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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the national executives of Comhairle na nÓg. The age range of comhairlí members is between 12 and 18 years. Some of the topics listed are about sexual health and mental health. I would like to attend one of the meetings. Although this age group consists of young teenagers, these are very serious topics. Who attends the meetings? Are doctors and nurses and other...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Health (29 Nov 2012)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I appreciate that the health service budget has been reduced by €2.5 billion in the past three years and that the number of health service staff has fallen by 8,000 since 2007. A day has not passed that I have not received a call for a nursing home place. I thank the Minister for securing the future of the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda and for the investment of over €2 million...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Health (29 Nov 2012)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The new agreement between the Minister and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, involving €400 million over three years, is fantastic news. Can the Minister provide a rough breakdown on how that figure was arrived at?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Vaccine (HPV) and Meningococcal Group B Vaccine: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Ms Byrne summed it up well. Is the vaccine necessary? Is it effective? Is it safe? A large audience is looking at this programme at the moment and like myself it is made up of people who are rather confused. If I was a gambling person I would recommend going for the vaccine because we push hard. I am a firm believer in the views expressed by Senator John Crown, given all his experience....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: My question is directed to Professor Kieran Murphy. With regard to procedures to determine the entitlement and access to termination of pregnancy, the same questions have been asked repeatedly. Will Professor Murphy elaborate on the suggestion that the opinions and decisions of treating doctors should be documented? He also stated diagnosis should be evidence-based within a defined time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have two questions. At what point do women get the treatment to which they are entitled when there is a real and substantial risk to their life as opposed to their health? Is it possible to give legal clarity to doctors and patients about when it is permissible to terminate a pregnancy when a woman's life is threatened?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Is there an increased risk of mental health problems - such as depression, panic attacks or disorders or substance abuse disorder - among women who have abortions? Are women who have abortions more likely to commit suicide? Does motherhood protect against suicide?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The IFPA provides information and support to 5,000 women and girls experiencing pregnancies. How many had suicidal thoughts and how many committed suicide? What approach did the IFPA take to those women and girls? It has stated that women and girls in Ireland who require abortion services experience stigma and discrimination and lack support and information from the State. Will the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the expert witnesses. The evidence I have heard in the past two days has confirmed the mother and the unborn child get the best of care in Ireland. Doctors are doing their best to protect the mother and the unborn child and the mother and child are seen as two patients. It was also confirmed yesterday that women who have abortions increase their risk of mental health problems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome all the witnesses here today. I am sure we all agree that Irish hospitals are among the safest and best in the world and that our doctors, nurses and midwives do a great job. The Catholic Church stated it has never thought the life of a child in the womb should be preferred to that of the mother and that the mother and child are two patients and I ask Dr. Jones to elaborate on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I must mention again the survey from the three Dublin maternity hospitals, namely, the Rotunda, the Coombe and Holles Street hospitals, which found that from 1980 to 2011, two deaths occurred by suicide, both of which occurred after delivery, out of a total of 680,000 live births. This is to prove that doctors are doing their best to protect both mother and child. Many families in Ireland...

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this Bill. An arrangement between the Department and the Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee, ITMAC, was in place for more than 30 years whereby a weighted average price was calculated. This was based on sales volumes data and retail prices to year end each year. Maintaining high cigarette prices to deter smoking for reasons of health...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012 proposes to implement the recommendations of the constituency commission’s report 2012. In essence, this means reducing the number of Deputies from 166 to 158, the number of Dáil constituencies from 43 to 40 and redrawing many constituency boundaries. This may not be great news for everyone in the House. I have...

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013. The purpose of the legislation is to enable Ireland to confirm acceptance of the third amendment to the Greek loan facility as part of the proposed new programme of assistance for Greece. It is to facilitate in the public interest the financial stability of the European Union and the safeguarding of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Study into Ward Staffing Levels: Discussion with INMO (24 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I will start by saying that the nurses in our hospitals do a fantastic job.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Study into Ward Staffing Levels: Discussion with INMO (24 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Chairman, you might not be too happy about it but I would like to talk for a few seconds about the ban on nursing places.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Study into Ward Staffing Levels: Discussion with INMO (24 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Despite the moratorium on recruitment in the HSE, some 720 nurses have been employed in the past two years and 186 of those have been in the mental health area. The salary in the United Kingdom for nurses starts at £25,000. New graduates are being offered posts at up to €25,000. The most important thing at the moment is the health of the patient. The HSE employes 35,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Study into Ward Staffing Levels: Discussion with INMO (24 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When one adds up the premium payment and the allowance, it takes the figure up to €25,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Study into Ward Staffing Levels: Discussion with INMO (24 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I do not want to see any of our graduate nurses going to the UK or Australia.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Study into Ward Staffing Levels: Discussion with INMO (24 Jan 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This is a good initiative and they have an opportunity to get experience in our country.