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Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: While I appreciate the principle behind this amendment, it is not a good idea for HIQA to revisit past events. HIQA is a new body with a new mandate and its role will be to prevent the mistakes of the past recurring, through quality-based and patient safety driven standards, accompanied by better information systems rather than by investigating them. We have a range of existing mechanisms...

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: There is no need for me to say more than that I do not intend to accept the amendment.

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: All hospitals supplying services on behalf of the HSE, either public or private, would be covered.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the House for facilitating this motion. I will respond to some of the less than positive comments about aspects of the proceedings, for example, about the whistleblowing provisions. These are based on principles in legislation in other jurisdictions which in general provide for adherence to certain procedures. The authorised persons will be independent. If...

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: My understanding is that the midwives would have been protected.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: As employees of the health board.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: If they had followed the proper procedures they would have been protected.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: Is the Deputy referring to what happened in the past or what may happen in the future?

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: They would be protected if they used the procedures outlined here to report to management.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I will refer to this later.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: My understanding is that they would be.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: They would be covered by client confidentiality if they went to a solicitor.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I will have to return to this question later.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: My understanding is that they are protected.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I do not know the answer to that question. They must use the procedures set out in the Bill in order to be protected.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: They must go to the authorised person.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: The authorised person will be independent.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: That is a judgment.

Health Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee. (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: The amendment we are considering today to introduce provisions for protection of the disclosure of information in the health service will allow employees to know that they will be listened to, will not be penalised in the workplace for speaking out in good faith and will be protected from civil liability in making disclosures in good faith, and that disclosures will be examined. In respect of...

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Tim O'Malley: I move amendment No. 5: In page 12, between lines 40 and 41, to insert the following: 7.—The object of the Authority is to promote safety and quality in the provision of health and personal social services for the benefit of the health and welfare of the public. I hope Deputies Ó Caoláin and Twomey, who tabled amendments Nos. 7 and 8, respectively, will be satisfied to withdraw them on...