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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That has been raised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I have raised that and will continue to do so. It does not seem very clever to me not to be supporting people in every way that we can. Financial barriers for people in precarious work is a major issue. I want to get one more question in before my time runs out. What funding package is in place for the next round of communications in which people will be asked to self-identify for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I am aware. I am aware that the representatives of the HSE have met with stakeholders, because I have also been talking to them. It is not the job of those NGOs to communicate with their peer group. It is the job of the HSE to make sure that all of the information is out there. I am asking if the Government has provided the HSE with a separate funding package for this new round of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: What is that funding package?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I would love to know that number. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to ask about something specific but I will add a comment first. This is in my constituency so I will call it out. Given the cohort and the demographics, I am also amazed that we have not funded the long Covid clinic at the Mater. It seems like a no-brainer. It is absolutely required in that area and it seems there is huge wealth of knowledge there. I want to talk about children...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: At the moment, if a parent feels their child is experiencing long Covid, they bring them to the GP. What exactly does the HSE expect the GP to do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I have been looking at what they do in other jurisdictions. Let us say there are 12 weeks of persistent symptoms. What does the GP do then?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: They are not being sent to the long Covid clinics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is there no expectation that we would do that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Some of the parents I have spoken to are looking for things like physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists and dieticians. I do not think you can even get on the list for a dietician in Crumlin hospital at the moment. The fact that we are also not offering them care at a long Covid clinic seems out of step, certainly with the UK at least. University College London hospitals...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Just to be clear, we are saying that adults need specialised care and need people who have particular experience long Covid but when it comes to children, we are sending them through a referral pathway that is more generalised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that the appropriate legal advice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: There are no plans to do as the NHS has done in the UK and explore the idea of children's long Covid clinics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: When are we expecting that review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Will action be taken?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: It would be a general paediatrician. It is not specified. The child is not sent to a long Covid clinic. The paediatrician may not have particular expertise in post-viral illnesses or infections.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on work to secure a temporary location for a school (details supplied) while a permanent building is under construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49619/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on her engagements with the State Examination Commission in relation to ensuring the availability of assistive technology to students sitting their Leaving Certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49786/22]