Health Committee to receive update from Secretary General of Dept of Health

19th September 2012

Secretary General at the Department of Health Ambrose McLaughlin will update the Committee on the Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-2014 at its meeting tomorrow, 20th September.

He will be joined by Fergal Lynch, Deputy Secretary General, Bairbre Nic Aongusa, Assistant Secretary, and Tony O’Brien, Director General designate of the HSE.

Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD said: “The Statement of Strategy 2011-2014 sets out the high level aims and objectives of the health system for that period. It also states the Department’s functions and responsibilities in leading health service reform and identifies its strategic goals and programmes for improving health outcomes. This meeting will provide a chance for members of the Committee to raise issues regarding the strategy for this three-year period which will be a time of very significant change for the health services.”

The meeting starts at 9.30am on Thursday, 20th September in Committee Room 2, LH 2000.
Committee proceedings can be followed live at: http://bit.ly/24YmPI

For further information please contact:

Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2

P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551

ENDS

Committee Membership:

Deputies

Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael
Catherine Byrne, Fine Gael
Michael Colreavy, Sinn Fein
Ciara Conway, Labour Party
Regina Doherty, Fine Gael
Robert Dowds, Labour Party
Peter Fitzpatrick, Fine Gael
Seamus Healy, Independent
Derek Keating, Fine Gael
Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Maloney, Labour Party
Charlie McConalogue, Fianna Fail
Mattie McGrath, Independent
Denis Naughten, Independent
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Sinn Fein

Senators

Colm Burke, Fine Gael
John Crown, Independent
David Cullinane, Sine Fein
John Gilroy, Labour Party
Imelda Henry, Fine Gael
Marc Mac Sharry, Fine Fail
Jillian Van Turnhout, Independent