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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: Some of us have gone on the airwaves and articulated points on the basis of clinical advice. As my colleague, Deputy Cullinane, said earlier nobody wants an unsafe hospital. Equally, however, nobody wants expectations to be created that will become unachievable. A narrative that creates expectations is a dangerous one. Are the terms of reference that have been issued to the regional...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: My final question relates to the second 96-bed unit for which commissioning works have already begun. There is a date of 2028 and a second date of 2027 for when this will be completed. I believe there is also a discussion within the HSE, where HSE health regions and the team down there want to go ahead with the building of the second 96-bed unit but they are being told it has to go out to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: Has the HSE made a case to Mr. Watt that the second 96-bed unit should be exempt from tendering for emergency medical reasons? Has Mr. Watt made that case to the Minister? If so, what was the answer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: Given the fact there are over 100 people on trolleys every day and we are told this will be resolved by building capacity, surely to God it is an emergency. There has to be some way around tendering rules.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: I would like to hear from Mr. Watt.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: We know that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: Has the Minister asked Mr. Watt whether there was any way around the tendering situation to try to move this forward by a year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: How come it could be done during the pandemic? How come there could be exemptions during the pandemic and there cannot be now, even though there are over 100 people on trolleys every day of the week in UHL?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: Who is?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: I totally appreciate that people are doing their best but I have a duty to ask the questions on behalf of the people of the mid-west, as difficult as they may be.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: WHO Treaty on Pandemic Preparedness: Department of Health (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: I was going to talk about the intellectual property side of it. There was an issue but Deputy Shortall has it well covered. Has the Department had any engagement with any pharmaceutical companies, given that so many of the big ones have their European headquarters here? Has the Department sought any guidance or been influenced in any way by them in its negotiations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: WHO Treaty on Pandemic Preparedness: Department of Health (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: I am asking the question in a positive way because I feel they potentially have much to offer. When this is agreed, what are we bound by? If we are not bound by lockdowns, closing borders and so on, what does Mr. Hanly envisage that we would be bound by?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: WHO Treaty on Pandemic Preparedness: Department of Health (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: Of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: WHO Treaty on Pandemic Preparedness: Department of Health (8 May 2024)
Martin Conway: That is great. I thank the Chair.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (14 May 2024)
Martin Conway: Before I bring Senator Byrne in for his supplementary question, I welcome a very good friend and guest of Senator Aidan Davitt to the House, Emmet Creighton. I believe heartiest congratulations are due to Mr. Creighton on the birth of his new baby. Congratulations from us all here in the Seanad. We hope you have a wonderful day. We are doing Commencement matters, which provide an...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (14 May 2024)
Martin Conway: I believe the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, is taking this one as well.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (14 May 2024)
Martin Conway: I welcome the guests here this afternoon with our colleague, Senator Clonan. They are transition year students. We have Emily, who is from Athy, which is in Senator O'Loughlin's constituency, as is Lulu, who is from Kildare, also in Senator O'Loughlin's constituency. I welcome James and Theo, who are from Blackrock College. I hope they have a good day here in Leinster House, that they...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (14 May 2024)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for his time today. I know Tuesday is a very busy day so we appreciate his coming to the Seanad to take these Commencement matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Healthcare Strategies: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Martin Conway: The witnesses are very welcome. Obviously, they are no strangers to Leinster House because they give a briefing in the audiovisual room every year. We are coming from a low base but we have seen some incremental improvements, albeit they may be limited and not on target. When was the committee which is co-chaired by the clinical lead and the head of disability services established?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Healthcare Strategies: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Martin Conway: How many members are on the committee?