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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Does a pilot go on forever? What is the timescale of these if something is working? I remember making reference to a hospital I know where people in their late 70s were presenting with cocaine at the weekends. This was a recurring thing. The hospital came up with an initiative whereby they put someone in who was working with the local drug services. It gave people who were clearly in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: The key to this is the regionalisation of staff, resources, investment and services. An audiology unit in Tallaght hospital, for instance, covers Wicklow and Kildare. If you are living in Wicklow town and your child needs to get tested, Tallaght is not local, as such. You could be waiting up to two years to get that child tested. The resources needs to follow. It is part of the challenge...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans to expand the home tuition programme which is available to children with a diagnosis of ASD who are of preschool age to include other developmental disorders such as koolen de vries syndrome. [35035/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Mr. Reid is looking to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: I need to bring the meeting to an end. We are over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: I mentioned the audiology unit in Tallaght Hospital. There are 2,500 children involved. Mr. Reid might come back with a note on it. I do not know what the problem is but the average waiting time is 66 weeks. There are some children waiting two years. It would be remiss of me if I did not ask that. I would appreciate a written note at some stage. I thank all the witnesses for their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Black and Deputy Shortall. I have one piece of housekeeping before I introduce the witnesses. Members have been circulated with a draft copy of the minutes of the meetings of 9 February, 27 February, 4 May, 11 May, 12 May, 16 May and 18 May. Are these agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Today the committee will meet representatives from the Open VLD group from Belgium and the HSE to discuss improving the lives of those affected by rare diseases and their families, and the issue of genetic testing of newborn babies for rare diseases. In the first session, we have the OPEN VLD group. I welcome Dr. Maggie De Block, MP and former Belgian Minister of Social Affairs and Public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: We will not have the usual block of speakers so Deputy Colm Burke will lead off the questions.

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Seán Crowe: I do not believe that people fleeing war and savagery are responsible for people sleeping in cars.

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Seán Crowe: That was mentioned earlier. It has been happening for years in this city. There are plenty of houses but unfortunately they are in the wrong hands and they are being used for the wrong purposes. Child homelessness is endemic once again. There are more than 3,000 children without a place to call home. This is the official number. We do no know how many are sharing box rooms or sitting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thought in her earlier contribution Dr. De Block was speaking against the idea of an EU approach and gave the example of the coronavirus and the delays with that. Part of the challenge with the coronavirus was it was a worldwide pandemic and we had wealthy countries pushing themselves forward while poorer countries had to stay behind. On this issue, I can understand that if you buy in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: -----so there is probably an argument for an EU-wide negotiation. However, Dr. De Block was saying that might delay things even further. She is saying the approach at the moment is the smaller countries coming together and using that bloc to try to negotiate. Would she be opposed to an EU approach to some of these rare diseases? The other question is whether there is a pattern in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: I appreciate that. One of the frustrating things for families in Ireland is we have many pharmaceutical families producing the drugs. We are talking about cents to produce the drugs but they charge an absolute fortune to the people of Ireland when they try to access those drugs. I am conscious we are running out of time but before Dr. De Block goes, is the screening programme for rare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Again, the Italians are probably the model we all look towards. I think we do something like nine tests here. I am sure that is one of the questions we are going to put to the next group of people we have before us. I really appreciate Dr. De Block giving us her time this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Okay. We really appreciate Dr. De Block's help and support for the committee's work and I wish her well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: We will suspend and come back in with our witnesses from the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Witnesses from the HSE are with us to discuss improving the lives of those affected by rare diseases and their families, and the issue of genetic testing of newborn babies for rare diseases. I welcome Mr. Liam Woods, national director of acute operations in the HSE, Dr. Ciara Martin, consultant paediatrician, emergency medicine, and national clinical adviser and group lead, children and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am conscious that some members did not get to speak in the first session and that we have limited time. I ask members to keep within the eight-minute slot. If there is additional time, I will bring members back in.