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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: In my defence, he is not committing to it either so that is worrying.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: Will Mr. Fitzgerald come back to me about the OPW first and foremost? The second question I asked relates to a timeline. Can I get any indication as to how long this is going to take?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: This issue is important for the families of the eight remaining residents who are there. What is the immediate plan for those residents in the coming years? Mr. Reid has stated he will not ask anybody to get out. Is it the intention to move the eight remaining residents who are not in need of nursing home care due to advanced age but who are currently resident on that site? Will they be...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: In the short run it goes without saying that we have gone from having a capacity of approximately 20 service users in early 2021 and reducing that to a three- and four-person placement with this new residential house. That is not acceptable in the short or medium term. There is an urgent need to increase that. The service plan in the immediate future has been covered in depth by Deputy...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: Without being flippant, Mr. Fitzgerald is talking about establishing a community-based service. The service that was there was outstanding. It was the heart of the community. It was a few minutes' walk from the main street in Midleton, next door to the biggest supermarket in east Cork. Everything was there for the service users' needs, and it has been taken away. Irrespective of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: I have two quick questions related to my constituency. The SouthDoc service is very important to the people of Cork East, Kerry and County Cork in general, but it is at enormous risk because of the potential reshuffling of existing centres. Will the HSE to commit to meeting a delegation of public representatives from the area to discuss this problem? I am happy to do this on an apolitical...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: I thank Mr. Fitzgerald. Second, on the delivery of primary care in east Cork, it is impossible to get a doctor at the moment if one moves into places like Youghal and other areas of my constituency. The delivery of a primary care centre in Youghal is one of the largest capital projects the HSE will undertake in County Cork over the next few years. Will the HSE give me some indication of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: Okay. I have one final question for Mr. Reid. Would he consider engaging with the families of Owenacurra?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: Yes, as CEO-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: Will Mr. Reid engage, as CEO?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: In hindsight, does he regret the decision on Owenacurra?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: Why?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: Covid-19 had many knock-on impacts across public services in the country, but the Government will be familiar with one particular area where there was an impact, namely driving tests. Unfortunately, people are waiting an extremely long period to get driving tests across many areas of Munster. In places like Wilton, Mallow and Dungarvan, which are very important centres in my constituency of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I thank the Chairman and welcome the officials to the committee. It has been referred to very strongly in contributions by other members but the importance the NAS has across every constituency in the country cannot be understated. All I can tell the officials about is what is happening in my own area and unfortunately the reports are not good. Recently, we had an incident in east Cork...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I accept that it is on the HSE's radar but the part that bothers me is that it has been on the HSE's radar for an awfully long time. This issue has not occurred just today or yesterday. It has been going on for a number of years. It is starting to seriously worry me now and, while I do not mean to be parochial, in my area we are seeing a collapse in SouthDoc services. I am getting...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I do not believe that anybody is making that assumption. It is a difficult thing to do. Anything that involves deploying a medical team does not have a simple solution. This must be raised, however, and I will give a recent example. A person in east Cork recently had to wait 90 minutes for an ambulance to come from Carlow. I will not give any further breakdown, but that person is now...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: 288. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action that he will take to provide those who were subjected to differential treatment in childcare institutions with effective remedies, through the mother and baby payment scheme, in particular to provide redress for the harms caused due to racial discrimination and systemic racism. [49139/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (11 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: 287. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address the matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49768/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (11 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: 539. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding a timeline for decisions to issues on applications to his Department for funding programmes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49767/22]