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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Absolutely, I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Has An Garda Síochána thought out a solution to it? I am looking at it from a defence solicitor's point of view. An argument could be made as to whether a person was 90 m or 100 m from the entrance. How can that be defined clearly? Who measures that? In the case the 50 km/h speed limit, it is clearly marked where the zone starts and finishes. I am wondering whether An Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: It is really challenging since it is very easy to say something is 100 m from a point. There will always be a sign indicating where the hospital is. Is it not very easy to design a sign that clearly indicates an area is within the precincts of the hospital and therefore people are not entitled to protest beyond that point? I can see huge problems for An Garda Síochána in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Have there been any discussions between the Department and An Garda Síochána on this issue? An Garda Síochána obviously has concerns about it. The last thing we need, in situations where An Garda Síochána feels there has been a clear breach of the regulations, is a long drawn out process to determine whether that is the case. Then we are in the whole area of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Has the Department responded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Does Dr. McNamara believe that we, as a committee, should make sure we clearly outline our concerns in the report on this proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: I want to go back to an issue that was raised by Deputy Bríd Smith in respect of polling stations. I accept her point that everyone realises there is a clear rule in place. Over the past two or three general elections or local elections, I did not hear of a huge number of incidents where An Garda Síochána had to take action. I am not sure what the view of the witnesses is on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Moving on to the issue of private property, with particular reference to the dwelling of a medical practitioner, does An Garda Síochána have any concerns about safe protests outside a dwelling house in that respect? For example, a group may decide that because it cannot protest outside a hospital, it will protest outside the property of a medical practitioner working in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Does Ms McMahon believe it is an area that we should be examining?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: No. I am raising this matter because it is difficult for the Garda to intervene if it is uncomfortable about whether there is adequate legislation to deal with an issue. Would the Garda feel safer if there was appropriate legislation in place that gave the Garda a clear understanding of where the boundaries were when dealing with particular issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: There is already extensive legislation in place, for example, the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 and the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997. If the Garda feels that it cannot use this Bill to deal with an issue, is Ms McMahon satisfied that the current legislation gives it the security to deal with difficult protests? The Garda has wide powers under the 1997 Act, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: If there was a scenario where the Garda felt it was not able to use the new legislation, is Ms McMahon satisfied that the current legislation provides some security to deal with an issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank Ms McMahon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank all the witnesses for coming before the committee and for setting out a comprehensive plan to deal with challenges facing all our hospitals in the coming months. There are problems which, if they were resolved, it would deal with some of the issues arising in hospitals. For instance, I have come across hospitals where consultants cannot hold clinics because nursing staff are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Will Mr. Mulvany make enquiries about that issue? I am told there is resistance to allowing the clinics to be held because nurses are not available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Mulvany accept that someone having only a half day per week in an operating theatre is not adequate from a consultant's point of view? Consultants now have no choices because they cannot get access to a theatre any other day of the week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: I accept that, but they have no choice in this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Consultants do not have a choice if they cannot get access to a theatre.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Can we have discussions with hospitals where this problem arises to find a solution?