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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I thank all the groups in attendance. All their presentations have described very well the scale of the issues and the challenges in ensuring we have a fit-for-purpose care service to meet the needs of our ageing population in a dignified way and that we afford workers in the sector a viable, fulfilling and properly rewarded career. We are very far from that at the moment. Much important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: And the others?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: That is good. I agree that we now need to have the Minister of State in to see about establishing that group and determine its terms of reference, because time is of the essence. The critical point is the waiting list that exists. All of us, as Deputies, know that the bar is set pretty high in respect of qualifying for home care. There are currently 5,320 people who have been approved...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I take that point. Has Ms Cox engaged with the Department of Social Protection on that issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the representatives of the two unions. I have a couple of questions for both unions. The first relates to the level of representation they have in the home care sector. How does the representation of public sector workers compare with that of the private sector? The other relates to the cross-departmental strategic workforce advisory group being set up by the Minister. Have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Could the representatives of Fórsa respond to those two questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I have just two further brief questions. First, Mr. Ginley spoke about the distinction between the terms and conditions in the public sector and those in the private sector. How is that determined? Who determines the split between public and private? Is it done on a county basis or across CHOs? I sense that much more of the services, certainly in the greater Dublin area, are provided by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: On that question, what would it take to extend the WRC agreement to private sector workers?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 61. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a proposal from an organisation (details supplied) to establish a working group on the future of general practice in order to address the serious challenges facing general practice and patient care; if he will undertake to meet with the organisation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8386/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: To stick with the issue of the shortage of GPs, we know there are major recruitment and retention problems right across the health service. The Minister described the problems well but we need to talk about what exactly will be done about them. General practice is central to our health service, to its future, to Sláintecare and to the aim of having the right care in the right place at...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: The ICGP has done a lot of work in this area. It is great that it is now responsible for training, but the people in that organisation are the ones who provide the policy basis for general practice. They have identified four areas: workforce, workload, IT and data, and bricks and mortar. It is very important that we address all of those. Part and parcel of that is accepting the current...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: That is the situation at present. That has to change and we have to stop talking about it. We need to move ahead and take action on this. It is understandable that existing GPs who have invested heavily in their practices and premises should be protected, but it does not mean that should be the standard model for everybody. The Minister needs to introduce that flexibility. That can be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister meet the ICGP within the next two to three weeks?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 88. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a business case for the proposed new National Maternity Hospital as required under the Public Spending Code; if not, the status of the matter; if his attention has been drawn to reports of the repeated refusal of the HSE audit and risk committee to approve the proposed relocation of the new National Maternity Hospital under the currently...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to appoint an independent engineering expert for local communities to engage with during construction of the MetroLink as is currently provided to address technical issues or concerns in anticipation of the railway order application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7703/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 297. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that mortgage applicants that have suffered from mental health issues in their lives are not discriminated against when seeking mortgages due to being unable to secure mortgage protection insurance; if he will consider a State backed public option for persons who cannot secure this insurance on the private market; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 406. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a baby (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8122/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding illness benefit payments for a married couple (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8232/22]