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Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: I will now invite contributions from committee members. I will start with Deputy Hourigan. I wish to tell the other committee members that Deputy Hourigan and Senator Hoey asked to go first and second because they have other commitments. I hope that is okay.

Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: I call Deputy Ward next.

Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: Before we move on to our next speaker, I propose we take a short break. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: Our next speaker is Deputy Ward and then I will bring in Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: All the witnesses have done unbelievable work this morning. I sincerely thank them for coming today and for the amazing work they are doing in their own areas and communities. I know a bit about the benefits of the work they do, particularly in the community and how it can be life changing. I had a couple of questions but I will not ask them any more questions because they probably need a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: Like my colleague, Senator Flynn, I will talk about the end of the eviction ban. Tonight's vote looms large over proceedings here in Leinster House and for renters all over Ireland, it represents fear, anxiety, uncertainty and doubt. As Fr. Peter McVerry has said, the end of the ban will unleash a wave of misery onto ordinary people. Tenants who are diligent and conscientious and who make...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: I support Senator Ó Donnghaile's call for a debate on the eviction ban. Aside from homelessness, there are many sources of worry and anxiety in people's lives. One I hear about constantly is that of electricity bills. Prices have risen so rapidly in recent months that people are no longer able to estimate what their bills will be. Sometimes, the fear is so great that the envelope is...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: I welcome this Bill and congratulate the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, in the strongest possible terms. It is an unalloyed piece of good news and it is important we celebrate these positive developments that everyone in the Chamber can get behind. Hospital charges for public patients undermined the entire philosophy of the public provision of healthcare and the €800...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: I welcome the Minister of State. I have to talk about the eviction ban today. The end of the eviction ban and the broader housing crisis is the central issue in Irish life right now. Most of the debate around it has been confined to the Dáil so I am glad that Members of the Seanad have this opportunity. We are very appreciative of that and I thank the Deputy Leader, Senator Regina...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: I thank all the witnesses for coming in. I am sorry to have missed last week's meeting when Mr. Gloster was here. It is good to speak to him today and I wish him well in his new role. There is no doubt he has taken on a position of great responsibility during a potentially transformative time in the history of Irish healthcare so I wish him well and I hope the committee can assist him in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: I thank Dr. Henry. That sounds very positive. Sharing the Vision and heads of the mental health Bill both indicate a move towards a more human-rights based and less paternalistic model of mental health care. This has received some clinical resistance. How will the HSE help create the necessary cultural shift? I think that will be really important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Frances Black: I thank Mr. Gloster very much and wish him well in his new role.

Joint Committee On Health: Business of Sub-Committee (18 Apr 2023)

Frances Black: Apologies have been received from Deputy Ward and Senator Hoey. I hope that we have Deputy Lahart and Senator Dolan online. Deputy Gino Kenny will hopefully make it at some point. Before we get to the main item on the agenda, minutes of the sub-committee's meeting on 21 March have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed. The purpose of the meeting is...

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Frances Black: The purpose of the meeting today is to consider the issue of the life cycle approach to mental health, particularly in the context of older people. To enable the sub-committee to consider this matter, I am pleased to welcome Mr. Seán Moynihan, chief executive officer, Ms Gráinne Loughran, senior policy and advocacy officer and Mr. Frank Dillon, head of communications, from Alone;...

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Frances Black: The Mental Health Commission sent the committee a paper. I will read out the conclusion: Older people’s mental health is an increasingly important area of public policy that does not always get the attention it deserves. As set out in the [Mental Health Commission's] 2020 report older people’s mental health services particularly benefit from an integrated approach with social...

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Frances Black: The next speaker is Deputy Lahart, who is joining us online. Will he confirm he is located on site in Leinster House?

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Frances Black: Does anyone else want to come in on that?

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Frances Black: Does Deputy Lahart have more questions?