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Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I can only operate on the basis of the words in the Minister's amendment which state a review will be commenced after "not later than 18 months". There is no timeline for the length of the review. It also states that as soon as practicable after the completion of the review a report will be produced. This could be anything from two years up. This is my concern. I am saying we should not...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: No, I did not say that.

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I said that the Minister has stated several times that there is no system in place for recording a warning.

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Yes.

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: That might be in Galway but not in Wexford, for example.

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Let us see if it works. I hope it does work. Many of us have concerns about the feasibility of this. This is why I am saying that within 12 months we should get a report on the operation of this specific aspect of the legislation. It does not have to be a lengthy report or review. It is specifically on this aspect as to whether this works and whether the Garda has a system in place that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the reason why epilepsy is not listed under the HSE Chronic Disease Management Programme; the process required to have the condition recognised under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50153/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 150. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive pensions section in Manorhamilton is now fully staffed and in a position to process all pension matters for retired HSE workers in a swift and timely manner; if not, if he will outline the steps being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50154/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: The witnesses are very welcome. I thank them for sharing their stories with us. We can only start to appreciate the tragedy involved in the loss of a child but when it is a preventable death, it must be absolutely overwhelming. I thank the witnesses for the work they have done. Not only are they dealing with their own grief but the fact that they are campaigning to stop this happening to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: What about the original training for healthcare professionals? Is there an element relating to sepsis in the training?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: There is now a programme there. I am curious to know about the witnesses' engagement with HSE. The fact there is not a single person overseeing this means there is no clear focus. That is certainly something we will take up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: We are very familiar with that problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Who have the witnesses been meeting with there? Is it somebody at a sufficiently senior level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: That is very senior. To go back to the Stauntons, has the template that was put in place in New York been shared with HSE? Has there been that kind of communication?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I apologise but I will have to leave shortly because I am due to speak in the Chamber. I welcome the witnesses. They will have heard the harrowing stories we heard in the first part of the meeting. We were all taken aback at the shocking numbers of patients developing sepsis and the very high death rate from that. It is especially traumatic for families where a loved one dies in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Okay, we have heard that. The HSE is at the scoping stage, which seems incredible at this stage of people's awareness------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the fact it is happening, but we have to ask why it is happening only now. It seems rather late in the day. One of the other criticisms, certainly in the context of Lil Red's campaign, was that every time representatives meet somebody from the HSE, it is a different person. That seems to indicate a lack of focus within the HSE or insufficient seniority being made available to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: What percentage of healthcare workers have done that training?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It will be next year by the time the HSE has that.