Results 181-200 of 636 for speaker:Joan Freeman
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: There are two issues. One is conflict and the other is the measuring and the HSE involvement, which tends to delay things.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: We will ask for that directly of the Department. I thank Dr. McDaid and Ms Mitchell for being here today. If Ms Mitchell could help us with finding out what the best practice is abroad, it would have significant impact for us. The issue of outsourcing keeps coming up all the time and, while we do not have time today, maybe Dr. McDaid and Ms Mitchell could help us with that also. We...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: Dr. McDaid might answer briefly, as Senator Devine has returned and has a couple of brief questions to ask.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank Dr. McDaid, but we are running out of time. I am sorry. Senator Devine should be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: The Senator is asking a load of questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank the Senator. She made a couple of statements, but I will answer one of her questions. We discussed why teams have to be led by psychiatrists.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: Mental Health Reform will provide us with a template of best practice in other countries. We will include that in our report.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: One-line answers if possible, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: The Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, was to introduce that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: As I do not think there were any questions there, I will move on to Deputy Corcoran Kennedy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: Dr. McDaid recommended that we look at the role. I would nearly say a worse word than that; I would say "stranglehold". It would suit the committee very much if Dr. McDaid could come up with an idea, plan or an organisational chart template she thinks would work. Would she be able to help us with that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: That would be excellent. We would like to include that in the report as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: Briefly, before Ms Mitchell answers the question on the €35 million, I asked about the €3.5 million for the 114 assistant psychologists. That seems a great deal of money.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: Really?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: It is for one year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: Some €3.5 million for salaries of €30,000. Is my mathematics gone completely out the window because that does not add up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: It is €30,000 by 114.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: I should not think so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: I am sorry, I am not questioning Ms Mitchell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services' Funding and Performance Indicators: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Joan Freeman: I merely wanted to know. Does it work out? It is €3.4 million. Ms Mitchell is absolutely right. From the beginning, I knew she was right.