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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: I wish the Taoiseach a very happy Christmas from County Clare in particular. I wish to raise with him a Bill that was discussed in this House on 26 November, the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019, which I introduced. An amendment was accepted by this House that a report on the Bill would be produced within six months. However, it will be due on 26 May,...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: This is not an abstract proposal that can be dismissed or deferred. For instance, we have a constitutional right to primary education. That is a socio-economic right that is already within the Constitution. This amendment would oblige the Government to act to provide health services to meet the needs of citizens. Only if it failed to demonstrate that would there be a right to appeal to...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Review (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if class sizes in DEIS band one schools will be decreased in view of the fact the staffing schedule in schools was reduced in budgets 2016 and 2018, and for small schools in budget 2020, there was no corresponding reduction made in the pupil-teacher ratio in DEIS band one schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53618/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: The purpose of the meeting is to examine the findings and recommendations of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, RCOG, independent expert panel review into cervical screening in cases of cervical cancer in Ireland between 2008 and 2018. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the expert panel lead assessors: Professor Henry Kitchener, lead assessor, and Dr. Patrick Walker,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: The committee was disappointed we did not get Dr. Holohan's opening statement until 9 a.m. today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: That concludes the opening statements of our witnesses. Our first members to ask questions will be Deputies Kelly and O'Reilly and I ask them, because of time limitations, to stick to ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: That is a target.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: I propose that we get some responses to those questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: I call Dr. Holohan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: We will take Dr. Holohan and then Professor Kitchener.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: May we move on to Deputy Kelly's second question? Sorry, Dr. McKenna wishes to comment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: Deputy Kelly's second question related to the level of false negatives.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: I thank Professor Kitchener. We will now move on to Deputy O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: We have already expressed our dissatisfaction with the late-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: We discussed this in private session earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: We discussed that those comments, unfortunately, could identify officials within the Department and we said we would not discuss those comments at the meeting today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: We were referring to the verbal comments that were made last evening.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: Were the labels taken off every slide and then reapplied after they had been reviewed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: Labels would have been removed from many slides.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Michael Harty: In order of appearance this morning we will hear from Deputy Durkan, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy O'Connell and then Deputy Bríd Smith.