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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: Going back to the group who was before the committee previously, they made the point that there is an overreliance on the voluntary and charity sector and it is not getting proper funding. People are being recruited to the public sector and so on. There is a big challenge within the system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: Mr. Gloster said earlier that he did not want to look at every job in the context of the recruitment freeze. I want to look at one area. I am glad Senator Conway raised the issue of the recruitment freeze. There is almost a narrative that the HSE was recruiting staff willy-nilly. When public representatives ask questions about key personnel who are missing, we are told it is the result of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: People have been talking about local areas. There is no dietician in CHO 7 at the moment. I was dealing with a family with a newborn child, and the child is now one and a half years of age. To try to see a consultant, the pathway would normally be through the dietician, but the family cannot use that pathway as there is no dietician. The only other pathway is to try to get a skin-prick...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I believe Deputy Durkan is heading off to another meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I call Senator Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: There was also a comprehensive report relating to UHL given to the health committee last week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: Again, I thank the representatives of the HSE for their engagement with the committee on these important matters. We appreciate the fact that they were able to move away from items on the agenda and respond to other questions from members. The committee continues to closely monitor progress in relation to the matters discussed this morning and looks forward to continued full engagement with...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. Ideally, it would be helpful if a Minister from the Department of Health were present, but there is a certain urgency about this case. I would appreciate it if the Minister of State could feed what I am about to say to his colleagues in that Department. I am concerned about the lack of a dietician in CHO 7 and what this means for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: The Minister of State indicated that progress has been made, but this family will want to know when that happened. It is all part of a much wider issue of failing to fill key posts across the health system which is creating massive gaps in service provision. This is just one case of a baby who cannot get access to a dietician at this stage of their development but the lack of public nurses...

Statutory Home Care: Statements (27 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Adequate home care provision allows older people to live with dignity and respect in their own homes. Additional supports also contribute to, and are vital for, independent living. The Government has often repeated there is a commitment to introduce a statutory scheme to support people to live in their own homes and Government members cite the fact that it is in the programme for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputy David Cullinane and Deputy Patricia Ryan will substitute for him. I propose we go into private session to consider briefly the business of the committee. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: The minutes of the meeting of 19 June have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the healthcare and related needs of older persons and the general scheme of the health (amendment) (licensing of professional home support providers) Bill 2024, of which the committee is carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny. To continue our consideration of the matter, I am pleased to welcome from ALONE Mr. Seán Moynihan, chief executive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Thank you. I invite the members of the committee to discuss the matters raised. I call Senator Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: So independent living, which is great. Deputy Patricia Ryan is next to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: Was that Willie Bermingham?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: I will make a couple of points. On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for their submissions and the work ALONE does on behalf of the 36,000 older people it supports to age at home through the whole concept of independent living. I congratulate ALONE on its initiative in relation to a loneliness task force and pulling together a coalition. This is very important work. While we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: It is increasingly common that we hear of people dying in their home and they are found three or six months later or even 12 months. That was one of the driving influences behind ALONE, where Willie Bermingham came across people in various situations as part of his work and had the foresight to establish the organisation. It is a challenge. Instead of things improving, it seems like...