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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: No apologies have been received. Draft copies of the minutes of the meetings of 13, 18 and 25 January 2022, 1, 2, 15 and 22 February 2022, and 23 March 2022 have been circulated. Are these agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: We are meeting today with representatives from the Neurological Alliance of Ireland to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on neurological services, care and capacity. I welcome Ms Magdalen Rogers, the alliance's executive director, and Professor Orla Hardiman, national clinical lead for neurology and professor of neurology at Trinity College Dublin. All witnesses are reminded of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Thanks very much. Deputy Lahart is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Not at all. It is certainly something the members will discuss in the next private session. It is a reasonable request. The biggest challenge the Neurological Alliance of Ireland and the Deputy is facing is that there are so many challenges within the overall health service that every week we are jumping from one crisis to another, unfortunately. There is the pressure we are putting on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Again, why that has not happened is a practical thing we will try to follow up on. It comes as news to me and I am a Teachta Dála who represents one of the CHO 7 areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: It was news to this committee, and seems extraordinary, that the implementation committee did not meet for a long period. The Neurological Alliance of Ireland wants us to go into that in detail at some later stage. Professor Hardiman mentioned Donegal. I think of Donegal as the north west. Ms Rogers was saying there is a team there. What is the problem there? Is it that sufficient...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: The submission states that neurological services are short around 100 nursing staff. Is that number still increasing or is decreasing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: What has the reaction to the Patients Deserve Better campaign been from the HSE and the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Reference was also made to Paul Reid's comments about the importance of building new relationships with section 38 and section 39 organisations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: To go back to the earlier discussion on long Covid, it is the same argument whereby people who have long Covid are saying that it is an infectious disease and also pulmonary and all of the those services. The ideal approach would be not be under the infectious disease, and going from one hospital to another hospital, and that one would have the group of services there that would look at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Reference was made to the upcoming examination of the hidden impact of the pandemic on services. When is it expected o publish this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: We have listened to the witnesses' asks and will hopefully respond positively to them. The contributions were really useful and it was a comprehensive discussion. Different members' questions came from different angles but we share the concern about location affecting whether someone gets or does not get services. That is in other elements of healthcare as well. We will try to follow up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the widespread difficulties parents are experiencing with consent forms for children’s first-time passports being rejected due to incorrect dates; the changes he plans to bring forward to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14986/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Today, the committee will meet witnesses to discuss the hospital doctor retention and motivation project. I welcome from the graduate school of healthcare management at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI, Dr. Niamh Humphries, senior lecturer, and Dr. John-Paul Byrne, postdoctoral researcher. Appearing virtually is Dr. Jennifer Creese, lecturer, SAPPHIRE group, department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: We move to questions. I call Deputy Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank Deputy Durkan. We are going to move onto Deputy Lahart.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Cathal Crowe and Senator Hoey. I have one housekeeping matter to deal with before I introduce the witnesses. Members have been circulated with a draft copy of the minutes of the public meetings of 16 February 2022 and 9 March 2022. Are these agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: According to the research, what was the single greatest driver for qualified doctors and consultants to go abroad when they had completed their study? A number have been mentioned but what was number one?