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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: If a physiotherapist who has been on a panel for three years decides to take up a job in a private hospital, she can get a job in the morning given that she has the qualifications, etc. The private system operates in a completely different way from the public system in its recruitment processes. Does the public system's bureaucracy create barriers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank the witnesses for appearing before us this morning and for their evidence, which was very direct and forthright and will feed into our report on workforce planning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: We will circulate it.

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: We will deal with two topics in this session. These are Committee Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019 and the 2019 Supplementary Estimates for the Department of Health - Vote 38.

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Health Insurance Act 1994 to specify the amount of premiums to be paid from the Risk Equalisation Fund in respect of certain classes of insured persons from 1 April 2020, to amend the Act to specify the amount of hospital utilisation credit applicable from 1 April 2020 and to make consequential amendment to the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 and to...

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: Amendment No. 1 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: The Deputy can make his comments now.

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: Is Deputy Naughten saying that a person whose health insurance does not cover them for treatment in a level 2 hospital is liable to a charge of €80 per day for a maximum of ten days?

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: Ten days is the maximum period for which the person would be liable-----

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: -----but he or she should not be liable because the insurance should cover it.

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: Does that also apply to a patient in a level 4 hospital who is stepped down to a level 2 hospital?

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019 and has made no amendments thereto.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: We will now consider the 2019 Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Health - Vote 38. I again welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, and I thank him for the briefing material which was received by the committee secretariat yesterday at 6 p.m. I now invite him to make his opening statement.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: I will bring Deputy Durkan in.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: We will move on to Deputy Durkan after this question.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: Can we-----

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: Can we get a-----

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: Sorry Deputy-----

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: Deputy Durkan, we are considering the Estimates-----

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: Can we get the Minister of State's response to the Deputy's comments?