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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (13 Jun 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Yes.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (13 Jun 2024)
Gino Kenny: -----and that would be a huge shame. Whatever your doubts about medical cannabis may be, it can be a hugely beneficial medical intervention for some people and particularly for some conditions, although not all. Some people will use it for all conditions and that is their business, but there is really good evidence to show that we should expand this programme. If it does not expand, I do...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (13 Jun 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. It is very clear that there are beneficial effects. We currently have four authorised cannabis products, namely, Epidiolex, with which 184 patients have now been prescribed, Sativex, nabilone and dronabinol. There are 184 patients on Epidiolex and, while I do not have the figures for the others, I know that is the biggest group. We are taking it very seriously and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jun 2024)
Hospital Facilities
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jun 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: 12. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the newly announced additional beds he plans to deliver for Ennis Hospital and the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25770/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jun 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: I ask the Minister to provide an update on the newly announced additional beds he plans to deliver for Ennis Hospital and the mid-west region.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jun 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I would be delighted to do so, and I thank the Deputy for asking the question and giving me the opportunity. The new beds plan, as the Deputy will be aware, is for 3,500 beds, which is on top of the 1,200 that have already been delivered. It is a game-changer. Between those that have been delivered and those that are coming, there are nearly 5,000 beds. Critically, to the core of Deputy...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jun 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: This is a very welcome announcement for the region and it has been received very well locally. I agree it is a strong statement of intent and I want to acknowledge the commitment to increase capacity at Ennis Hospital. As we know, the population increase is in line with national statistics of 8%. That is a reality that needs to be planned for and delivered on. I know that a theatre...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jun 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. I can be very clear that the beds plan will have no negative impact on the projects that are currently planned. We are doing both. It is part of an ongoing investment in Ennis Hospital, which really is going from strength to strength. As the Deputy will be aware, a new outpatient department was opened in 2021. Importantly, a new injury unit was opened in 2022. It is...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jun 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: I want to acknowledge the good work that has been done, particularly in respect of geriatric emergency medicine, the unit at UHL, the expansion of nine treatment bays and 24-hour operations. I believe that is very significant, especially because our region has a far greater number of those over 75 than any other region. The data shows that in the first quarter of this year, 617 patients...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Closures (13 Jun 2024)
Catherine Connolly: What will happen to the district hospital?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Closures (13 Jun 2024)
Mary Butler: It will be amalgamated into the new community nursing unit. The new facility will include the long-stay beds currently in the district hospital, but my understanding is there will be no loss of service that is currently available in the district hospital.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Admissions (13 Jun 2024)
Hospital Admissions
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Admissions (13 Jun 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: 10. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the increase in attendances at University Hospital Limerick, especially those who are in need of mental health support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25771/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Admissions (13 Jun 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: What are the Minister's views on the increase in attendances at University Hospital Limerick, especially those who are in need of mental health support, and will he make a statement on the matter?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Admissions (13 Jun 2024)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for her question. The Government has invested significantly in University Hospital Limerick. Since the start of 2020, staffing at the hospital has grown by more than 1,200, an increase greater than 40%, and more than 100 beds have been opened on the site. The Minister, Deputy Donnelly, is also keenly aware of the increasing demands nationally on our emergency departments...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Admissions (13 Jun 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: I really appreciate all the information. It is welcome to hear about this solace café, the CAMHS hub and the additional team. I queried how many under-18s presented at the UHL emergency department with mental health issues and the data shows that the numbers have increased, which is a huge concern to me. In 2023, for example, 173 under-18s presented with mental health issues or as...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Admissions (13 Jun 2024)
Mary Butler: I will give a bit more information on mental health supports in the region. Since 2022, a total of 16.6 whole-time equivalents have been recruited across CAMHS in the mid-west. The number of CAMHS-registered consultant psychiatrists in the mid-west has increased to 6.2, up from 3.6. As the Deputy knows, we had challenges in that area due to retirements. I am glad to say we are back up to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Admissions (13 Jun 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: We have discussed this previously. After that team has been set up, we could possibly look at a further team for the west of Clare, just because of the geography and how far they are from other kinds of supports. The full-capacity protocol was triggered every single day of 2023 in UHL, again pointing to the emergency department not being the best place for those patients. I also queried...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Admissions (13 Jun 2024)
Mary Butler: I want to touch on the dual diagnosis service which is due to commence in July 2024. Last year I announced the new model of care for dual diagnosis, something Deputy Gino Kenny has raised with me on several occasions. This is the treatment of people with a mental health diagnosis who also experience addiction. We have also been working with the Department of Justice on this. It is...