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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: It has been said that people could be innocently taking photographs of a hospital zone. The idea that people would be photographed and identified going in and out as they access services, whether those services are accessed or not, would leave it wide open for people to say who was going in. We have seen examples of people, from within a marriage, or partners or whatever, in abusive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: I have one other question. Through its discussions with the organisation, has the Department become aware of many complaints being made to An Garda Síochána in relation to people accessing services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: Lastly, I am conscious that we have mentioned the speedy passage of the actual legislation, but that does not mean that we, as a committee, will not do our job as legislators to scrutinise the proposed legislation. Again, if people at home want to send in submissions within the timescales, we will take on board their concerns or questions on this legislation. I will go back to the members....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: That will be a decision that is made after the meeting. Does Mr. O'Connor wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: That concludes the submission. Is there anything else the witnesses want to expand on, such as for people at home who want to access the heads of the Bill? They might outline how they can access those.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: That is okay. This was a useful engagement this morning. We will meet in private at 12.30 p.m. to look at this whole area to see how we will access the various submissions. We are still open to receiving submissions if people want to write into the committee and give their views on the issue itself. We are conscious that we want to hear all sides in this debate. As I said earlier, while...

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: It should not come as a surprise or shock to anyone to hear that every price increase that comes from energy companies puts more and more pressure on struggling households. Surely we can all agree on that in the House. The Minister believes that the proposals he is putting forward are sufficient. The argument we are putting forward from this side of the House is that they are not and that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of the meeting today is to discuss the issues of long Covid and monkeypox. To enable the committee to consider this matter, I am pleased to welcome from the HSE, Dr. Siobhán Ní Bhriain, national clinical director for integrated care, and Dr. Derval Igoe, specialist in public health medicine. I am informed that Dr. Ciaran Bannan, consultant in infectious diseases at St....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: Go raibh maith agat Dr. Ní Bhriain. We are going to discuss monkeypox first. You said the EMA advised that countries would administer the vaccine intradermally. What does that mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: It is a technical term. I have not come across it before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: That is great. I thank Dr. Lyons for the explanation for the layman, including me. I welcome Senator Buttimer, who is substituting for Senator Kyne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am conscious of time but I will allow as much information as possible to be shared as it is important for this morning's meeting that we get as much information out to the public so the witness might share where the clinics will be located and I will move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: Are we getting the stock through the EU or separately?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: Sorry, Deputy, we are discussing monkeypox.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: Yes. I call Senator Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: I have two questions for the HSE before we move back to the topic of long Covid. Is there a contact tracing programme in effect for monkeypox?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: Dr. Igoe stated that it is a mild illness and that most people recover within weeks. However, again, there are people whose immune systems are down, pregnant women, children, etc. Are there any long-term side effects in relation to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: I would have thought that while this is relatively new to Europe, it has been around for a long time in Africa and elsewhere. I wonder if there are side effects involved. Professor Lyons is saying that there are none aside from the scarring. On public information, how do people contract the virus? Is it through secretions or is it through the passing of fluid? I ask them to not go into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank Professor Lyons. That was really helpful. The positive message is that the HSE is saying that it is on a downward spiral. Hopefully, that will continue. It is about people changing their behaviour. That was the strong message that came out. There are supports available. With the vaccine and the increased use of it, we can hopefully deal with the crisis that exists. There is a...