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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I invite Mr. Ginley to make his opening remarks on behalf of SIPTU.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Ginley. I ask members again to turn off their mobile phones. It interferes with the broadcasting. Members and witnesses will have heard phones beeping away in the background. I invite Senator Kyne to lead us off in the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: There is a problem with the clock. It is stuck on ten minutes. We are asking people to stick to seven minutes. I will let Senator Kyne finish. I am just letting other members know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: The Senator's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Cullinane is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: We can certainly follow that up. Deputy Róisín Shortall is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: To follow up on what was said about radiation services, the last time we had a group from the HSE and the Department before the committee, I raised the issue of a child with scoliosis who was in Crumlin hospital. The child was there a number of weeks in Crumlin hospital with the parents sharing the room with two other children because they could not get an MRI. Thankfully, the child has got...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Shortall. We will have a comfort break after that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I am conscious there are other members looking to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I have a number of members still to come in. Senator Conway has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I am sorry to interrupt, was Ms Carberry looking to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Thank you. I am conscious that we are in Senator Conway's section now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: We support all those staff who are currently under great pressure, especially those in emergency wards but throughout the sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: An invitation is going out to them, so we hope to resolve that situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I see the Taoiseach is on his feet in the Chamber. Are the witnesses suggesting the budget is not sufficient to resolve the safe staffing shortages they are talking about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Again, this is the big issue everyone is talking about. Does SIPTU have the same view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in HSE: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I was struck when Mr. Dunne was talking about the importance of the district nurse. I dealt with a case of an elderly couple a number of years ago. The man was upstairs in their house as he could not leave the room. His wife could not get up the stairs. Their son, who was their carer, was in a chaotic addiction and it was only due to the role of the district nurse that the support...

Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2024: First Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Even though nitrous oxide ranks among the top three drugs used by young people, it garners very little attention by the media or policy-makers. We have all seen with our own eyes the evidence of its growing use. I gave the canisters the name "silver bullets" because children are playing Russian roulette with this gas. The use of the gas has led to death and serious long-term harm to people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senators Black and Hoey. The minutes of the committee's meetings of 24 and 25 September and 2 October have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of today's meeting is to consider issues relating to the development of the proposed national children's hospital with the Minister for Health. This follows the committee's recent meeting with representatives of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. I am pleased to welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. The Minister is accompanied by Mr. Derek...