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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: When are we going to get there? Having one central file for each person has been proved to have produced a significant saving in Denmark. Remember that 1.6 million people are already on the system so why has it been long fingered for the past ten, 15 or 20 years? When are we going to move forward on this issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: We introduced it in five maternity hospitals so that all of the files of any patient admitted to any of those hospitals were computerised, but we have not done anything with any of the other 14 maternity hospitals. That is a good place to start off with. When can we put it into the other 14 hospitals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: I know, but it comes back to the issue about pharmacists being able to manage this area. If we had a central card system, we could devolve a significant amount of work to pharmacists in the morning because we would then have checks and balances. There are no checks and balances at the moment. Pharmacists will do their best. However, that does not prevent the situation arising where the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: I understand that, but does Ms Seymour understand the point I am making? We want to expand what pharmacists can do. If we had a card system in place for everyone just as they have bank cards, the pharmacist could open a person's file and see a person already got a drug in another pharmacy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: I accept that but when are we going to have the card system? Denmark started it in 1986. Here we are, not even at the starting block.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: Exactly, but it has not delivered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: What is the timeframe of that project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: Would Ms Seymour accept that we already have information on 1.6 million people through the medical card system so we could use that as a base to start off with as regards computerising the medical records of the population? If someone is suddenly admitted to hospital through accident and emergency, if there is any information from when that person was in another hospital, the admitting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: Will Ms Seymour come back to me about when it is envisaged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: When is it intended for maternity hospitals? I understand five are done. When is it proposed to have the other 14 up and running?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: It is so important if we want to make the health service system more efficient and get better value for money rather than delays in accident and emergency. The doctor will understand the person was in hospital previously but does not know what they were on. The person himself or herself is not able to give instructions and does not even know what medication he or she is on. It is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: Would Ms Seymour accept that if we had that system in place, we could then do a lot more with the pharmacies because the pharmacists would have the protection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: Have we a target date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: Should we not have a target date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: I look forward to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: I do not.

Committee on Mental Health: Mental Health Care for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: I apologise to Deputy Durkan and the committee for being late. I had a meeting at 8.45 a.m. and I am just back from that. I wish to raise two issues. I am friendly with someone who was involved with the Traveller community, especially women’s health. The person, at the time, was based in Ballinasloe and she did a number of videos to get across a message on women’s health...

Committee on Mental Health: Mental Health Care for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: I have to leave to go to another meeting. On the scale of the issue we are facing, last year, 305,000 new PPS numbers were issued. Some 69,000 were to Irish people. The remaining numbers were issued to people from 202 different countries. Some 68,000 were issued to Ukrainians, about 18,000 to people from Brazil and 21,000 to people from India. All of them are coming here and working. If...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: 36. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the measures in budget 2024 to support childcare facilities and crèches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48539/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: 59. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the reductions in pre-primary childcare fees for parents and guardians as proposed in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48538/23]