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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Crowe: The point was made about notifying the Minister after 28 days, which is inappropriate. Also touched on was the issue of safe access. Would the witnesses like to outline some experiences they are aware of? I refer to challenges women are facing in some areas. There is no need to necessarily mention those areas, but I think we would all accept it is wrong and that people should be able to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Crowe: I call Senator Clifford-Lee, who wishes to come in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Crowe: We have come to the end of this meeting. I do not know if it was as historic as the witnesses thought it might be, but it was a useful discussion. We have covered a large area. I reiterate that if there are areas the witnesses would have liked to have had the opportunity to expand on, but could not because of the nature of the ten-minute slots, they should, by all means, feel free to come...

Rising Rental Costs: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: The latest rent figures from the Residential Tenancies Board show no real relief for renters. It is not a shock to anybody that rents continue to spiral out of control for individuals and families. As the Minister will know, rents keep growing every year and show no real sign of stopping any time soon. As my colleague pointed out in respect of his area, the average rent for a new tenancy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Frances Black. Today the committee meets Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Health, and Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, to discuss the proposed appointment of the Chief Medical Officer to a role in Trinity College Dublin. They are both very welcome to our meeting this morning. All witnesses are reminded of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Thank you, Mr. Watt. We will kick off with the questions. Senator Kyne, will you lead us off, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am conscious that there are a number of members who want to get in. I will try to be as lax as possible. I call Deputy Cullinane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: We need to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan seems to have put himself on mute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: The Deputy is not on mute. I ask him to come down to the committee room. I will move to Senator Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: A couple of members are looking to contribute again. Before they do so, can I walk Mr. Watt through his statement and put a couple of questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Mr. Watt outlines in his statement that he had initial discussions with the CMO in August 2021 regarding his future plans. Will Mr. Watt elaborate on those discussions? What was the general tone? Was it a case that the CMO was indicating he wanted to move on to a new role?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Looking back to August 2021, there were between 1,500 and 2,000 Covid cases per day-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Mr. Watt mentioned that there were discussions with various universities besides Trinity College. Which universities were those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Were the witnesses concerned about the impact it would have had if the CMO had publicly talked about moving on, given the number of cases?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: The discussions continued. At what point in the discussion with Trinity did it make it apparent that its support for the new role was contingent on the cost being recouped completely through public funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: There were discussions in August. Was it this type of role that was discussed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Has Mr. Watt approved other secondments where public servants were transferred into the third level sector and paid according to their existing contracts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: This was the first. Mr. Watt stated he was aware of other secondments, but he is not aware of who paid the salaries involved.