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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: We will take Deputy Fitzpatrick, after whom six further members will contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: Yes. We will take Deputy Fitzpatrick, after which the Minister will be able to respond to the four members' questions together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: It was mentioned that the emergency department is often the only access point for sick older people. The point made by Senator van Turnhout is one the committee would share. I do not know how people will get better if they are to be left on trolleys. Are there other avenues of access for these people and what are the plans around that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: We have the question and I will now ask the Minister to respond because other people-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: The question is about recruitment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I call the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: Do you want to answer that question from Deputy Ó Caoláin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I will take the next group of questioners, Senator Colm Burke, and Deputies Regina Doherty, Healy and Catherine Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I will take Deputy Catherine Byrne followed by Deputy McLellan. Senator Crown has left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: Deputy Kelleher raised an issue which has also come to my attention. In University Hospital Waterford, there were no pillows or blankets available to people on trolleys. Although the numbers of people on trolleys has decreased today, it is not good enough. If we accept that there are people on trolleys trying to access beds, at least the very basics should be provided for them. I would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: Demand has increased. Is that the reason?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: I now call Deputy Ó Caoláin and we will finish on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: Yes, I was going to make that point. They are a stand-alone, separate body. That may be something that we will take the opportunity to highlight to the relevant bodies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: Thank you, Minister. I appreciate that. I wish to thank the Minister, Mr. O'Brien, Ms Fitzgerald, Dr. Henry, Mr. Breslin and Mr. Healy for taking the time to be with us here today. We wish them well because it is not over yet. I wish to advise members that we have a vote in the Dáil.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (21 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: 115. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the set up and financial supports that were provided to a company (details supplied) in County Waterford to locate in the city; if the company was placed under any obligation to stay in County Waterford for a set period of time; if he is satisfied that the company fulfilled all the terms and conditions of its contract before making...

Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: Deputy Kelleher could tell us a thing or two about that.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (27 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: 315. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the progress that is being made on plans to introduce paternity leave and shared maternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3764/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (27 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: 330. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form all funding awarded for youth projects in County Waterford by year since 2011 to date in 2015, including awards made through the youth capital funding scheme, youth café capital funding programme and the child care capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3765/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (27 Jan 2015)

Ciara Conway: 384. To ask the Minister for Health if resources will be available for the expansion of BreastCheck programme to women aged 65 to 69 years; when resources will be made available for this expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3700/15]