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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: I am conscious that in my area there would have been a challenge in relation to the bus service. We have a bus forum that involves the Luas too. It is good for all of the different parties to be involved, such as people from the community, politicians, the Garda, the unions and management and so on. It is something that works, but it also helps focus those in the area regarding assaults or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: There was an anti-bullying helpline within the HSE, a 1800 number. I am informed by staff that it no longer exists. Were the witnesses consulted on that, or where has it gone? Has something replaced that? No. I call Deputy Shortall.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan wishes to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: We have reached the end of this session. Many issues have been raised by the witnesses. Hopefully, we will be able to advance some of them. We were not aware that there was no discussion regarding the pandemic payment rate with Fórsa, but this is something that this committee can follow through on with the relevant authorities or Minister. We will also look at various other issues,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: Before we get to the main item on today's agenda, the minutes of the committee meetings of 24 and 25 January 2023 have been circulated to members. Are they agreed for consideration? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of today's meeting is for the joint committee to consider the matter of services for the treatment of cancer, in particular waiting lists for such treatment. The committee will be joined separately by representatives from the Irish Cancer Society and the HSE. For the first part of the meeting, I welcome Ms Averil Power, chief executive officer of the Irish Cancer Society, and Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: I should have mentioned at the start how the system usually works. Normally, each individual who comes in gets ten minutes and it is questions and answers within that period. That is how it normally goes. However, some ask a number of questions together while others ask questions individually. Some even make statements and do not ask any questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: In last week's session we touched on digitalisation and the lack of it within the health service. The witness is again highlighting the chronic need for us to move in that direction, not only to find out the real challenges we are facing but also because of the importance of digitalisation and information for future research. I call Deputy Gould, who is stepping in for Deputy Cullinane. He...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: I look forward to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: I thank Deputy Shortall. I will move to Deputy Gino Kenny who is on the Leinster House campus.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan is the last contributor. I will give priority to other members the next time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan, you need to come to an end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: I apologise to members. There is just not enough time. I would have liked to contribute too. I am bursting with loads of questions but hopefully all members will get to speak next time. In the next session I will try to prioritise those who did not contribute in this session. This meeting was very useful. We touched on a lot of issues. I personally think the two-tier system is at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: I welcome our witnesses. From the HSE, we are joined by Professor Risteárd Ó Laoide, national director of the national cancer control programme; Professor Arnold Hill, surgical oncology clinical adviser at the national cancer control programme and consultant breast cancer surgeon; Dr. Clare Faul, radiation oncology clinical adviser at the national cancer control programme and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: I will kick off. The format is that members have ten minutes each for questions and answers. I will try to bring in people who were not able to contribute to the last session. We will start with Deputy Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: On screening programmes, there seems to be some push-back with regard to screening for prostate cancer. Is there potential there in the near future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: That is great. Senator Hoey is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: Professor Hill made the point that treatment was ongoing during Covid. I am one of those people who received treatment for cancer during Covid, and staff turned up and the cancer care was very efficient. There are conspiracists who say negative things but I can vouch for the fact that there was ongoing treatment. Again, we congratulate the people who turned up for work every day during the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: Earlier, it was stated three in ten patients were not seen within the recommended timeframe for therapy. Could the witnesses outline what is happening in regard to that also?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: That was a useful discussion. Some of the meeting was dominated by the report that was released in the news highlighting the inequalities in access to the system and so on. It is understandable that it dominated the meeting to some extent. The difficulty of people trying to access a GP was highlighted, which is normally at the centre. I mentioned even dental care, which, again, is the...