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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: As the Minister knows, I am a community pharmacist. My concern is that I do not believe that campaign worked. I know we are to have a review of it but - at the risk of boring the members - I said here last week that I have worked in areas from the most deprived to the most affluent and have often seen very well-educated people just taking random multi-vitamins. The issue is not being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: I am sure the witnesses do not have to think too much about the last question. The statistics provided by the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists indicate 36% of women attending ante-natal services in Ireland have no 20-week scan. Could the level of potential adverse events as a result of that lack of scanning be extrapolated? Perhaps the witnesses could discuss the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: I asked about women avoiding visits to their general practitioner with post-natal depression because of the likelihood that they will be prescribed a medication.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: In terms of the outcomes for families in cases where money has been paid for a catastrophic incident at birth who have to deal with a child with a defect for the rest of their lives that was caused during birth, no money would compensate them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: In terms of the success of the national cancer strategy, this committee is exploring universal access from the start. I am told that in Cork there is no major benefit to being a private patient. That is obviously positive. My sister had twins in the unit there. I am a member of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare, as is the Chairman, and one of the focus points of that committee is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Role of Regulators and Compliance with European Law: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. I have a few questions. Whoever is most able to answer them can do so. In light of last week's meeting, could they outline why individual metering at people's homes is more beneficial than district meeting? Could they elaborate on whether there are benefits in this regard? The expert commission recommends a charge for excessive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: Is the witness saying that if we were starting at ground zero, he could not say whether metering would be good or bad, even though he says that metering promotes conservation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: I thank Dr. Herity for coming in to speak with us today. The British Cardiovascular Intervention Society, BCIS, recommends that 100 to 150 cases should be seen per year. Perhaps Dr. Herity, in his professional capacity, could explain to the committee the basis for that figure. I would imagine, as a health care professional myself, that it is related to throughput of patients and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: With respect, Chairman, we said we would let everybody in and we would let the witness answer. I take exception to somebody being treated like this and the barrage he is facing. We said three and then we said six, and we said we would let the witness answer. I do not think it is appropriate to have all us all jumping in ad hocand making accusations. Let us do it afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: I just think we are moving-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: Am I reading it right that 4% of the procedures were emergency procedures and that 96% were regular or scheduled procedures? What is Dr. Herity's professional opinion on performing these primary PCIs which is how it was referred to at that low level without an extensive cardiology support network and the invasive surgery the lads and women can perform? What impact does that have on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. I am sorry for leaving but I had to be in two committees at the same time. I am not sure if I am done with hearts or water at this stage. When I came in somebody was answering a question on the effective catchment area so I will not go over it again, but in any other assessment in which any of the witnesses have been involved throughout their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: It is, therefore, a progressive or straight line graph.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: Perhaps this question was answered and I missed it, but were any of the witnesses involved in any study that used the effective catchment metric? Have they ever stood over any report, review or data that used the metric?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: For balance, I think this committee should perhaps invite the consultants from those hospitals that were mentioned who might agree with the Herity report. It was said the view was not unanimous. We have an independent review and exceptionally qualified people who all have the same view. Perhaps in the interests of balance we could speak to those who hold an opposing view. We could have an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: Yes, absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Catheterisation Laboratory Clinical Review: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: Could Dr. Colwell repeat those figures?

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: There are more of us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Kate O'Connell: The witnesses have not considered the impact of fines. The water bill is projected to be €13 billion over ten years. In the context of the recommendation in the expert group's report that there be a charge for excessive usage, has the Department considered the possibility that it might have to give money back to people who use less than the water allowance? Has consideration been...