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

Róisín Shortall: It is not just about the authorisation scheme presumably. Its involves the providers and the categorisation and oversight of providers. Surely whoever is responsible for the oversight of this knows the different sectors that are providing that care.

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

Róisín Shortall: The Department does not have a breakdown.

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

Róisín Shortall: I would appreciate it if the Department could bring that along. The 37% is directly employed-----

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

Róisín Shortall: Is it not the case that there is no issue with recruitment in the case of staff directly employed by the HSE?

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

Róisín Shortall: I am talking about staff directly employed by the HSE.

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

Róisín Shortall: I know it is struggling to get cover for people who need it because of the reliance of private providers but I am not aware of any issue regarding HSE staff. Perhaps Ms Larthwell will get us a note on that.

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

Róisín Shortall: Regarding the exclusion of personal assistants from this scheme, I am trying to understand the thinking behind this. Ms Larthwell made a point about in the home or not in the home or in the community. When we talk about home care, it is in an institution or for a person in his or her home but that does not mean it is within his or her own home. It is for people who are living at home as...

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

Róisín Shortall: That is a very fine line.

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

Róisín Shortall: This may be something the committee takes up in terms of pre-legislative scrutiny. Is there an estimate of the additional resources HIQA will need to carry out this role?

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

Róisín Shortall: Is this HIQA's figure?

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

Róisín Shortall: Would HIQA agree with that?

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

Róisín Shortall: What is Professor O'Sullivan's view on the exclusion of personal assistants?

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

Róisín Shortall: That is fairly conclusive.

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

Róisín Shortall: Can Ms Larthwell give us that breakdown then?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Jun 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 119. To ask the Minister for Health if he will honour his predecessor's commitment to provide five additional clinical practice tutor posts for radiation therapy to increase the number of college places for students in the coming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26419/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jun 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 144. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse posts in each LHO, in tabular form. [26418/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2024)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach will recall that as Minister for Health in 2017 he committed to introduce a statutory right to home care. In 2020, he said the scheme was nearly ready and the new Government would introduce it. Here we are, four years later, and we are no nearer to having a statutory scheme for home care. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, admitted as much last week when she said the nut...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (18 Jun 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to two first-time passport applications (details supplied) and issues relating to the expected date of issue; if these applications can be expedited given the date of travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26022/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (18 Jun 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 366. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on development of the National Sexual Health Strategy 2023-2030; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26117/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (18 Jun 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 377. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 877 of 11 June 2024, the timeline he is working towards for introducing regulations to ban a promotional practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26237/24]