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Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I know the Minister did, but the Minister has to listen to him.

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister has to listen to him and follow the advice he has given. In the view of the committee, that is sound advice. People were very taken, when Mr. Kearns came in, and said this is such a breath of fresh air and makes sense and asked why we are not doing this quickly. That is where things have to go, and quickly. On the memorandum that went to Cabinet on this, the decision of...

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Good. I thank the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Some aspects do not seem to have been resolved at this point that are not necessarily small ones. I welcome the dropping of the term "curtilage"; it is a sensible thing. Perhaps the practical implications of vast hospital grounds were not realised. Another issue the Garda Síochána raised regarding policing of the zones was the question of signage. Did the Department engage on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Is it still an issue on the table?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Mr. O'Connor spoke about alignment of Garda powers with prohibited conduct. Does that entail amendments to primary legislation in the justice area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Another issue which came up for a lot of discussion and has been referred to already is the issue of a warning. If one were trying to tease that out from an operational point of view, how would that work? If somebody was protesting in County Kerry, from the point of view of a record, how would a garda implementing this legislation in County Galway know that person previously had a warning?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: How does it do that? It is a much smaller country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is probably not the best example. I am interested in seeing what the outcome will be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: One can think of lots of different offences that do not require a warning. That is a key issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Under head 6 in relation to harassment of healthcare providers, the witnesses said they were satisfied or their advice is that people are protected under existing law. I had a conversation with a Garda superintendent this week in the context of protestors outside refugee centres and the fact that is where people are living and whether there was a way of preventing that. The clear advice was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is really important to get clarification on that. Those are the main issues I am concerned about. While progress has been made, it seems that there is still some way to go. The Department is awaiting further advice. What is the realistic timescale to which the Department is working? This has been going on for quite some time, and we are all keen to see the legislation published as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I know there is legislation in train. My understanding is that the legislation in question relates to harassment of individuals. What about a person's family home? I am not sure that the legislation would deal with that situation. There is a distinction in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Ms Mason.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the witnesses and the work that has been done. A fair deal of progress has been made. I would like to probe some of the Department's statement a little further. I think we are all at one in the aim of this whole exercise, which is to ensure there is robust legislation that will protect service users primarily and will act as an encouragement for more service providers to get...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (19 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to deal with the shortage of teachers of home economics in Dublin; if she will give consideration to allowing those currently working in home economics teaching roles who do not have the full teaching qualifications but have other level eight degrees such as certain chefs, the opportunity to undertake on the job...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; the timeline that he is working towards in establishing this inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Family Support Services (19 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available to bereaved parents and families upon the loss of a child; if his attention has been drawn to the fact families are being directed to bereavement services in other jurisdictions due to a lack of domestic services; his plans to expand domestic services such as counselling for bereaved parents and families; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff who have been recruited into the HSE since the beginning of 2022, in tabular form; and the number of staff who have retired or left the HSE in the same period. [2673/23]