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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

David Cullinane: I will come back to some of the operational issues. In the remaining time I have, I will pass over to Ms O’Shea. What would she say to the Minister for Health and the Government about those geographical barriers, the operational challenges that exist whereby five years on from the Act coming into being, women still cannot access services in some parts of the country? What are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

David Cullinane: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

David Cullinane: I wish to speak briefly. I will not take the full five minutes as I know that the Chair is under pressure. I just have two quick questions. The first is a very important point on the research which underpins Ms O’Shea’s report because many of her recommendations are based on the UnPAC study and other elements of research. From her perspective, as the author of the report,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

David Cullinane: She would fully stand over all of the research. She found it fair, inclusive, unbiased, impartial, and so on. On conscientious objection, the potential conflict was asked about earlier with regard to a patient’s right to have access to a service and then conscientious objection arising. Is there a clash between both of those, particularly in circumstances where a conscientious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

David Cullinane: I thank Ms O’Shea.

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

David Cullinane: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: - respite and short break services play an essential role in supporting family carers and people with disabilities, yet three quarters of families get no respite at all; - there is a significant level of unmet need in terms of respite care, with less than 5,200 people receiving a respite service in 2022, despite there being an estimated...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 May 2023)

David Cullinane: It is important that we have time to debate and discuss the provision of abortion services in the State following the publication of the independent review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 that was published last month. In 2018 people voted for women to have access to services. The provision of termination of pregnancy services was endorsed by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (25 May 2023)

David Cullinane: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of his plans to expedite the construction and opening of the proposed additional 1,500 rapid build of hospital beds; the number of construction companies which have provided expressions of interest in tendering for the construction of the capacity in the period proposed; the identity of the sites the Health Service Executive has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (25 May 2023)

David Cullinane: 257. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expedite the provision of additional step-down care and rehabilitation beds to reduce the number of delayed transfers of care patients, which consistently total approximately 600, in order to ensure the efficient use of hospital beds; the number of additional step-down care and rehabilitation beds funded and opened in each year since the start...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 May 2023)

David Cullinane: A problem you created.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. Gloster. I know of one case of a 78-year-old woman who arrived in an emergency department, referred by her GP. She arrived last week into University Hospital Waterford at 3 p.m. with her daughter. She was triaged very quickly but was then left on a chair for hours on end. Her daughter had to leave her in the early hours of the morning because she was working the following...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

David Cullinane: What would Mr. Gloster say to the families who experience that every day? It is like Groundhog Day. We are having the same discussions all the time but this seems to be the norm. The trolley figures range from somewhere between 500 and 600 every day. It has almost become normal. How are we going to change that? I would just pick up on the issue of the seven-day service. I understand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

David Cullinane: My time is very short.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

David Cullinane: That is really welcome. When I hear the word "mandate" I think that is exactly what we need to hear. Where there is best practice, it needs to be mandated. We need to move away from talk of "encouraging" and saying we will talk about something and examine it. Where things need to be done, they need to be done and we need decisive leadership. I welcome the fresh approach Mr. Gloster is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

David Cullinane: That figure for management consultancy is extraordinary. Given all the staff and experience we have in the healthcare system, healthcare expenditure of up to €180 million on management consultancy is not what people want.

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

David Cullinane: Behind all of the facts and numbers that were presented in both the Sinn Féin motion and the countermotion from the Government are real people and their experiences. We heard many of those stories shared by Deputies from right across the political divide. The stories of older people left waiting on hospital trolleys, sometimes for days on end, were shared. Many people do not even make...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

David Cullinane: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — the average waiting time for emergency department admission so far this year stands at 11.5 hours, which is an hour longer than for the same period in 2019; — the trolley scandal which Fine Gael pledged to end is now worse than ever and has become a year-round threat to patient safety, with an average of more than 550...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 May 2023)

David Cullinane: 925. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days for each model 3 and model 4 hospital to date in 2023 that full capacity protocols have been active, in tabular form. [24968/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

David Cullinane: 100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable homes to be delivered in Waterford in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23593/23]