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

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses. I apologise for not being here for the first few minutes of the meeting. I have a couple of questions, one of which relates to consultation. We are in receipt of correspondence from speech and language therapists' representatives. We are informed that 8 September 2017 was reported as the date of the consultation, but their members have responded that notice of the...

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

Louise O'Reilly: Dr. Morgan referred to consultation and we have heard from others who refer to a complete lack of consultation. We had three groups before us earlier but we also had correspondence from a group representing speech and language therapists. It advised that the group was made aware that there would be some class of consultation process but it was at such short notice, its participation was...

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

Louise O'Reilly: A month is provided to complete the service statement.

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

Louise O'Reilly: Who is involved in that process and why would it take a month?

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

Louise O'Reilly: I might be missing something but in terms of the time spent writing it, that would probably involve-----

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

Louise O'Reilly: It would be a very lucky child if he or she had access to all of that.

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

Louise O'Reilly: A bit of toing and froing rather than-----

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

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms O'Neill.

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

Louise O'Reilly: That appears to parents and others to be just another hurdle in their way. I apologise that I must leave the meeting. I ask the Chairman to address my question on whether this measure is in use in some areas, and if it is under negotiation. This query is not specifically about the role of Fórsa; it relates to reports from parents who have received phone calls where the assessment is...

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

Louise O'Reilly: The committee has been advised that this is happening.

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

Louise O'Reilly: This is new, though, and it is a change in practice.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Paediatric Services (28 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 2. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on scoliosis waiting lists; the length of time they have been on the waiting lists; when the 2018 action plan for scoliosis will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27992/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Paediatric Services (28 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: The question is self-explanatory. It is not long since we all watched, with a combination of sadness and horror, children who were in extreme pain and their parents who had been battling with the system. Unfortunately, I believe they are still battling with the system and there are still long waiters. Those children are still in pain and their parents are still worried about them.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Paediatric Services (28 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: That is a lovely list of the things the Minister might be doing in the future, but he failed to mention the 88 children whose targets have been missed. He gave a commitment on the four-month target but it has been missed in 88 cases. Some of those children have been waiting in pain for more than three years. They are not able to live a full life. They are in agony. What is the status of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Paediatric Services (28 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: We welcome the plan if and when it is published. Some parents have contacted us - we have raised this with the Minister previously - to the effect that the waiting lists are being managed in an aggressive way and parents are receiving letters asking them if their child still requires surgery. Can the Minister please request that this practice ceases? These children will not get better on...

Other Questions: Primary Care Centres Data (28 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 12. To ask the Minister for Health the status of all primary care centres under construction or opened or both; the healthcare and medical staff working in each operational primary care centre by centre and occupation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27851/18]

Other Questions: Primary Care Centres Data (28 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: My question is fairly simple and relates to primary care centres. We have had this conversation many times. I have said that if the Minister is serious about primary care he would employ staff. I have asked about staffing in primary care centres and have been told repeatedly that the services will be provided from within existing resources, which is HSE code to the effect that no new staff...

Other Questions: Primary Care Centres Data (28 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister told me he is not counting the numbers but also that the figure has increased. They are some very fancy calculations. I have asked questions on primary care centres and the consistent answer I have received is that services will be provided from within existing resources. Does the Minister have a figure in mind for what constitutes a multidisciplinary team? How many staff are...

Penal Reform and Sentencing: Motion (28 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: The Committee on Justice and Equality focused on measures that could be taken to decrease the number of people being sent to prison each year. The report finds a systemic overuse of imprisonment as punishment, unacceptable conditions in Irish prisons and the need to increase efforts to rehabilitate prisoners. Sinn Féin believes that in a fair and effective criminal justice system...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (28 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 58. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the ongoing wait list validation process which is being undertaken in the Children's Hospital Group; the steps that occur; the way in which a decision is made that a child should be removed from the outpatient waiting list; if it is a clinical or administrative decision; the way in which children are safeguarded during this process; if the...