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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Paediatric Hospital: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: There is a distinct difference between saying there is responsibility for the deaths of many children and that there are different views. It is very important to point that out. I am assuming that the people who have the letters "Dr" before their names on the list are medical doctors, not doctors of literature or something else. It would show great disrespect if we were to attribute this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Paediatric Hospital: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: I thank the witnesses very much for coming in to speak with us this afternoon. To follow on from Deputy O'Reilly's questions, I would like to speak about the tri-location model. Could the witnesses explain the reason why the maternity services from the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital cannot be done in tandem with the new children's hospital? Is it just the money or an ambition...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: I wish to share time with the Ministers of State at the Department of Health, Deputies Finian McGrath and Catherine Byrne. It seems to me the AAA-PBP are determined to disrupt the established process of the Citizen's Assembly. The Programme for a Partnership Government sought to establish the assembly and address the eighth amendment as a priority. I have long supported a repeal of the...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: These people do not feel aligned with those who supported the false imprisonment of a former Tánaiste-----

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: -----or who think that the economy would benefit from a socialist transformation.

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: The people who favour-----

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: The people who favour keeping the eighth amendment love to cultivate a culture of fear-----

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: The people who favour keeping-----

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: No, I do not.

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: I said I did not wish to withdraw it, but if the Leas-Cheann Comhairle asks me to withdraw, I will.

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: The people who favour keeping the eighth amendment love to cultivate a culture of fear and shame to make their case. Those who support a repeal should not have to rely on such emotionally manipulative tactics. Fear and shame have no place in policy-making. Those who hold moderate views or who remain unsure of the necessity to repeal must not feel afraid or ashamed to admit they have not...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: I thank Professor Keane for attending. I wish to ask a couple of questions about the funding being separate, which he touched on at the end. Did he receive initial funding to set everything up and, as programmes were closed down or moved between areas, their funding was also moved to keep the show on the road? Will Professor Keane clarify the timelines? The strategy document was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Open Disclosure: Department of Health (13 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: I am delighted that this is in process. Is it proposed to roll out open disclosure across all sorts of services within the HSE or will we target a particular area? While I do not want to give false information, I believe that more than 50% of State claims are maternity-related. They are heavily weighted towards events that happen in our maternity hospitals. Has consideration been given to...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: International Health Care Systems: Dr. Josep Figueras (12 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: I thank Dr. Figueras for his presentation. I was wondering if he wanted a job. In terms of the 10% cohort of patients that insurance companies are able to circumvent, had they defined diseases? Can we plan for dealing with the 10% that are missed by the insurance model? Other presenters spoke about a menu of services and not having an endless treatment menu. In terms of the more than...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Kate O'Connell: Ms Weymes referred to labour force growth. I may have misinterpreted it but did she say it is attributed to female returns because women were in education during the crisis? If I did not misinterpret it, can she drill down into that for me? Did women disproportionately return to education during the crisis? Why was that the case? Does Ms Weymes have any data on that? Mr. McCarthy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (29 Sep 2016)

Kate O'Connell: I thank the Minister for appearing before the committee. The first issue I want to speak about is the State Claims Agency, which is mentioned in regard to budgets. I want to focus on maternity care, in particular cases where a woman goes into a hospital to deliver a child and something goes wrong at the birth, for whatever reason - I am not saying it is the fault of the HSE or a doctor. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (29 Sep 2016)

Kate O'Connell: In light of the presentation at the ten-year health committee, e-health is very positive. I would like be able to criticise the system but GPs are moving to a paperless system and we are using a unique patient identifier system. The person who gave the presentation said Ireland was being very progressive as a country by introducing e-health. The initiative will be up and running and...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Universal Health Care and the NHS: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Kate O'Connell: I have a few questions. I spent a stint of my own life in the NHS in 2003 or 2004.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Universal Health Care and the NHS: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Kate O'Connell: Can Professor Pollock hear me now?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Universal Health Care and the NHS: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Kate O'Connell: I worked in the NHS in 2003 or 2004. Around that time, if my memory serves me correctly, there was a sort of realignment of the NHS, because the costs were getting out of control when it came to pensions, and there was a huge renegotiation of contracts. I was a junior at the time and I was not really thinking about a pension at that stage. My question is this. Has Professor Pollock any...