19 Samh 2012, 16:04
Members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children will tomorrow, Tuesday 20th November 2012, hold its quarterly meeting with the Minister for Health James Reilly TD and Tony O’Brien, director general designate of the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Minister of State with responsibility for Primary Care, Alex White TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People, Kathleen Lynch TD, will also appear before the Committee.
This meeting will provide an opportunity for members of the Committee to raise issues regarding the delivery of health and social care services. Minister Reilly will also update the Joint Committee on the health aspects of this week’s Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels.
The quarterly meeting provides an opportunity for committee members to hear directly from the individuals who are in charge of the agencies with principle responsibility for delivering the country’s health and social care services.
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. 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.”
This meeting will take place in Committee Room 2 Leinster House at 4.30pm on Tuesday, 20th November 2012.
Committee proceedings can be followed live at:
http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/documents/livewebcast/Web-Live.htm&CatID=83&m=o
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
Billy Kelleher, Fine Fail
Eamonn Maloney, Labour Party
Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Fine Gael
Mattie McGrath, Independent
Denis Naughten, Independent
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Sinn Fein
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil
Senators
Colm Burke, Fine Gael
John Crown, Independent
John Gilroy, Labour Party
Imelda Henry, Fine Gael
Marc Mac Sharry, Fine Fail
Jillian Van Turnhout, Independent