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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Was that Willie Bermingham?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: I will make a couple of points. On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for their submissions and the work ALONE does on behalf of the 36,000 older people it supports to age at home through the whole concept of independent living. I congratulate ALONE on its initiative in relation to a loneliness task force and pulling together a coalition. This is very important work. While we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: It is increasingly common that we hear of people dying in their home and they are found three or six months later or even 12 months. That was one of the driving influences behind ALONE, where Willie Bermingham came across people in various situations as part of his work and had the foresight to establish the organisation. It is a challenge. Instead of things improving, it seems like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: ALONE made the point in its submission about safer homes and basic provisions such as the housing adaptation grant. Again, when the officials were in, the point was made that it would not be unusual for ourselves as public representatives to make an application for a housing adaptation grant and that kind of simple stuff. I gave the example of a man who was looking for a ramp to get a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: There is a challenge of trying to get an OT to come out and look at a house. This also impacts on the health system. We visited Limerick and I was asking about people being discharged from beds and what the relationship was like with the local authority on that. Yesterday, some of us were in the North and, again, there was the same problem. If those basic facilities cannot be put in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: I am way over time. The witnesses made the point in their submission about considering the health and social care supports for older people more broadly and to support design of services and the needs of the rights of older people. This point has been made. Last, the Bill again talks about education of the carers. I will repeat a question that was asked when the previous group was in....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Again, I accept the point that it is an extremely difficult job. It might not be financially rewarding in many cases but it is rewarding in so many other ways for those who are involved in it, and that is the story we get. I will move to other members who are looking to come back in. Senator Kyne may go first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: The options for older people were mentioned. South Dublin County Council has a scheme for over-55s which is very popular and heavily subscribed. It has only been rolled out recently and there is huge demand for it. That is the way to go for other local authorities. It gives local authority tenants the option to downsize and there is also a scheme for those in private accommodation. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Another area we probably have not touched on, on which Ms Loughran made a point, is the tendering process, the pricing model and the challenge that will face. It does not fund travel expenses and only partially funds travel time. When talking to those in the carer sector, that is a big anomaly that is not covered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Yes. It is not going to work unless that is resolved. I thank the representatives of ALONE for their engagement with the committee on the important matter of healthcare related needs of older persons and the general scheme of the health (amendment)(licensing of professional home support providers) Bill 2024. As a committee we will have to decide how to proceed with the next piece of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has had discussions with transport providers to increase the capacity of the bus network in the Crooksling area to allow for the increase in usage by the IPAS residents in the area. [27156/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: 480. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of vacant medical post vacancies in the CHO7 area, categorised by position, in tabular form; and the total number of assigned medical posts in the CHO7 area, categorised by position. [27157/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024 (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Frances Black. I propose we go into private session to consider the business of the committee. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024 (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Before we get to the main item on today's agenda, the minutes of the committee meeting on 11 June have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed. The purpose of the meeting today is to commence the pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the health (amendment) (licensing of professional home support providers) Bill 2024, which has been forwarded by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024 (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: I will move straight to members and Senator Kyne will lead off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024 (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Senator. I think we all agree that if-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024 (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Yes. It happens right across all parties and none.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024 (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: That is the important thing. Nobody actually hears about it. The frustrating thing is that you go to all the bother of putting legislation together and it just sits in limbo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024 (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: On that note, there was reference in the opening statements to the number of people who are actually getting home care help and I think that needs to be acknowledged. As elected representatives, we tend to hear about those who are not getting the services, additional hours and so on. Those are probably some of the challenges. In her opening statement, Ms Larthwell stated that 54,000 people...