Results 241-260 of 8,594 for speaker:Seán Crowe
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: Time, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: Next is Deputy Hourigan. I will then invite Senator Conway. I did not see him indicating.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: Are these lost days?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: What are the additional resources you are talking about with BAM?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: We have to finish. We are over time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: I thank the representatives of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board for their engagement with the committee on the important matter of progress being made on the construction of the national children's hospital. The committee remains acutely concerned about the escalating cost of the project, the repeated delays in its construction and the lack of a definite timeline for the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: I have two questions. The opening statement referenced additional resources that had to be submitted for the handover process. Will Mr. Gunning explain what that entailed? It was stated, "BAM continues to submit large volumes of claims, including duplication and triplication", which was mentioned. Will Mr. Gunning give some examples of, and his view on, those triplicate and duplicate claims?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Crowe and Senators Kyne, Hoey and Black. The minutes of the committee meeting of 10 July 2024 have been circulated among members for their consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed. The purpose of today's meeting is to receive an update on progress being made by the productivity and savings task force. The task force was established by the Minister...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Gloster. On behalf of the committee, I would like to be associated with the remarks relating to Mr. Ray Mitchell. He has been extremely helpful and courteous to the committee down through the years. He also came back and engaged and has been a vital structure between us and the Department. On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Mitchell very much for all his help and support....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: The ten minutes is for questions and answers. Deputy Durkan has used up his ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: I know. I am conscious-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: The Deputy has used up his time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: Deputy Shortall said it was the last question two questions ago.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: Deputy Shortall will get a second round, hopefully.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: I will bring in Deputy Gino Kenny, after which we will have a comfort break for five minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: It might be useful for the committee to be sent a breakdown of where people send something if they want to send it back rather than taking up time at this meeting. Most people listening at home would have some sort of equipment they would like to get rid of or return for it to be recycled or reused. I know a number of elderly people who have quite expensive hearing aids sitting in a drawer....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Gloster. We will take Senator Maria Byrne when we return just after a comfort break.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: We spoke about productivity and savings. Mr. Gloster mentioned occupational therapists, OTs. Recently, I dealt with a case of an 83-year-old man who is trying to get access to a wheelchair. He needs a referral from an OT. He received a letter stating it will take two years or more to see the OT. He was then given a leaflet about the private purchase of equipment such as rails and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: Again, there was a lot of coverage in the papers regarding children, particularly those with scoliosis and orthopaedic issues. There was a family in touch with me who were a number of weeks in Crumlin hospital waiting on an MRI. There were other supports needed in order to take that MRI, but they were there for weeks. You would think it should not take weeks to get an MRI. I am conscious...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Seán Crowe: Mr. McCallion might touch on the virtual ward system. I think many people get it, particularly as it relates to those specialties. The big concern would be if the person develops complications. Will Mr. McCallion speak to that?