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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Crowe: With regard to specialist nurses, is there an advantage to getting the bandages changed at home, given people have an independent life or would it be beneficial to have it done centrally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Crowe: I am just trying to tease out what would be the best model. It does not make sense that people have to travel long distances. Again, to take the comparison of the cancer model, we were recently in Altnagelvin Area Hospital and we saw that people from Donegal can go there as the nearest specialist area. If there are clusters in a particular area-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Crowe: Dr. Watson referred to the medical card and both the physical cost and the mental cost. I presume the financial cost ranges depending on whether the condition is more or less severe. Can the witnesses outline the rough financial cost of this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Crowe: I apologise for focusing on the financial element of this. Has Debra worked out how much it would cost the Exchequer to give everyone a medical card or a long-term payment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Crowe: As it is such a small sample, it would be quite small in the overall health budget but as the witnesses have explained, it would be significant for those families and individuals. I again give a commitment that we will try to follow up on many of these issues. I understand Deputy Lahart wishes to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Crowe: It is positive that Debra Ireland has praised the work of the HSE. It is always good to hear that things are working within the system. We hear a great deal of negativity about our health service. Given that so many people rely on it, that is really positive. We will try to follow up with the HSE on where the care pathway is at and ask some of the other questions in regard to the medical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Crowe: -----he parking disc and all those issues. I was also struck by the idea of bandages being delivered in another jurisdiction. It will be useful to get a sense of how much that would cost the Exchequer. These are all issues that the committee can certainly follow up. If there is anything else the witnesses feel they missed this morning, they can treat this meeting as the start of a...

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: The biggest concern expressed to me by older carers, but not exclusively, relates to who will look after their loved ones when they are gone. They go to bed worrying about what will happen if something happens to them, and they probably wake up in the morning with the same nagging question. Things may have improved but most of us accept we have a long road to go. A constitutional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: 315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the serious shortage of teachers at a school (details provided), and that this is exacerbated by the rapidly growing population in the catchment area; whether the school is being prioritised for additional teacher provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10555/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (5 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: 596. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied with the level of access to the early childhood care and education scheme based on geographical area; how often the Department refresh their list of providers; the measures being put in place to expand access to the scheme in areas experiencing rapid population growth; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of ASD places available in schools in the Dublin southwest area; the number of additional ASD places that have been created for the 2023-2024 academic year; and the number of applications for places received to date for the coming academic year. [10841/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: 126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any pensioners lost out between the time of pension increases in January 2024 and the raising of the fuel allowance means threshold some eight weeks later; and if all pensioners were compensated for the loss incurred to them if there was a discrepancy during that time. [11037/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: 339. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children on a waiting list for their first appointment to CAMHS in the CHO7 area; and the number of those waiting more than six months. [11209/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of treatment an individual receives in the CAMHS system. [11210/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: 341. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the referral pathway to the ADHD clinic in the CHO7 area. [11211/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Hoey and Deputies Shortall and Colm Burke. I propose that we go into private session for a brief consultation on our future schedule. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2024: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of the meeting is to consider the National Service Plan 2024 with representatives of the HSE. I am pleased to welcome Mr. Bernard Gloster, chief executive officer, Mr. Stephen Mulvany, chief financial officer, Dr. Colm Henry, chief clinical officer, Ms Anne Marie Hoey, chief people officer, Ms Martina Queally, regional executive officer for Dublin and the south east, and Ms Kate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2024: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Gloster.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2024: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: As Senator Black is not available, I call Senator Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2024: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Crowe: I have just a couple of questions of my own and then we will take a comfort break. A couple of things have come up. One relates to the working time directive. In the context of the HSE service plan, it was stated that the targets as regards those working 24-hour and 48-hour shifts were met last year. Are there any statistics or data in that regard? That is one of the areas in the plan.