Health Select Sub Committee to consider Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014

Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD said: “This Bill has three main objectives – to provide for the subsuming of the Opticians Board into the Health and Social Care Professionals Council; make certain amendments to the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to divide the designated profession of radiographer into the two designated professions of radiographer and radiation therapist, to permit a registration board to regulate two or more designated professions; and also amend the Health Act 1970 to ensure that statutory contributions are payable by recipients of residential support services who, while maintained, are not directly accommodated by or on behalf of the Health Service Executive. Tomorrow, the Committee will have the opportunity to discuss proposed changes as set out in the legislation as published.”

This meeting will start in Committee Room 3, Leinster House at 5.30pm tomorrow, Tuesday, 7th October 2014.

Committee proceedings can be followed live here.

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Media Enquiries to:

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

Select sub- Committee Membership:

Deputies:

Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael (Chairman)
Ciara Conway, Labour Party
Robert Dowds, Labour Party
Peter Fitzpatrick, Fine Gael
Seamus Healy, Workers and Unemployed Action Group South-Tipperary
Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fáil
 Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Fine Gael
Dan Neville, Fine Gael
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Sinn Féin