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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I have a few questions and I also wish to get clarification. Some of the members mentioned the Covid pandemic. For me, it highlighted the importance of having a medical system that works but also that delivers for citizens. The witnesses referred to 29 million consultations, 1 million of which take place in the evening. Society owes GPs a great debt. The main focus of many of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I understand the tensions that having two systems would create but doctors who are training would not need to concentrate on business and all the difficulties that arise in that regard. They would be able to get holidays and we would like to think there would be supports for them. It would be part of a solution. What model would Mr. Moran like to see for GP services? Quite a few were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: Does Mr. Moran agree that it would be helpful to have such a review of the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: On an issue that was not discussed but which concerns the committee, how have GPs coped with the fall-out of the cyberattack? Are there any remaining difficulties in regard to that? We have had various people from the HSE before committee. Were there difficulties for GPs? Are there lessons that we could learn? This comes back to supports in the form of IT equipment and so on. Are there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: Those were all my questions. Unfortunately, we have run out of time. I apologise to those who were trying to contribute. Working off a screen when chairing is difficult. If the various organisations would like to expand on some of the issues raised today or give greater clarity to any of the questions, we would be delighted if they wrote to the committee. I thank the witnesses for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Cathal Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am conscious that we are running out of time. Senator Hoey is trying to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: Senator Hoey has the last question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am going to move on. There were two areas we did not address on gaps in services. One was residential treatment for females, and the other area is the childcare needs of those who are in residential care. Can the Minister of State send us a note in regard to that? I do not have time to bring in Mr. Gould, my apologies. He might come back to us with a note on those two issues. I thank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Frances Black. There is one piece of housekeeping. Are the draft minutes of our public meeting on Wednesday, 29 January 2022 agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses from the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET: Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer; Dr. Ronan Glynn, deputy chief medical officer and Professor Philip Nolan, chair of the Irish epidemiological modelling advisory group. Before we hear the opening statements, I need to point out to witnesses that there is uncertainty as to whether parliamentary privilege...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: Thank you. The members know the format. It is ten minutes for each slot and that is for questions and, hopefully, answers within that slot. I call Deputy Durkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: I will move on. Deputy Lahart is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: Before I move on, does Dr. Holohan want a bit more time to elaborate on the antigen test or is he happy with the answer given?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: The decision making and how NPHET came to the conclusion on antigens is one of the big issues people are asking about. We have asked for a written reply. I am just giving him a chance, if he wants, to expand on it more. If he is happy enough, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: Does Dr. Glynn wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: That is great. I just thought it would appropriate to elaborate on it. A number of people have told me that, particularly around the Christmas period, they were concerned about meeting elderly people and whatever else. They were starting to use antigen tests and it was an element they felt was part of the safety process. However, I can understand what Dr. Glynn and Dr. Holohan are saying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: I think Deputy Burke is moving off the subject. We have NPHET before us this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: I think Deputy Burke is straying off the subject in hand.