21 Márta 2012, 16:30
The Medical Card application process and the impact of early retirement on the health sector will be among the issues to be raised by the Joint Committee on Health and Children tomorrow, Thursday, 22nd March, when it meets with the Minister for Health James Reilly TD and Cathal Magee, chief executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD said: “Tomorrow, the Committee will continue with its important remit of observing and examining the work and roles of the Department and the HSE when we will question the Minister and the HSE chief executive. It will provide members of the Committee with an opportunity to directly question those charged with running the country’s health and childcare services and to raise issues or concerns they may have in a number of areas.”
The meeting takes place tomorrow, Thursday, 22nd March, at 11.30am in Committee Room 2, LH 2000. Committee proceedings can be followed live here.
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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, Fine Fail
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