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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: There will be two sessions to this meeting. In this session, we are meeting officials from the Department of Health to discuss the order passed by the Dáil on 31 May and by the Seanad on 24 May on the proposal that both Houses approve the following regulations in draft: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank Ms Fantini and open up the debate to questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Clearly, as there is an anomaly whereby one is called a chiropodist and the other a podiatrist so the legislation fills the gap. Am I correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Would this have come from a complaint made by a customer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: The anecdotal evidence is that there is a shortage, depending on who one talks to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: On the timescale for registration and checking qualifications, how long does that take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Yes. If somebody from abroad wants to register, is it a lengthy period, a couple of weeks or months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: The other matter is the importance of diabetics and so forth getting their feet checked. Again, the anecdotal evidence I have is that this is a challenge depending on where one lives. In rural areas there is probably a smaller chance of chiropodists being in those areas. Even in urban areas, however, and in Tallaght in my constituency, I have heard of people having difficulty trying to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Finally, you mentioned that there was one successful case in respect of a person who was not registered. Are cases such as that prioritised in the courts system, as I imagine it would be if it was a doctor? Is it similar? I am not speaking specifically to that case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Again, I know nothing about the system. If the individual is to continue operating during two years of court proceedings, however, that could be quite lucrative. The other area that was pointed out was practitioners not using the title. I assume they could call themselves foot care practitioners or whatever. That is where the wriggle room is within the law, but I do not see that could be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Are there standards for the profession arising from the legislation or is that separate work for the organisation that organises chiropodists? If someone goes in for an appointment and it lasts ten minutes while another person goes in for an hour, they will still be charged the same amount. Again, I have no experience in this area but I am told that some practices operate like factories and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: That is all the questions we have. I really appreciate the witnesses coming in and giving us their time. We will now go into private session for a few minutes to wait for our next round of witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: In accordance with Standing Order 101 the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the following motion: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022. In accordance with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: We are joined by the following representatives from the Hepatitis C Partnership: Mr. Lawrence Murphy, who has lived experience and is a peer worker; Mr. Marcus Keane, the author of the Roadmap to Zero report; Ms Nicola Perry, the organisation's secretary; and Dr. Austin O'Carroll, a clinician who will join us via video link. Our guests are here to discuss the elimination of hepatitis C....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Murphy. It cannot be easy to outline one's own story but I appreciate Mr. Murphy outlining his story to us today. I am conscious that in a previous generation there were people who got hepatitis C from contaminated blood products through no fault of their own. Some of their relatives listening at home are probably upset that this issue is being discussed here today. I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Do any other members want to ask a medical question? I call Deputy Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Dr. O'Carroll has had to leave us to attend an appointment. I thank him for coming in today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Crowe: Okay. I thank our guests. I am going to bring Deputy Shortall back in for a short period.