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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I believe that is a major contributory factor to the toxic culture Dr. Doyle has described. I would not want my daughter to work in those circumstances or in that environment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: There are 1 million people on waiting lists and some of them probably believe it is better to get into hospital. Dr. Doyle is right, however, that it is not an environment for patients or workers. The issue here is the failure to recruit. We will be talking to doctors' representatives after this session and again next week. I contend there is an issue around money. In the short term,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Dr. Doyle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank all of our guests for coming and the work they do. I am not just referring to their day jobs which would probably be enough for most people, as they do additional advocacy work. As a former shop steward, or whatever term one may use, I know that work is done in one's own time and at the expense of time spent with families, etc, but it is appreciated. I have a few questions, but I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: The figures that cited by Dr. Dennedy are shocking. My views and those of my party on the NTPF are well known. It is not going to be news to the delegates that we do not think investment in the private sector will improve the public sector. Such investment has never helped the public sector and will never do so. I would like to ask about what is being done. Representatives of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: They are very mobile.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I am trying to put my final question delicately because I do not want anyone to panic. Is the IHCA aware of an elevated level of mental ill health among consultants due to the shortages? I am not aware of any specific effort being made by the Government to provide for pay parity. Without putting words in anyone's mouth, I do not think the delegates are aware of any such initiative either....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: There is collective disappointment with what emerged from the budget negotiations. At the very least, I believed there might be some mention of pay parity, even if nothing concrete was announced. There was nothing in it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: And burnout.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: As have our guests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: They are a hardy bunch.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: My question relates to consultants who are not on the specialist register. Dr. Colleran described a scenario in some hospitals where we have gone over the 50% threshold of non-specialists plus locums. Will Dr. Colleran detail for us the potential impact of this? I am referring to the context of non-specialists who, because they have a lawful entitlement to a contract of indefinite...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: That is the key - it is not done elsewhere, so it could not be considered best practice internationally or otherwise.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (8 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 201. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 2 July 2019, if he will meet the families that have been impacted by the misreading of scans at University Hospital Kerry in view of his commitment at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on 22 May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40584/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (8 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the causes of the delay in the commencement of Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 until May 2020; if he will consider an earlier commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40593/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (8 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rollout of the PrEP programme by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40594/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation (8 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assisted human reproduction Bill; his plans to bring the legislation before the Houses of the Oireachtas in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40595/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (8 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 207. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since the publication of the three year implementation framework for the neurorehabilitation strategy in February 2019, the HSE group responsible for its implementation has only met on one occasion and the flagship project for this framework in CHOs 6 and 7 is now at a complete standstill due to the lack of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (8 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the National Treatment Purchase Fund and the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, to address the technical issues which have resulted in no official gynaecology waiting list data being provided by the NTPF in its monthly waiting list data publications to date in 2019. [40725/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 281. To ask the Minister for Health if the system of therapeutic hypothermia for newborn babies in the health service takes into account the need for a baby to reach the correct low temperature of 33.5 degrees celsius before cooling can commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40949/19]