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Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I ask the Senator not be so rude, please.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: They are all the same.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It is an objective observation. At a recent finance committee we examined the heads of the Bill for legislation underpinning the rainy day fund. Contrary to what the Minister of State has claimed, there was no mention of corporation tax receipts. The fact is that there would be a legal obligation on the State to account for €500 million a year if there was a decrease in corporation...

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I could not let Senator Horkan away with it.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: We are talking about hotels that charge €300 a night for a single room.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I do not mind, but the Minister of State has to be accurate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I appreciate that and I apologise. I had to attend the Order of Business in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I have a few comments. I meet parents of children and young adults with autism all the time so I am familiar with all that has been presented by the witnesses. I welcome the SOP but I have concerns. The fact that parents and the witnesses were not consulted is indicative of what is happening. That shows where the problem is. People are not being consulted while others are in little...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank Dr. Morgan for his opening statement. I want to address the inconsistencies across the country. Being from the western region, I am interested in what is, or is not, happening there, particularly in terms of front-line staff. I welcome the standard operating procedure. It is very necessary. It is alarming to hear that parents were not involved in it. It is indicative of how the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I wish to develop that issue. How long would Ms O'Neill expect a person presenting today to his or her GP in the CHO 2 area in the west of Ireland for an assessment to wait? There are 64 people waiting there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: The timeline is six months. That suggests that a person requesting an assessment would be in stage 2 within six months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: He or she would have to wait for three months. Why are so many people being told they will have to wait lengthy periods and consequently going for private assessments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does the HSE have a way of quantifying the number of people who go for private assessments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Are all private assessments acceptable to the HSE? I am aware of people who obtained private assessments from qualified individuals and who were then told that these were not acceptable to the HSE. Can the witnesses give some guidance to parents on whether a private assessment for which they may have to beg, borrow or steal the money will be acceptable to the HSE and will allow them to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Is that communicated to GPs? If GPs are the first point of call, what clear pathway do they have in terms of guidance from the HSE on where to guide and direct people? We earlier heard that parents are accidentally finding out about the limited services that exist and how to access them. Is there a written access pathway available and presented to all GPs to help them to guide parents?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I understand that. I am trying to understand communications with GPs. Have GPs currently got some kind of guide which tells them exactly what advice to give to parents? Can a person going to a GP be certain that the GP has the full information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Have services been reconfigured in CHO 2?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: When is CHO 2 going to be reconfigured?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the delegates for their opening statements. The difficulty with the Western Development Commission's work lies in how it strikes a balance in putting sufficient pressure on the Government to make the right policy decisions for the west while being funded by it. That is a challenge for many agencies. It has concerned us all that someone such as Mr. Paddy McGuinness threw his hands...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Has the WDC lobbied the Government to make a resubmission on it?