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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Mr. Reid referred to the National Children's Hospital. Have we an indicative date for when it will possibly open?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: What is the plan with regard to the roll-out of dental care for those on medical cards? There is a shortage of dentists and they are basically opting out of the scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Is there any positive message that we can send to those families who are looking to try to get onto some dentist’s programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Another issue that came up is the waiting time for trying to get a hearing aid adjusted. I recently encountered the case of a child with Down's syndrome where it was not about getting a new hearing aid or getting tested, but just getting it adjusted, and they were talking about possibly waiting two years. Again, I am not bouncing this on anyone but there seems to be a problem with the system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: It is not just that case and I am talking in general.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: It is said that there are even more difficult cases. The length of time is being talked about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: With regard to long Covid, I know the HSE is trying to collate figures. The committee hopes to deal with the matter at some stage. I know there are some centres but, while one centre might be dealing with the lungs and heart, inflammation of the brain may be involved, which requires neurological services. People are saying that the current model is clearly not working for them. People may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses get that people are having to go to different hospitals and that we need to look at that model.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: There was a commitment from the previous Government regarding cervical cancer testing in Ireland. I have seen the figures and they are very low. I understand there were challenges with regard to Covid and so on but is there a plan to increase that percentage and, if so, by how much?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: The question was around tests being sent abroad and bringing this back to Ireland. Again, that was a commitment from Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: As the witnesses are probably aware, we have had a number of meetings regarding the national children's hospital. It has not come up here this morning but I imagine people at home are wondering what happens next. I know there were votes and so on but the Government has signed off on it. It will go to tender. Does the HSE have any sense of when that process will be completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I keep saying national children's hospital but it is the national maternity hospital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: No, I did. Does Mr. Mulvany want to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Senator Conway wants to come in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I do not see anybody else indicating a wish to speak. I thank our guests for the comprehensive discussion they had with the committee today. I wish them well in the roll-out of the plan. They mentioned the 120,000 additional hours of personal assistant supports and 30,000 additional hours of home support. I suppose it will raise people's expectations in that regard. There is also the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (14 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: 1346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of peace commissioners. [30334/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: There will be two sessions to this meeting. In this session, we are meeting officials from the Department of Health to discuss the order passed by the Dáil on 31 May and by the Seanad on 24 May on the proposal that both Houses approve the following regulations in draft: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank Ms Fantini and open up the debate to questions.