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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Executive Service Plan 2013: Discussion with HSE (7 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind members and witnesses that mobile telephones should be completely switched off for the duration of the proceedings as they interfere with the broadcast and also are an interference for our staff, which is unfair. As this is also a workplace for members of staff, I would appreciate if all mobile telephones could be switched off rather than put on silent mode. Our discussion this...
- Health Insurance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I am not getting caught at all. Members opposite forget that we must never allow the Irish people to forget that Fianna Fáil led us to where we are today. That will be Deputy Dooley's legacy for eternity.
- Health Insurance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We are doing it. There has been reform of the health system. I pay tribute to those who work in our health system. We have seen better care and more changes. I will give Deputy Browne some examples of the changes because I know he wants to hear them.
- Health Insurance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Mercy Hospital in Cork now has a new admissions procedure so people can come in for an operation and leave the same day. The South Infirmary Victoria Hospital has reduced the length of stay for knee and hip replacements and now has a pain management unit. This was unheard of previously. Cork University Hospital has a new assessment unit and 85 new beds were opened there and in the...
- Health Insurance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important motion. It is extraordinary that in two years Fianna Fáil is returning to form. It has abdicated its responsibility and forgotten it was in Government. It never took the Department of Health and Children as it left it to Ms Mary Harney. It did not have the courage to take it. Let me cast the minds of the Members opposite...
- Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: An bhfuil na Teachtaí ar an taobh eile ag éisteacht?
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (6 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding those secondary and or montessori teachers who have been working within the special education sector and prior to circular 0038/2012 were entitled to apply for panel rights, with the phasing out of the Supplementary Special National Panels the provisions that have been made for those teachers who are adversely affected by the change; if...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the leasing of unsold affordable homes, the policy considerations that must be considered by local authorities when deciding on allocating such properties; the influence the social inclusion policy will have on such decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11924/13]
- Health Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: It struck me during the doctors' presentation that their conditions have deteriorated. We have been told that. Surely that should not be the case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le baill Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte. I thank the delegates most sincerely for attending this afternoon's meeting. I appreciate their giving of their time, their presentation and their engagement with members. I thank the members as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Ó Caoláin mentioned the EU case against Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Is the HSE happy that there are sufficient personnel to recruit in July and that what happened two years ago will be avoided?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: One of the complaints we hear from both family members and NCHDs is that they have to go abroad and we are asked why they cannot stay at home and why has a pathway not been put in place for them. I have three e-mails from parents of NCHDs complaining that their son or daughter has to go away, notwithstanding the fact that some of the them want to travel. However, in some cases they do not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Is that not overly reliant on the consultant in signing off? It was noted earlier that the HSE has a role to play as employer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: This afternoon's IMO presentation states that NCHDs may instead pursue shorter training overseas under superior conditions with the aim of taking up a consultant post with an overall package of terms and conditions of employment, working conditions and salary levels that are more attractive than in Ireland. This is best exemplified by the IMO boarding pass campaign which saw over 800 NCHDs...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Sorry, Deputy Doherty, I call Deputy Ó Caoláin and Senator Burke first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Is that attainable by 31 March?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: One of the doctors told us this afternoon that he could not leave if his patient had not been taken care of. Let us say, for argument's sake, that 5 o'clock was the curfew time. He said he could not leave at that time if a patient was in need of follow-up care.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pay and Conditions of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors: Discussion (5 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: It is on page 5 of the presentation.