Results 1-20 of 121 for going forward speaker:Seán Crowe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vaginal Mesh Implants: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Today we got a sense of the scale of the challenge, yet the figures on those who go to Cork and Dublin do not seem to reflect that. Women out there are suffering. In one of the opening statements we were told there were advertisements and so on and that 70 women came forward. I am surprised that more women are not coming forward. I do not know if that is down to a lack of confidence in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: ..., as the health committee, that we hop every week from one crisis to another in reflecting what is happening within the service. When the new head of the HSE comes before the committee, he is going to outline his views about how things are going to move forward and I am sure many of the members will have questions. I call Senator Black.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Engagement with Chief Executive Officer (22 Mar 2023)

Seán Crowe: These questions are probably more suitable for the other meeting we are going to have. The Deputy is going into detail in relation to the Cork area and Mr. Gloster may not have the detail or may have to backup staff with him today. The idea of today was to give an overall vision of how we see the job moving forward. I think it is a bit unfair for the Deputy to be looking for such detail,...

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: Amendments Nos. 4, 7, 10, 27, 28 and 32 are related and will be discussed together. Rather than going back and forward with the Minister, if members have something to say or questions to ask, we will just ask him to reply in order to speed things up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Seán Crowe: Before I bring in the next member, I ask Professor Cowan to forward to that winter plan to the committee. We intend to a session on the work plans for the different regions, so the winter plan would be helpful to have. Going by her remarks, I think that there is an open invitation to the Minister for Health to the region.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (22 Oct 2015)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. Their presentation addressed the foundational architecture or pillars for an inclusive society, which is key to the Good Friday Agreement. There are probably people watching this meeting in their own homes at the moment as it is being broadcast live. A lot of people will be scratching their heads and asking why would anyone be opposed to a bill of rights....

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Crowe: ...who are sleeping in cars, who are living in sheds. I have come across people I know who are sleeping in doorways. I know people who committed suicide when they lost their home. Three days ago, I received a letter from a woman who said she was going to commit suicide. The Minister received the same letter, as did the people in Pieta House. Therefore, for me, it is personal. It is...

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: ...that comes from energy companies puts more and more pressure on struggling households. Surely we can all agree on that in the House. The Minister believes that the proposals he is putting forward are sufficient. The argument we are putting forward from this side of the House is that they are not and that he is not doing enough. Many workers and their families are left wondering how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland - Time to Deal with the Past: Amnesty International (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Crowe: On the Haass proposals, the two Governments will state the initiative came from the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister. It was a way of trying to move matters forward. I agree entirely with what has been said about the two Governments needing to scope out the situation. Reference was made to victims in the North, but what about victims in the South? What would the argument be if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Crowe: It is one of the big issues that families are raising with regard to basic services. If you cannot get an occupational therapist, you are not going to get the toilet, the rails and so on. I apologise to the staff for keeping them over time. I thank the representatives of the Department of Health and the HSE for their continuing engagement with the committee on the important matter of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (1 Oct 2020)

Seán Crowe: We will shortly go into private session to discuss housekeeping matters. It is a great honour to be appointed as Chairman to this committee. I look forward to working with all members in a genuine spirit of partnership and co-operation. I welcome all members of the committee. The Joint Committee on Health is and always has been one of the busiest committees in terms of its work programme...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Seán Crowe: ...have seen during Covid the new applications that have come through. As I said, we should promote those people who were innovators and who came up with those models during the pandemic. We tend to go outside all the time, but if the talent is in house it should be nurtured, encouraged and moved forward. It would be good if we could come back to that at some stage. There are...

Topical Issue Debate: School Completion Programme (30 Sep 2014)

Seán Crowe: ...stop. It may be a budgetary argument but the situation is not sustainable. Teachers and students in the relevant schools want the programme to continue working. I am appealing to the Minister to go forward instead of going back, but in order to progress the programme needs to be funded. I welcome any review in that regard. The school completion programme will stand up to any peer...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: On speech and language supports, the current waiting time for the Dublin South-West school age team is 42 months. There are 80 waiting to go on the list and there are 297 on the list itself. I raised this six months ago and was told then the waiting time was 36 months. It is now 42 months. I am at a loss as to how to move this forward. I have contacted the Minister. I have talked to the...

Air Services. (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...around the world through the pension reserve fund, yet Aer Lingus is not getting the proper investment. Has the Minister a view on the whole concept of a State holding company as an alternative way forward for Aer Lingus? Has research been done in this regard? Perhaps this could be the way forward rather than selling off the airline to a few select friends and not going in the direction...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: ...but it is for children all over Ireland and that is very important. At some stage, we may take up the invitation to visit the project again as such visits give us a sense of how it is moving forward. I visited the campus in Tallaght. It is forward-looking and positive work is going on. It is delivering for children, which is the most important thing. I wish the witnesses well in their...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (29 Jan 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...about the possibility of troops being sent to the Border. He then went on to clarify the statement, saying that he was talking about British troops. That is of little comfort and we are going backwards instead of forwards. Part of the challenge we have as an opposition party, and what does not help us and our understanding of this is that the Government has, to date, refused to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (22 Jan 2015)

Seán Crowe: ...Agreements. Many commitments have been given over the years. I am asking about the outstanding matters in regard to those agreements and not about the Stormont House Agreement, which is a move forward. I am asking about the outstanding issues from the Good Friday and the Weston Park Agreements. What is the plan in regard to full implementation of them? I am a member of the Joint...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: ...HSE? Would that cause difficulty among members, in particular those who, as was outlined, are having difficulties with payment of services? First, it would reassure taxpayers that the money is going into those particular areas. The investment could be in areas of high deprivation or rural areas where there is clearly a shortage of GPs. Would that be too radical a plan, as part of the...

Stay Safe Programme. (5 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...for leadership on this matter. No one wants to compulsorily force parents to accept the programme but leadership is required in this respect. I think everyone accepts that this is the proper way forward for children. Where do children go whose parents wish them to opt out of participation in the programme? Is the Department working on schemes to look after children at school who will not...