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Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: The purpose of today’s meeting is to consider Committee Stage of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024. The primary aim of the Bill is to provide amendments to the Health Act 2007 and the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009. Amendments to the Health Act 2007 will strengthen the regulatory framework for residential care centres. Amendments to the Nursing Homes...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Before moving on, I want remind members of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. I also remind members that they are only allowed to participate in this meeting if they are physically located in the...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Shortall has indicated that she wishes to say something.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Yes, that is okay. Do Deputies Shortall and Daly wish to make a comment on this?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: We will allow that.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I want to take all the comments together first. I call Deputy Shortall.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: We are dealing with statements only. We cannot have interruptions.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I propose to move on now. We will take sections one by one. If members could indicate-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy may make one more comment but that will be the end of it because we have to show progress. I advise members that if there is a particular issue they want to pursue, they should indicate at this stage their intention to come back to it on Report Stage, as the Minister of State has already set out she will do.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I have to move on.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Excuse me for a minute. I want to move on and show some progress on the subject matter before us. As we come to each section, if members indicate that it is their intention to introduce an amendment on Report Stage, that would be fine. The Minister of State has already indicated it is her intention to do so.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: That is noted for future reference and the next Stage.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: One hears strange things here from time to time. Deputy Shortall has already spoken on the issue she wants to raise on Report Stage and that is noted. The Deputy has also raised the same and similar issues. That is noted.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I noticed that.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: The matter has already been alluded to. The Minister of State will reply.

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024 and has made no amendment thereto.

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for coming to the committee and for effectively and efficiently dealing with the matter before it. I also thank the members of the committee who applied themselves diligently and dealt with the matter.

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (12 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Do members which to raise any other issues?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Properties (11 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: This is a project that if the likes of it were in Dundalk or Drogheda, whereby a property was made available to the local authority, I have no doubt the Cathaoirleach Gníomhnach would stay hot on my heels until it was operationalised. It is one of those project that needs to be operationalised now. There is no point in having a building left vacant. It is now a building that will pass...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Properties (11 Jun 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar athló ar 11.24 p.m. go dtí 9.10 a.m., Dé Céadaoin, an 12 Meitheamh 2024. The Dáil adjourned at at 11.24 p.m. until 9.10 a.m. on Wednesday, 12 June 2024.