Results 181-200 of 636 for speaker:Joan Freeman
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Joan Freeman: I did not mean that. I have no problem with them going to the supermarket. Can there be negotiations with the supermarket to provide good food instead of gourmet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Joan Freeman: Is anybody able to answer the question about baby-led weaning and the education of young mums?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Joan Freeman: Not here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Joan Freeman: I have been deeply fascinated by this topic for a long time. I address my comments specifically to Dr. Sinead Murphy. I had the pleasure of meeting her last year in Temple Street Hospital. I am not sure if it is the same now, but at the time she was leading a clinic for children with obesity problems. She said something to me that has stuck with me ever since. She said children with...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Joan Freeman: I think Dr. Murphy has answered my question about what happens. She spoke about operating and support. The children who come into her clinic are in very safe hands. I thank her for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I welcome Professor Frank Murray, Director, and Mr. Andrew Condon, medical workforce lead in the national doctors training and planning division, HSE. On behalf of the committee, I thank them for their attendance. The format of the meeting is that the witnesses will be invited to make a brief opening statement and this will be followed by a question and answers session. Before we begin...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Professor Murray should proceed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Professor Murray. Selected members will be given seven minutes each to ask questions and hear his answers. Before I hand over to them, though, I wish to clarify a matter, mainly for myself, but possibly for other members as well. We all know that there are problems with the recruitment and retention of staff. The committee that works with the NDTP - is this a paid position for your...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Okay. So the NDTP is one committee and it looks at the actual qualifications of potential candidates. The next crowd is CAAC, I think the witness called them. There is a huge amount of stuff going on in recruitment before the job is even advertised. I just want Professor Murray to clarify that. His charts show, for example, approved consultant posts; approving posts is very different...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Okay. I am not going to ask any more questions as the members need to ask them. We have Deputy Pat Buckley and then Senator Colette Kelleher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank the Senator and ask Professor Murray to answer as succinctly as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Perhaps the Professor could respond to us by email or letter indicating where we could go to find that information.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Senator Kelleher is absolutely right. We invited people in to talk about mental health. We are not really interested in the anaesthetists or anyone else. It was specifically mental health. Why were you two selected to come in for that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: For mental health. This is a mental health committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: That is it. Everything else is thrown in. The witnesses are not able to respond to Senator Kelleher's questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: I think it is up to the committee to make a recommendation, anyway, Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: We are looking at the problem of recruitment and retention. Professor Murray spoke about two committees making decisions before there is even a recruitment process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: How long does that process take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Is that Professor Murray's role? Has he the authority to answer that?