Intent: Request that the Committee considers and discusses the concerns and takes corrective action urgently
Details: Wrote to the Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to express urgent concern regarding the challenges faced by persons with disabilities living within the Direct Provision system.
Intent: Recommend the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory group in January 2026 to advance this and deliver on commitment laid out in Programme for Government
Details: Medicines Assessment and Reimbursement Process in Ireland
Representatives from Rare Diseases Ireland and IPPOSI met with Paidraig O’Sullivan TD, Erin McGreehan TD, Senator Teresa Costello, and Michael Cahill TD to share statistics around access to new medicines in Ireland and the impact this will not only have on patients but also wider innovation landscape based on learnings from Europe. - Meeting
Contact with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science about the fee reduction - EmailThanking Ministers who spoke in favour of a fee reduction - Email
To request the Health Committee to invite HIQA to discuss the issues arising from the RTE Investigates programme on failures in care of older people in long term residential care - Email
Intent: That only professions who have statutory regulation should be designated as Mental Health Professions.The provisions under Part 3 Chapter 3 - Consent to Treatment (Involuntary Admissions) of the Bill, should be deleted. The criteria for involuntary admission and treatment should be the same and thus the admission order should become an admission and treatment order. That Risk criteria in Section 12 (1) (a) should be removed. ::the requirement for a psychosocial assessment should be removed from Section 22 and Sections 37. Sections 179 & 181 regarding regulations of care plans should be removed from the legislation. The Mental Health Commission instead should be tasked with developing clinical guidelines based on international best evidence. the act should establish a 24 hour Administration office under the HSE that is responsible for adminstrative functions.::When inspecting Mental Health Services, the Mental Health Commission should assess the budget allocation received by that ser
Meeting with TD Martin Daly and Meeting with Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health - MeetingSubmission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health - Submission