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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Our witnesses are very welcome. I thank them for their presentation. My first question is more an observation with a question in it. It relates to waiting lists and the waiting list numbers for neurology. Often the focus is on the global number of 900,000 people on some form of acute hospital waiting list. I understand 630,000 are on an outpatient waiting list with 160,000 people waiting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I refer to the alliance's recommendations. We all accept that the waiting times are too long and that we need more capacity. The alliance has clearly set out its request in respect of increased staffing capacity, especially specialist nurses. I am assuming that is advanced nurse practitioners.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: The alliance says that 100 are needed. What is the time period for that? Obviously, the alliance wants as many as possible as quickly as possible. What is the request regarding those 100? How quickly are they needed in the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: With regard to the specialist nurses and the advanced nurse practitioners, one of the issues that has been highlighted is the very high wait times for acute hospital. However, many of the services are provided in the community, where they should be provided. When we talk about specialist nurses, is that a mix of nurses who would be in acute hospitals and in the community?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: However, in terms of the alliance's request now, the main focus would be in acute hospitals as regards those specialist services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Obviously, we need as many neuro-rehabilitation teams as possible. Only a small number of additional teams have been funded in recent years so we definitely need more. In what areas are there shortages? First, are the teams that are up and running fully staffed? In the area of rehabilitation, there is a shortage of occupational therapists and physiotherapists across the board. Children...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Can Ms Rogers give us a flavour of what those teams comprise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I have a related question on neuro-rehabilitation beds. Are they primarily in acute hospitals or are they also provided by some of the voluntary organisations? I imagine that some of those beds are in the community as well. Is there a capacity issue in terms of neuro-rehabilitation beds as well as staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I will just make one final observation. I thank the witnesses for their responses, and I fully support all of their requests. Obviously, we need to be practical in terms of how quickly we can respond to those requests but it must be done and the strategy must be properly resourced. I want to comment on the section 39 organisations and their funding model. Unfortunately I did not have...

Services for Children with Disabilities: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Services for Children with Disabilities: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: There are only five forums up and running.

Services for Children with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: This is the second motion in three weeks that Sinn Féin has brought forward on this issue and the reason we have brought it forward today is because of a High Court ruling that has taken place since we moved our previous motion. We warned the Government that the HSE and indeed the Government itself were operating outside of the law when it came to providing children with disabilities...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the parent of a child with special educational needs can self-refer to the National Council for Special Education or with a special educational needs organiser in order to receive assistance with an education assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16623/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 618. To ask the Minister for Health the postgraduate training post intake in general practice in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15801/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who successfully completed their postgraduate specialist training in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and the number expected in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15802/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 620. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently enrolled in postgraduate specialist general practitioner training in their first, second, third and fourth year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15803/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 621. To ask the Minister for Health the number of non-consultant doctor training posts allocated to central practice trainee in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15804/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 657. To ask the Minister for Health the core and once-off budget allocated to and the expenditure of the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2016 to 2021, inclusive; the amount spend in the public system and the amount spent on private services by service-type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15987/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 667. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 762 of 1 March 2022, when the software company which provided maintenance and technical support for the assessment officers’ system database ceased to provide such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16034/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (29 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: 668. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 762 of 1 March 2022, when it was first reported or flagged that the AOS database system was not for purpose and has not had the necessary upgrades or technical changes required; the years in which services were sought to upgrade the database; the number of times the database has been upgraded since its inception; and if...