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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (13 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: Hang on a second. The matter was raised and I was quite entitled to come in as well, so I resent that comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: I wish to thank Dr. Glynn, Professor Nolan and their backup and support teams for they great work they have done over the last 12 months or more, at this stage. Many of the questions I would have asked have already been asked and I do not intend to go back over that ground. However, there is a concern now with nursing homes, in the sense that they received their first dose in January,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: That is good news.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: Would Dr. Glynn share my concern if people are travelling across the country to get vaccinated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: It is a lot more common than one might think. Clearly, hospitality is going to open over the summer, possibly with outside dining as happened last year. Obviously, there will be protocols in place and recommendations and so on. This is work that NPHET should be engaged on at present because regardless of whether hospitality reopens in May or June for outside dining, we all hope it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: I am sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank the witnesses for their informative presentations about a worrying situation. Have they had any specific engagements on the vaccine roll-out? We were told at the beginning of the discussions on the vaccine roll-out that dentists would play a part. What discussions or engagements have the dental associations had with the HSE on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: In the first instance, I am pleased to hear that the vast majority of dentists and dental nurses have been vaccinated. One hundred and thirty is not an insignificant number, so that must be welcomed as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: In terms of when there is a significant roll-out, we are talking about 1.7 million doses of vaccine in the month of June. Are any protocols or agreements in place with the HSE for large numbers of the 3,000 members to be available at weekends? Clearly, there are not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: I think Mr. Hourihan got the gist of my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: That is good to hear. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank the Chairman very much. I welcome all our witnesses this morning. In the first instance, I thank them for the work they have done during Covid-19, but also the work they do in general and for their response to our representations, which I find to be very efficient. My team also finds that the staff on the Oireachtas hotline are very helpful. I want to put that on the record. As...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: That is fine; I would appreciate if Mr. Flanagan could make it available. I have had a concern for a long time that a percentage of people have medical cards in their possession simply because they are used as a criterion for accessing other services such as school bus transport. I have been concerned that the number of medical cards is inflated to some degree because of that requirement. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: How many end-of-life-care one-year medical cards have been issued to people in the last 12 months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: I ask Mr. Ryan from the Department if he could give us an indication about where we are with the legislation that will underpin the two-year end of life medical card. What stage of preparation is that at?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: Sorry, Ms O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: When does Ms O'Callaghan expect to be in a position to publish heads of Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: My concern is that with the best will in the world, given the present system of administration, will people be denied a medical card because we do not have this legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: Is the Department engaging and consulting with any advocacy groups while in the process of preparing that legislation? Is it consulting with them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: Moving away from end of life care and addressing advocacy in general, do we have structures to engage with advocates on a constant basis?