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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Thank you. I remind witnesses and members of the challenges we face in terms of time constraints. The first session is ten minutes each, and that includes the replies. The following session is seven minutes each and, again, that includes replies. If we bear with that, we will get through the meeting. I call Senator Kyne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: We have run out of time for this session, so other guests who wish to contribute might wait until later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I suggest maybe a written reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I ask that this be the final point from Dr. Henry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Yes, please, but we are way over time on this section.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Hourigan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I do not expect the witnesses to have all the detail on all of those questions, so they should pick on the ones they can answer and perhaps send a written reply to others, which we would appreciate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses might come back with written replies to some of the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I have a number of questions but I will not have time to get into them today. Part of what we try to do here is reassure the public. We have heard this morning about the flu vaccine. Mr. Reid was talking in terms of minimising the impact of Covid on the cancer services and screening. In the final minute or two, he might expand on how that his happening. The big message people want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I thank Mr. Reid and his colleagues for their helpful engagement with us this morning. I wish them all well. This meeting is adjourned until 11.30 a.m. next Wednesday, 18 November, when the committee will get an update on the progress on building the new children's hospital and representatives from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland will present...

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Budget 2021 will be judged by the way it impacts on citizens' lives, whether it improves, disimproves or has no impact on them. It is important that we talk about real citizens. I want to give the Minister an outline of a letter I got today from a constituent. He says that he is in agony. He has problems with his cervical spine, which he says is busted, and his lumbar spine. He has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I refer to our draft minutes, correspondence and work programme. Following our private meeting yesterday, I note the minutes of the meetings of 21 and 28 October, the actions relating to the items of correspondence, the actions relating to our work programme and the proposals regarding the establishment of a subcommittee on mental health are agreed. Is that agreed? Agreed. Do members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Okay. We will bring the Minister in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, to the meeting. He will provide us with an update on the Covid-19 response and the health provisions of budget 2021 and related matters. The Minister is joined by Mr. Gerry O’Brien, director, Department of Health. I am told the Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for mental health and older people, Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: During this first session, there will be ten minutes for each group, followed by seven minutes. The difficulty is that we have to be out of the room within two hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: The Minister might revert with a written reply because we have run out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: Perhaps the Minister could respond to that issue in writing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: The time has expired.