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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: I thank Ms Hardiman. I thank all of the witnesses for agreeing to participate in this morning's session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: Hold on there, Deputy Cullinane. A series of questions have been asked, and I ask the Deputy to allow the witness to answer. He can come back in then.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: I thank Ms Hardiman. I call Deputy Cathal Crowe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: Yes, he is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: Deputy, you do not need to mention the specific names of products.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: I am just going by the instructions as Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: We read out at the start of every session that we are not supposed to name individuals or entities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: You do not need to mention specific names of products. Go on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: I know you are. You can reference without naming the particular product. That is all I am asking you to do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: Again, I am working under instructions as Chair. Bear in mind what I am asking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: I will adjust the clock. I am just saying to you in future we do not mention names or entities. We read that out at the start of the meeting. They are the instructions I am under.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: Deputy Shortall is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: Mr. Woods is also looking to come in and has his hand up, Deputy Shortall, as is Ms Kelly. Does the Deputy want to allow these witnesses to respond to the previous question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: The Deputy is out of time now but she may go on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: Will the Deputy let the witness finish answering?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: The Deputy is way over time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: Is that the last question because you are way over time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: I have a couple of questions on some of the matters that came up, which I may direct to Ms Kelly. In the earlier session, Dr. Green and Professor McCormack talked about having a system to outline their concerns. In her experience, is there a system whereby such surgeons can outline their concerns? More important, are those concerns acted on? Is that her experience? If surgeons have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)
Seán Crowe: From any experience I have ever had of talking to surgeons, they want to be in theatre as much as possible. I heard the frustration this morning of getting perhaps one day per week and dealing with one case when the same people could, if they had the opportunity, deal with half a dozen cases on a Saturday afternoon. We can understand the frustration arising from that.