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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: That is a very important point. There is often burnout. One can imagine what it is like working with patients who have cancer and looking at their families. It must be very difficult, but if the conditions are not right within the work environment, there could be a lot of burnout and staff could be lost that way as well. That might be something that could be taken into consideration going...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I too offer my condolences to all those people from Syria and Türkiye who lost their lives in horrific circumstances. I want to highlight some issues raised in our very alarming and disturbing session in the health committee I attended this morning. We heard from representatives of trade unions representing healthcare workers about the shocking degree of violence and risk to which...

Seanad: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: It is lovely to see the Minister of State in the Chamber. I congratulate her on her new role and wish her well. As we all know too well in Ireland, misconduct by those in the banking sector has the potential to destabilise the entire country. We are 15 years on from the banking crisis. In those 15 years, we have evidence that the culture of greed and impunity within the banking sector has...

Seanad: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: -----of the regime in this House. As the Minister of State outlined, the regulations will be drafted following a comprehensive consultation process, so it is very important we ensure that the public's input is given the maximum possible weight within that process. I fear we will see, as we have seen many times before, the outsized influence of banking lobbyists. A recent article in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I sincerely thank all of the witnesses before the committee for coming in. I also thank our front-line workers and those working at the coalface. What we are hearing is shocking. It is upsetting. What I am hearing is that front-line workers in healthcare and other healthcare workers are traumatised, burnt out, exhausted and at the end of their tether. I cannot imagine how they keep going...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I hope this is not an inappropriate question, but why does Mr. Figgis think that engagement with representatives is not happening? What is going on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: As for the assault that happens and all the issues around the serious assault scheme, can Mr. Figgis say a little more about what safeguards are recommended to mitigate the likelihood of serious assaults in the first place? I know he might have spoken about that already, but it is a very important issue.

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I will do my best. The Minister is welcome to the House and, like others, I want to wish him well in his new role. I congratulate him. I am glad that we have set time aside to talk about this important issue. The position of women in Irish society has transformed in recent decades. Irish women have fought for, and won, important battles that have facilitated greater gender equality but...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I want to speak about the protest I attended yesterday outside the gates of Leinster House. It was organised by adult education tutors. They were highlighting the fact that almost three years after the Labour Court recommended in March 2020 that they be given proper employment contracts, it has yet to happen, unfortunately. Three years is a long time. In July 2022, the adult education...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: Did Dr. Burke wish to come in there?

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I thank Deputy Hourigan and call Deputy Ward.

Joint Committee On Health: Business of Joint Sub-Committee (14 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: Minutes of the sub-committee's meeting on 6 December 2022 have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: The purpose of today's meeting is for the sub-committee to consider the Mental Health Commission's interim report on the review of provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS. To enable the committee to consider this matter, I am pleased to welcome, from the HSE, Mr. Damien McCallion, chief operations officer; Mr. Jim Ryan, head of mental health operations, Dr. Amir...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I have a couple of questions. I hope that is okay. This morning's session has been really informative. I sincerely thank the witnesses for coming in. I will just raise a couple of things. Some of them have been touched on already but I would like a little more detail on them. They relate to movement within the service and the difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff. That has...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: My concern is that when people are burnt out they might be inclined to overprescribe because they feel powerless in the system and cannot cope any more from a personal point of view.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I want to ask about talking therapies. In the CAMHS system how much talking therapy happens and how much does it work? Do young people have one-to-one conversations with psychotherapists to talk through issues that are going on for them, such as anxiety and stress? I know there are extreme cases but I want to ask about the many young people who are dealing with great anxiety and stress in...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: Does Dr. Niazi wish to add something?