Stephen Donnelly: 'Large majority of 85s and over' will have received first Covid vaccine dose by Sunday
Stephen Donnelly is appearing before the Oireachtas Health Committee to answer questions from TDs.
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Stephen Donnelly is appearing before the Oireachtas Health Committee to answer questions from TDs.
Walsh stepped away from her role at the CervicalCheck patient steering committee in October.
Concerns were also raised about the overuse of antibiotics on children waiting for dental treatment .
Minister for Health Simon Harris appeared before the Health Committee this afternoon.
The final project cost is €1.4 billion – €450 million higher than the 2017 figure.
The Health Minister also said he wants the Bill to be inclusive of members of the trans community.
A number of TDs have put down amendments ahead of the three-day discussion of the proposed abortion legislation next week.
A number of TDs have put down amendments ahead of the three-day discussion of the proposed abortion legislation next week.
Dr Gabriel Scally told an Oireachtas Committee that an initial review to identify women involved was flawed.
Dr Peter Boylan told an Oireachtas Committee that there is ‘no evidence’ for the wait time.
John Connaghan said women in Ireland had been “understandably frightened and concerned” by what they had read and heard.
Health committee member Kate O’Connell said that an opportunity was lost to make cannabis a medical product.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health was told today there is an urgent need for the link between ill health and homelessness to be recognised.
The Oireachtas Health Committee has made several recommendations in its report on medicinal cannabis.
Gerard Craughwell said he would like medical experts as well as parents concerned about their daughters to attend.
An Oireachtas Health Committee is hearing submissions in relation to medically supervised injecting centres.
“We simply cannot ignore this anymore. We have to be honest and ask ourselves, ‘Truly are we doing enough?’”
The “worrying” levels of HIV diagnoses have been discussed at the Oireachtas Health Committee. There are set to be more cases of HIV in Ireland in 2015 than in any other year.
Michael McNamara’s not having a great week.
Calls have been made for HSE Chief Tony O’Brien to resign.
A health committee was looking at the government’s proposed new alcohol laws today.
Both of Tony and Mary Heffernan’s children died at the age of 5.
The Oireachtas Health Committee has been told the industry is largely unregulated here.
It won’t be a Hollywood apocalypse, politicians heard today.
The Health and Children Committee launched a report on end-of-life care based on submissions from stakeholders, experts and the public.
One particular investigation showed that a child had been moved to 11 different residencies in 4 months.
The Oireachtas Health Committee is seeking to change the rules that currently prevent any other Oireachtas committee from investigating matters that are already being probed by the powerful Public Accounts Committee.
The group of TDs will travel to north Dublin to visit the HSE’s medical card centre.
The issues were discussed at a Health Committee this morning.
Mattie McGrath has been removed from two Oireachtas committees by the Dáil Technical Group.
The Health Minister will be questioned on the HSE service plan, which details how the executive will cut €619 million next year.
Speaking before the Oireachtas committee today, one stressed that proposed legislation won’t cause an increase in premiums.
The Health Minister’s vowing to continue his war on smoking – and says cigarettes are the only freely available product he knows of that can kill the user.
The sub-committee on health is discussing changes to the Bill, which was passed at the second stage in the Dáil last night.
The nine-member sub-committee will today deal with the sections of the proposed legislation on suicide ideation.
The Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill has passed the second stage of the Dáil this evening with cross-party support but also cross-party opposition.
The minister says, however, that the alternative is that the baby’s mother could die – ending both of their lives.
The pro-life TD put forward motions for the proposed legislation to be scrapped, the suicide clause removed and for members to have a free vote at a parliamentary party meeting last night.
What’s it all about? TheJournal.ie takes you through the Health Committee proceedings.
Unlike the committee’s previous hearings, there will be few representatives from advocacy or religious groups giving evidence.