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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (21 May 2024)

David Cullinane: 580. To ask the Minister for Health the data which will be reported through the health performance visualisation platform, in tabular form; the relevant metrics and indicators which will be measured and monitored; and the regularity of reporting. [22499/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation (22 May 2024)

David Cullinane: I welcome our witnesses. I will start with the working hours for junior doctors. We have been talking about this issue for a long time. As we know, there was a report and it made recommendations but it is still a big issue. I know it is in the opening statement but will the witnesses clarify again that doctors working beyond the 48 hours is illegal in that it breaches the Act? The first...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation (22 May 2024)

David Cullinane: That is a failure of the political system. Doctors cannot be blamed for that. We are asking them to work long hours in contravention of their rights. There is a question of moral injury and pressure being put on doctors to come in to work additional hours because we do not have capacity and, now, because of the recruitment embargo. I will come to that in a minute. It is self-evident...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation (22 May 2024)

David Cullinane: This, to me, is astounding. Essentially, what has happened is that the HSE and, I suppose, the Government have decided that, rather than fixing the problem, they will just pay for it. I would imagine the payment was meant to be some sort of punitive measure to penalise hospitals-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation (22 May 2024)

David Cullinane: -----but it seems the HSE is saying it will write a cheque rather than deal with the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation (22 May 2024)

David Cullinane: There is just so much we could say about this but it is well covered in the opening statement from the IMO representatives. We have been dealing with this issue for far too long. There needs to be political will to deliver on it because we cannot just continue to ask junior doctors to work the hours they are working, with all the risks entailed for them and their patients. I would imagine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation (22 May 2024)

David Cullinane: I thank Dr. McNamara for that. I just want to come back to the issue of hospital capacity because Mr. Gilligan spoke about a range of issues in this regard that are causing problems in emergency departments. It is very frustrating for me when I hear Government representatives asking what the problems are in Limerick. I heard this again a few minutes ago. We have been told time and again...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation (22 May 2024)

David Cullinane: I mean people on trolleys who, after having been seen by a doctor, never see a bed-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation (22 May 2024)

David Cullinane: Could Dr. Gilligan respond to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation (22 May 2024)

David Cullinane: I thank those who work in the system for their work and the IMO for its advocacy. I will leave it at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation (22 May 2024)

David Cullinane: I want to finish on that. Very similar testimonies were heard in the Aoife Johnston inquest. I am concerned about the lack of dignity and respect for patients. If a doctor comes to you to talk about your medical experience in front of other patients on hospital trolleys, it is self-evident that there is a lack of dignity. Following this session, we need to follow up on all these issues...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

David Cullinane: We did.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

David Cullinane: Another fact check coming.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

David Cullinane: More lies.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

David Cullinane: We provided €6 million in our budget.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

David Cullinane: It was permanent, as well.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (28 May 2024)

David Cullinane: 192. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to the payment of the increased cost of business grant where rates are paid via a landlord; if he will permit payment in such situations; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24032/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (28 May 2024)

David Cullinane: 473. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to community drug and alcohol and rehabilitation services in Waterford in 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [23966/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 May 2024)

David Cullinane: 477. To ask the Minister for Health the level of psychiatry staffing in each emergency department; the number of existing posts, by staff grade; the number of vacancies; and the number of consultant psychiatrists who should be in place in each emergency department, in tabular form. [23981/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 May 2024)

David Cullinane: 479. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing access to the medical cannabis access programme for cerebral palsy; if so, the outcome of that consideration; the list of conditions that were or are being considered for addition; the status of those considerations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23983/24]