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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: It may be a broad question but is there best practice from other countries that could be introduced in Ireland? Are there schemes or systems operated that work and which we could possibly adopt in Ireland? Are we happy with the current structure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: Does anybody wish to sum up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: Would anyone like to respond to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: Thank you very much. Let us end on that positive note and acknowledge the positive work being done by clinicians on this issue. I thank the witnesses for taking the time this morning to help the committee and answer questions.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Naturalisation Applications (30 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: 485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications currently being considered; and the number of live applications still being processed were submitted prior to 23 November 2019. [58709/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made with regard to the allocation of the €500,000 to address the crack cocaine crisis announced as part of Budget 2022; if not, when this decision will be made in order that community drugs projects that are struggling to maintain services will have clarity on available funding from 1 January 2022; and if he will make a...

Dublin Fire Brigade: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: We need to remind ourselves that Dublin Fire Brigade responds to fires, car crashes, accidents, storms such as we are experiencing tonight and emergencies, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It operates 12 full-time stations, inclusive of the station at the Belgard Road in Tallaght. This work is being done even though the service is almost 100 firefighters short of what is required to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting on a driving test for a car by test centre in tabular form. [60529/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: 469. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in the CHO 7 area who await an assessment of needs, and by category of assessment, in tabular form. [59825/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: 470. To ask the Minister for Health if the record of a person (details supplied) who was diagnosed with autism in 2017 is in the possession of the HSE; the reason the parents of the child have been informed that there is no record of the child; and if it is the case, the effect that this will have on the access of the child to therapy. [59826/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: 480. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the current system of walk-in appointments for vaccine boosters; his views on the long queues in inclement weather that have been seen in recent days; if a move away from walk-ins and towards a scheduled system has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59843/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee. (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: Good morning everyone. I will deal with one item of committee housekeeping before I bring in the witnesses. Can I take it the draft minutes of our public meetings of 19 and 11 October 2021 and the draft minutes of our private meeting of 10 November 2021 are agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: I welcome all our witnesses to our meeting this morning to discuss the public health (tobacco and nicotine inhaling products) Bill 2019, including Ms Averil Power, chief executive officer, and Mr. Paul Gordon, policy and public affairs manager, Irish Cancer Society; and Mr. Chris Macey, director of advocacy, and Mr. Mark Murphy, advocacy officer, Irish Heart Foundation. Members now have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: That is not a problem. If the Deputy has a window, we will try to facilitate him in joining the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: I call now on Ms Averil Power from the Irish Cancer Society to make her opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: I remind members and witnesses not to mention individuals or companies if they can avoid it. I call Mr. Chris Macey from the Irish Heart Foundation to make introductory remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: To answer the Deputy's question, what is known about e-cigarettes is that there is a known harm reduction benefit to them for long-term smokers who have failed to quit using other safer methods. However, at the same time because of the business model and the marketing practices of certainly the vast majority of the people who sell them, there is a danger to young people. The issue is where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses may wish to revert to us on that question as I do not think they have the figure to hand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: While we wait on Deputy Crowe, I will ask a few questions. The elephant in the room is the difficulty in giving up cigarettes. I was struck by something that a group that appeared before us last week said about advertisements and how films used to portray smokers as sophisticated, cool and so on. Perhaps I am missing it, but I am not seeing the same happening with vaping. I do not see...