Results 2,701-2,720 of 8,596 for speaker:Seán Crowe
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)
Seán Crowe: I think Deputy Burke is moving off the subject. We have NPHET before us this morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)
Seán Crowe: I think Deputy Burke is straying off the subject in hand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)
Seán Crowe: I have a few questions before we conclude. A few issues struck me during the meeting. The virus has been changing and there are different variants and so on. This may be an obvious question, but is there a process whereby the vaccines will at some stage be changed to strengthen people's immune system against the latest given variant? How long will that take and what is the process? At...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)
Seán Crowe: That leads me to my next question. Does NPHET foresee a second round of booster doses for the general population in the next six or nine months?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)
Seán Crowe: Two weeks ago, what jumped out was not only the figure related to the incidence of Covid that existed in society day to day but also the figure relating to the number of deaths. I think the figure was 48 or 49 last week. Was that over a long period? If it had been announced a couple of months ago, this would have been a headline figure but this was just buried within a newspaper article or...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)
Seán Crowe: We have heard throughout the meeting mentions of people being afraid. Many of our population are now afraid of crowds and there has been a psychological impact in moving from being in lockdown to being able to freely enter pubs, restaurants and everything else. It is as though that is now all behind us but that psychological impact remains for many people. Young people say they are still...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)
Seán Crowe: I thank Dr. Holohan. It is important that we have this conversation and this message. It has been said during the meeting by many members but as Chair of the health committee I thank the witnesses for the work they did, for their accessibility to the committee, for their voices and time and for the commitment they made collectively to keep us all safe. As one of the members said, they have...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (27 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance the position of the Government with regard to Irish banks, particularly those that are largely in State hands, freezing or suspending the accounts of customers who conduct personal banking with Iran-based bank accounts. [4100/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: There is one piece of housekeeping before I bring in the witnesses. May I take it that the draft minutes of our public meeting of Wednesday, 19 January 2022 are agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses to the meeting to discuss issues relating to general practice. From the Irish Medical Organisation, IMO, I welcome Mr. Val Moran, director of industrial relations for general practice, public health and community health, and Dr. Madeleine Ní Dhálaigh and Dr. Tadhg Crowley, members of the IMO general practice committee. From the Irish College of General...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Moran for his opening remarks. I call Dr. Quinlan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: We have slots of ten minutes for questions and answers. Senator Kyne is first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I apologise to the witnesses who are trying to get in. Many of the questions that are being asked will probably be dealt with in the next couple of rounds, so everyone will have an opportunity to contribute. I apologise to those who are waiting. I call Deputy Lahart.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: A number of witnesses are waiting to contribute. Does Deputy Lahart wish to bring them in to the discussion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I call Dr. Crowley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I will move on. I apologise to the witnesses who did not get a chance to respond. If members see that a witness has raised his or her hand, I ask them to allow them in. I do not want to break the flow of the conversation but ask members to bring witnesses into the discussion whenever possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I note Dr. Ní Dhálaigh is indicating that she would like to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: Can we move on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: Deputy Shortall said it was the last question. Could she finish up?