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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: Is that more from the perspective of an individual premises and where one interprets what is the zone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: Even though there are precise definitions, the Garda has to work that out for each particular centre. So, for instance where GP surgeries might not be in stand-alone facilities. Is that the concern?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: Can anything be done to enhance the Bill on that or is it just one of those practical things the Garda will have to manage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: The second issue that was raised was that of warnings. I hear what is being said here from a practical perspective that if someone is issued a warning in zone A and then turns up at zone B, a different healthcare facility, how is that monitored? How would it work if there is was a previous warning or caution, whatever terminology we use, or one from a different healthcare setting? Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: My question is whether it is possible to keep records of warnings. I imagine that if there were a record of warnings, it would be much easier, from a policing perspective, to manage serial offenders in multiple locations. In the absence of record-keeping, people could just move on from one healthcare facility to another, getting warnings in each one, and the Garda would not really be able...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: Is it not stated in the proposed Bill that they are obliged to give their names?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: They have to give their names and addresses. Let us just imagine they do so and are given a warning. My question is fairly straightforward. Can a record be kept? I am not asking whether the proposed Bill suggests it should be or whether that is the witnesses' view. I am asking whether, legally, it can be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: This is pre-legislative scrutiny so, in fairness to the witnesses, they are right that they have to flag concerns from a policing perspective as to what is practical and what can be done. I fully appreciate that. Our job, then, is to interpret all the submissions and observations made about the Bill in order to make it more effective if needs be. I understand that this is a difficult area...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: Signage is key.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: Not at all. I thank Ms Mulkerrins for that. It is really helpful. The deputy commissioner mentioned the specific offence of harassment. That is a really important one because what we are all concerned about is harassment or intimidation of women and people who will potentially use these services. Is there a difference in definitional terms between harassment and intimidation? Should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: I have just one more question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: I want to be associated with the Chair's offer of condolences to the family of the late Vicky Phelan. I also want to commend all of the staff working in our hospitals and in community care and primary care. It is a big challenge at the moment. From talking to those who work in healthcare, they are rising to that challenge but it is a difficult job. There are many challenges in our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: Of course I appreciate different hospitals have different challenges, and I will get to one of those hospitals in a second. However, we have a much better patient-focused service operating out of one hospital with very high levels of efficient pre-admission and post-admission patient flow, good management of the emergency department and good integration with community services so patients...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: I think that is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: I have a lot of questions. I want to move on to waiting lists. Can Mr. Mulvany tell me how many people are on health waiting lists right across the health service at the moment? I am not just talking about acute services. I am looking for the total number of people on all health waiting lists as we sit here today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: That is the figure we always get. I want to make this point, because it is important. We should not have to put in parliamentary questions to get that total figure. When we are talking about a winter plan to deal with the challenges patients have, I would expect the HSE to know how many people are on waiting lists across all layers of the health service. It should be a big ticket number...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: As he sits here today, does Mr. Mulvany have any idea what the total figure is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: Before this meetings is finished, can somebody come back with the total number of people on all health waiting lists? In my view, it is approximately 1.2 million but it could be more. It is a huge figure and surely the interim head of the HSE and senior officials here should know what the total figure is. We should not have to put in parliamentary questions in all of these areas to try to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: The total figure is never published.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

David Cullinane: Let me just finish. If the figures are published on a monthly basis then it is not beyond Mr. Mulvany, before this meeting finishes today, to tell this committee how many people are on all health waiting lists across all community, primary and acute hospital waiting lists. What is that total figure across all waiting lists? If I am being told these figures are published every month, I have...