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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: 6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the most current schedule of audits on the accessibility of prison facilities, upholding the principles of the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24627/23]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I ask the Minister the current schedule of audits on the accessibility of prison facilities, upholding the principles of the UNCRPD.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I welcome those comments. It would be very useful if we could get a timeline for that consideration and a schedule of when those audits will take place. As the Minister of State is well aware, people with disabilities are over-represented at all stages of the criminal justice system. He spoke about the accessibility of prison facilities in terms of capital investment but there is an...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: If I could just expand a little, we know the prevalence of ASD might be four times higher in the prison population. We are also aware that we require extra capacity in the prison population in Ireland and there are a number of overcrowding issues. People with ASD have cognitive, sensory and social challenges that would be exacerbated by overcrowding. The Prison Service was before the Joint...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I will go back to the neurorehabilitation teams so that we can be clear about the dates and everything. We have two teams and the witnesses stated that we will finish 2023 with four further teams. Are those implementation teams already in place or how far along or they?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: Every team in the country could probably be characterised that way. Are there four additional teams? It is not two plus two.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: At what stage are the two that are coming on line this year, which, as Dr. Henry stated, are in addition to the two that already exist but are not fully staffed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: When Dr. Henry says they are at recruitment stage, does he mean that the posts have already been advertised?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: Is an implementation team in place for the five remaining teams in each CHO that is looking at what is required?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: Two of those would need relatively less funding than the other three which are a whole new ball game.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: Mr. Gloster mentioned Limerick. Where is the other team that is almost in place?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: Does Mr. Gloster have the other three that will be more difficult and take longer on his piece of paper?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: A few of those are CHOs with large catchment areas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: Does that present a particular challenge in getting them over the line in 2024?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I understand. Some of the last three teams are in areas where we have the highest concentration of people, staff and specialists and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: To be clear, those are the community teams. Are the inpatient neurorehabilitation services that are being developed through the managed clinical networks at the same level of development? Do they work in parallel?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: Let us take the beds in St. Camillus Community Hospital, which is being used in this manner by proxy. What would it mean for its use and services if these were to become full rehabilitation beds? Would they be hived off? That is unclear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: To meet a particular standard. Okay. Mr. Gloster stated that we have 27 beds. How many are we short?