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Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: I will move on to two other issues I want to cover.

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: I have a question on capital expenditure. When I was in St. Stephen's Hospital in Sarsfield Court on Monday, it was outlined to me that there is now only one mental healthcare facility that is really up in standard in the Cork region, which is the one attached to Cork University Hospital, CUH. If we take Portlaoise hospital, for example, when Covid broke out, there were 26 patients in a...

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: In Portlaoise, there were not even changing facilities for staff when they came on duty in the morning. That is how far behind the facility was.

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: What are the priorities in regard to the Cork region?

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: When is it planned to do the work on the St. Michael's unit in Mercy University Hospital?

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: Are we talking about 12 months, 18 months or two years?

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: So we have an inadequate facility that will not be touched for the next three to five years.

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: Are we satisfied that we have a sufficient number of training places relating to mental health services? What do we need to do in that area?

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: Mr. Reid might come back to me about the number of nurses in training with regard to mental health services.

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: Could the HSE send us on the details?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress which has been made to ensure that all new school building projects or extensions include special education facilities or incorporate the principle of universal design; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13324/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the DEIS programme will be expanded to schools (details supplied) currently outside the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13325/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 384. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he is bringing forward to the European Commission to take action in the forthcoming review of the EU Tobacco Excise Directive in view of the worrying trend of increased consumption of e-cigarettes by young people in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13660/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the Chairman and all our guests for the work done, particularly over the past two years. It has been a particularly difficult time for everyone. The dedication and commitment of all of our staff in all of our hospitals and throughout the healthcare system must be greatly appreciated. I thank them for their work in very difficult times. One of the points made in the IMO...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: I will do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: To reiterate what I said earlier, I thank our guests and all the members of their organisations for the work they have done, particularly over the past two years. It has been a very difficult time for everyone involved. The presentation from the IMO referred to 5,000 additional hospital beds. This issue came up while I was on my way here. I refer to the proposed elective hospitals for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: Is Dr. Molloy saying that the proposal of day-only care for the elective hospitals is not a workable solution and will not contribute anything to dealing with the difficulties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: Does Dr. Molloy, therefore, accept that the proposal of day-only hospitals is not a workable solution in real terms if we want to deal with bed capacity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: I wish to move to another issue Dr. Molloy raised earlier, which was access to theatres. I was recently speaking to a consultant in the north west. She has a half day a week. She came back from the United States where she had two days of operating space when she was working in the hospital there. She tries to get three operations done in the half day. However, she has been advised that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: Does Dr. Molloy accept that the facilities in the public sector are not being used sufficiently? With regard to day care, in particular, if hospitals had the staff, they would be able to deal with greater numbers.