/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Preparations (5 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to provide an updated economic impact assessment of Brexit on Ireland based on the most recent withdrawal agreement reached between the EU and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44540/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (5 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 545. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that nine times to date in 2019 it took at least an hour for an ambulance to arrive at a life-threatening emergency in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44636/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (5 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the HIQA recommended response time for an ambulance to arrive on scene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44637/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (5 Nov 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 547. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that County Mayo had the worst response time in the country for an ambulance to arrive at a life-threatening emergency (details supplied); the steps he is taking to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44638/19]