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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Are sufferers more predominantly from the earlier waves or from throughout the period of the pandemic? Is long Covid more prevalent from earlier in the pandemic?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Different people function differently, and there are very high-functioning individuals. I spoke to a lady from another part of the country who contacted me in advance of this meeting. She used to run marathons and do triathlons. Now she cannot do so. I would call this person highly functioning terms of being energetic prior to Covid. It obviously impacts at different levels and different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the team. On the FADA survey, they told us that 49,642 people were invited to take part. How were they invited? How were they contacted or identified?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Of those, 4,671 responded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Would it be the case that those who suffer from long Covid would have been more inclined to respond than those who had not had any medium- or long-term issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: In the context of the 53.6 whole-time equivalents who were hired for the Covid clinics, what disciplines would be encompassed by a typical team?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Are the members of those teams working exclusively on long Covid or are they also involved in other areas within the hospitals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Has the recruitment embargo impacted on the filling of positions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: The HSE has stated: "It is worth noting that for many the referrals to the Post-Acute Covid Clinics, symptoms originally attributed to Covid are, in fact, explained by other specific Respiratory diagnoses." These are such as asthma and sleep apnoea. What sort of levels are we talking about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Were they symptoms that came post-Covid? Was Covid a factor in -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Do you think that Covid caused or had an impact on them developing this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is there a need to enhance the geographical spread? Letterkenny was mentioned as an example in the north west. Is there a need to expand the geographical coverage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: In a similar vein, the team spoke about fatigue and the cognitive issues, attention deficit resulting from chronic fatigue. That is the chronic fatigue that came about because of Covid, so they are all connected, if you like.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Does that have an impact in the context of diagnosing long Covid? Is there a reluctance to diagnose long Covid because some specialists are waiting to see whether, even though something may be Covid-related, it is asthma, sleep apnoea or whatever?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Thank you.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Taithí Oibre agus Intéirneachtaí do Chéimithe Tríú Leibhéal i TG4 - Féidearthachtaí agus Deiseanna: TG4 (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Céard é an t-athrú is mó a mholfadh na finnéithe sa chóras oideachais chun an teanga a láidriú?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Taithí Oibre agus Intéirneachtaí do Chéimithe Tríú Leibhéal i TG4 - Féidearthachtaí agus Deiseanna: TG4 (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe go léir. Tá sé iontach iad a fheiceáil agus tá an deis atá faighte acu iontach. Is cuma cén réimse ina mbeidh siad ag obair, tá súil agam go mbeidh siad ag úsáid na Gaeilge agus an taithí atá faighte acu. Tá na ceisteanna seo cosúil leis an méid a dúirt an...

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is very welcome. I thank him for the measures he has put in place in recent weeks in this unprecedented period.The national fodder and food security committee is very important. It needs to be ingrained in farmers that they can plan for an average year, but if they have an average year, therefore, they have years that are not average. There are years that are quite good, with...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Senator Malachai O'Hara and his mum to the Chamber. They are very welcome. I also congratulate Deputy Simon Harris on his election as Taoiseach and all Ministers who have taken up new or reshuffled positions in Cabinet or as Ministers of State. I also pay tribute to the outgoing Taoiseach, Deputy Leo Varadkar, for his support and friendship over the years. The Committee of...

Committee on Public Petitions: Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Kelly, Mr. McMyler and Mr. Kenny to the committee. I agree that it is time that the all-Ireland rail review was published. We have waited long enough. If it is not published today, I hope it will be published next week and that we will have certainty on the issues pertaining to the western rail corridor and the relevant campaigns. Having been a local councillor, my...