Results 301-320 of 636 for speaker:Joan Freeman
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: What does Mr. Hughes think the answer is?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: As the general secretary of the Psychiatric Nurses Association, has Mr. Hughes been consulted about recruitment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: Was Mr. Hughes ever consulted about the improvement of recruitment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: We have another speaker to ask questions, and Ms Mannion can come back in if we have time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I do not think this is the time to do it. I promise I will come back to Ms Mannion at the end.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: That would be great. I know Ms Mannion has a timeframe in which she hopes things will happen. I know what time is like. The good news is that I had a meeting with the Taoiseach a couple of weeks ago and he has agreed to the establishment of a permanent mental health committee in November, which will have the power to oversee the mental health services and mental health legislation. That...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: To whom is the Senator's question directed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: It must have been very difficult for Ms Mannion today. I commend her on her dignity and calmness. We have come to the end.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: Our fear is that someone within the HSE will be appointed to the role.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: To the role of director general. I acknowledge Ms Tierney is saying she will be looking globally.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I have been asked by the clerk to clarify whether, when Ms Mannion refers to "local development", she means approval of the position or the person who is to be recruited?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: It is the approval of the position and the person.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: Is that part of the national panel’s remit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)
Joan Freeman: I thank everybody. The meeting has been quite difficult at many points. The honesty of Mr. Hughes and Dr. Moore has been extraordinary. It will be recorded in our report. We are in a wonderful position in that, in November, we will have a brand-new mental health committee that will follow up on everything we have heard over the past few months. I thank the delegates again for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: We have received apologies from Deputies Tom Neville and Thomas Pringle. Members are requested to ensure that their mobile telephones are turned off for the duration of the meeting, as they interfere with the sound system. I propose that the committee go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: We are now in public session. I welcome Mr. Hugh Kane, chairman of the Department's oversight group for A Vision for Change, Dr. Fiona Keogh from NUI Galway, a member of the oversight group, and Mr. Tom O'Brien, from the mental health unit of the Department of Health. On behalf of the committee, I thank everyone for attending. The format of the meeting is that witnesses will be invited to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Thank you, Mr. Kane. Before I call on members for questions I will address a point Mr. Kane made which I find somewhat disappointing. He stated:The Oversight Group is clear that the terms of reference ask it to focus on refreshing policy. ... This differs from the work of the Joint Committee, whose focus is on service improvement, staff shortages and funding. I have to clarify this. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Before we hear from Deputy Rabbitte, I will comment on Mr. Kane's comment that members of the oversight group all have busy lives and, therefore, it is difficult to meet. The group meets once a month, which means it has held about six meetings in seven or eight months. For something so important, surely the group making important decisions on refreshing A Vision for Change should not be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)
Joan Freeman: Yes, we asked for a monthly report.