Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses to the meeting. I want to make a point that was commenced by other members. Whether the crisis is in regard to trolleys or any aspect of the health service, we know the solution is there in terms of management and accountability, and that is the proposal to restructure the management, bringing management closer to patients within six regional bodies, and to underpin that with legal accountability. I would like to think that members of the Government parties in particular would be more active in supporting that proposal. It is all very well sounding off on a regular basis but what we need are solutions to the whole question of the management of our health service.

Mr. Mulvany referred to the national crisis management team. Who is on that team?

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