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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I acknowledge the invitation to the Minister, Deputy Harris, to me and to the other Ministers of State to attend the meeting today. I also acknowledge the presence of Mr. Jim Breslin, the Secretary General. I also welcome Mr. John Connaghan, the acting director general of the HSE, and the accompanying HSE officials. We have been invited here to provide an update on issues affecting the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: ...2040 plan, it is planned that 2,600 additional beds will be put into the system. As a policymaker, I am focusing on alternative models of care so that we that we do not end up relying on nursing homes as the only alternative to the home. I have taken many strides to develop new supported independent living models. We are looking at developing demonstrator sites around the country as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and General Scheme of Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank all of the witnesses who have given of their time so freely. I appreciate many of them were made aware of the meeting at very short notice, and we appreciate the effort they have made. This is an historic day, as it is the first time in the history of the Houses a Private Members' Bill and a Government Bill have been brought to committee side by side for pre-legislative scrutiny....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Jim Daly: I welcome the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Muldoon, and his team and thank them for making themselves available. I congratulate Dr. Muldoon on his promotion since I last spoke to him in his office. He will be aware of my strong views on his role with respect to schools and their boards of management. I remind colleagues that it was this week 12 months ago that the joint committee discussed...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Jim Daly: ...most important stakeholders in the debate are not those in the Chamber but the children observing proceedings in the Visitors' Gallery. The Bill we are debating is about their lives, their futures and their reality. To put the legislation in layman’s terms, it is essentially about putting children at the centre of the legislation and making law to effect the betterment of...

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (21 Jan 2015)

Jim Daly: Táim fíor bhuíoch as ucht an deis labhairt. This is a difficult topic for any of us to make a contribution because it is associated with painful, traumatic and heart-rending stories that we have heard through the modern day media doing their best to give us a feel for what it was like for the people caught up in this but, at the end of day, all most of us can do is try to...