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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Reid and his colleagues for their helpful engagement with us this morning. I wish them all well. This meeting is adjourned until 11.30 a.m. next Wednesday, 18 November, when the committee will get an update on the progress on building the new children's hospital and representatives from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland will present...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Tests (12 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: 138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific type of testing that will be used at airports; the locations the testing staff will be seconded from; if they will be hired for the purpose; the testing capacity that will be in place by 1 December 2020; the desired optimal testing capacity; the procedures to be put in place for those who fail testing in the airport; and...

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: The misuse of scrambler and quad bikes presents a great danger to people in many of our communities when they are used by children or adults without any level of training, supervision or respect for one's neighbours. I accept that this problem is not occurring in every area but it is a phenomenon that is growing every year. Many of our communities are plagued by the buzzing noise to which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Following our private meeting yesterday afternoon I asked the committee to confirm that the following are agreed: the minutes of the meeting of 11 November; the actions relating to the items of correspondence; the additions to the work programme; and the appointments of chairperson and membership of the new subcommittee on mental health. Is that agreed? Agreed. On behalf of the committee I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Yes. We agreed that we would stay in touch with the individual who wrote to us as well. The clerk has been in touch.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: They are still on the agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: What it means is we have the agenda filled up to December. After then we need to prioritise who we bring in. We are not ruling anyone out at this stage. We will be bringing the the IPU when we discuss supply and pricing of medicines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: The clerk has already been in touch trying to get witnesses for that meeting. I imagine we all collectively agree that it has to be a priority. There are also the questions of uptake, prioritisation of medical assessment and plans for procurement and distribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: It should be. I am trying to be as relaxed as possible with the members but I am conscious of it. In future, I will try to be stricter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I would like to welcome our witnesses from Children's Health Ireland and from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. They will be presenting remotely to us this morning and will provide us with an update on the progress of the building of the new national children's hospital. I welcome from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, Mr. David Gunning, chief officer,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: We hope to take the board up on that offer. I invite Ms Eilish Hardiman from Children's Health Ireland, who is very welcome to the committee, to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: There were plenty of questions there. I ask the witnesses to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Could Mr. Gunning give a written reply to the committee? It might give him a chance to expand on the questions Deputy Durkan asked. We have run out of time on this session. I am very interested in the Tallaght delay but perhaps someone else will come in with the same question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Cullinane should let the man answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Who is taking that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: We have come to the end of this session. Mr. Gunning might think about other things the committee might be able to do. I have a question. Did the board suggest to BAM that it should apply for the Government Covid-19 support payment? Was that ever discussed with the contractor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: That is helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Will the witnesses give an example of a claim that went through the process, the evaluation of the claim, the assessment by the board and the outcome of conciliation from the original sum or percentage? I know that we are drifting into Committee of Public Accounts stuff here, but people at home would be interested in knowing how successful the claims have been. Will the witnesses give the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Mr. Gunning has given us a sense of what the claims are about. I call Deputy Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: What time does the work start in the morning? The reason I ask is I am conscious there are a lot of residents surrounding the site and one of the complaints that many residents associations in the area have is that the site is worked on early. I presume it is the contractor trying to make up time. Do the witnesses have any idea what is the official start time?