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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: 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...

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: ALONE made the point in its submission about safer homes and basic provisions such as the housing adaptation grant. Again, when the officials were in, the point was made that it would not be unusual for ourselves as public representatives to make an application for a housing adaptation grant and that kind of simple stuff. I gave the example of a man who was looking for a ramp to get a...

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: There is a challenge of trying to get an OT to come out and look at a house. This also impacts on the health system. We visited Limerick and I was asking about people being discharged from beds and what the relationship was like with the local authority on that. Yesterday, some of us were in the North and, again, there was the same problem. If those basic facilities cannot be put in...

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 am way over time. The witnesses made the point in their submission about considering the health and social care supports for older people more broadly and to support design of services and the needs of the rights of older people. This point has been made. Last, the Bill again talks about education of the carers. I will repeat a question that was asked when the previous group was in....

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: Again, I accept the point that it is an extremely difficult job. It might not be financially rewarding in many cases but it is rewarding in so many other ways for those who are involved in it, and that is the story we get. I will move to other members who are looking to come back in. Senator Kyne may go first.