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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: The Minister of State may wish to take up that issue for the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I have number of questions. Recently the committee travelled to the North and met some people in Ulster University who spoke about North-South co-operation on the area of obesity. The clinician who came to the meeting spoke about the things that trigger obesity. It is not just food. Why is one person hungry after a meal while another is not? They are looking at trying to identify the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: There are all sorts of things we could talk about today regarding people not being able to cook so they are reliant on pizza and fast foods. People spoke about various offers available. I believe the action plan will be renewed shortly. Has the old action plan yielded tangible results? I will give an example. In 2018 the HSE reported to the committee on children similar obesity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I am in the CHO 7 area where there is no dietitian, and that is important. If your child is obese, where do you go? You will try to get a dietitian. I made the point about a parent whose child had food disorders, so they had to go and get a skin prick for the child and they then got to the consultant. They cannot go directly to the consultant because the normal pathway is through a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: The Minister of State needs to wrap up so he might have to come back to us with some of the answers on those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I need to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I apologise. I know others probably want to come in but I am conscious of the staff here as well. That concludes the committee's meeting. I thank the Minister of State and Safefood for their engagement with the committee on this important matter. This concludes the committee's last meeting before the summer recess. I thank all the members and witnesses for their contribution to the...

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: The events that led to the death of Shane O'Farrell were a series of failures by the authorities. On 2 August 2011, Shane O'Farrell was killed while cycling home when he was struck by a car driven by a man who was out on bail and should have been in jail. I commend the family of Shane O'Farrell on their fight for justice and truth. I have met them several times and have always admired...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Cullinane who has a Topical Issue matter for debate and will be late. Before we get to the main agenda item, the minutes of the committee meeting of 26 June 2024 have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed. I thank members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of this meeting is to receive an update from the HSE on the challenges facing patients in need of neurorehabilitation healthcare services, the programme for primary care centres and decisions on their locations and the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS. To commence our consideration of these matters I am pleased to welcome Mr. Bernard Gloster, CEO; Ms Anne Marie...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: The next member to come in is Deputy Cullinane, who apparently celebrated his 50th birthday last night. He is very welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: The Deputy looks younger without his glasses

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: There will be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: Perhaps it might be easier if Dr. Burke circulates them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: It might be easier for people to take them on board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: We will now take a comfort break and Deputy Cathal Crowe will have the next slot when we resume.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: One of the reasons Tallaght hospital was included was that the community asked for a report. We were trying to get a sense of what was happening around the country. Tallaght hospital experienced both the winter vomiting bug and Covid-19 and that was the big challenge it faced. As the CEO said, that is also happening in other places. I welcome the members of the Neurological Alliance of...