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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Shortall said a few minutes ago that it was her last question. She is moving on to another question now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I apologise to the witnesses who were trying to get in but were not brought in during the discussion. I again appeal to members with issues to raise to bring them in as part of their ten-minute slot. It is impossible to chair the meeting and break the flow of the questions and contributions by members. Members should bear in mind that people are giving up their time for this meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: Who wants to take that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: There is a problem with the sound. If Dr. Crowley leaves the meeting and logs in again, we will try to bring him back in. We still cannot hear him so we will have to move on. We cannot hear Senator Conway either. I apologise to anyone following proceedings at home. We are having some IT difficulties. Perhaps Deputy Durkan will contribute at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: A number of witnesses are willing to come in there. Will the Deputy indicate to whom he is asking the question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: We can hear Dr. Crowley now, and we welcome him back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: Does Dr. Crowley want to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I understand Dr. Farrell wants to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I have a few questions and I also wish to get clarification. Some of the members mentioned the Covid pandemic. For me, it highlighted the importance of having a medical system that works but also that delivers for citizens. The witnesses referred to 29 million consultations, 1 million of which take place in the evening. Society owes GPs a great debt. The main focus of many of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I understand the tensions that having two systems would create but doctors who are training would not need to concentrate on business and all the difficulties that arise in that regard. They would be able to get holidays and we would like to think there would be supports for them. It would be part of a solution. What model would Mr. Moran like to see for GP services? Quite a few were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: Does Mr. Moran agree that it would be helpful to have such a review of the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: On an issue that was not discussed but which concerns the committee, how have GPs coped with the fall-out of the cyberattack? Are there any remaining difficulties in regard to that? We have had various people from the HSE before committee. Were there difficulties for GPs? Are there lessons that we could learn? This comes back to supports in the form of IT equipment and so on. Are there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: Those were all my questions. Unfortunately, we have run out of time. I apologise to those who were trying to contribute. Working off a screen when chairing is difficult. If the various organisations would like to expand on some of the issues raised today or give greater clarity to any of the questions, we would be delighted if they wrote to the committee. I thank the witnesses for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Cathal Crowe.

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: The brutal murder of Ashling Murphy has appalled us all. It has also shone a light on what women in this country have had to live with forever. Last night I watched a programme on television that highlighted the case of the Kerry babies. Joanne Hayes is another woman whose life was destroyed by a sustained campaign of institutional violence against her that lasted almost 40 years. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: There is no mention of the citizens' assembly on drugs in the spring legislative programme. The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Feighan, was before the Joint Committee on Health last week where he made a number of references to the assembly. He was talking of a way of dealing with the difficult outstanding issues and progressing them. Is this still a priority of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: The Taoiseach does not want to respond to the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: There are two pieces of housekeeping to be dealt with before I bring in the witnesses. Deputy Cullinane will be substituted by Deputy Gould, and Senator Black will be substituted by Senator Ruane. Apologies have also been received from Senator Kyne. May I take it that the draft minutes of our private meetings of 30 November 2021 and 7 December 2021 and our last public meeting of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy, Deputy Feighan, who will provide the committee with an update on the national drugs strategy. I also welcome Mr. Jim Walsh, principal officer, from the drugs policy and social inclusion unit in the Department of Health, and Dr. Eamon Keenan, national clinical lead in addiction...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Crowe: It is.