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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: 114. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for scoliosis and spina bifida related orthopaedic procedures and consultations for each month in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46112/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Then I will put my questions to her, if she does not mind. If I need a response from someone else, I will ask for it. I visited the hospital some time ago and we had a meeting, which Professor Lenehan attended as well, where we touched on some of these issues. Will Professor Cowan speak to us about any differential in the profile of the patients passing through the hospital's doors? Has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Very good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: There is a quantifiable difference in the types of patient, the needs, the age demographics and so on that places an additional burden on the hospital's capacity. When submitting parliamentary questions to a hospital or hospital group, it is unusual for it to reply saying that it needs more capacity. I do not believe that any other hospital group does it. I imagine that the University...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: I welcome the witnesses. I take it that Professor Cowan is the most senior manager present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: It is a new emergency department access route for over-75s.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Is that across the group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Consultants have been mentioned. What is the deficit in the number of consultants across the group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Is there a deficit in surgical theatre capacity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: More suites will be needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: That will be in the future. As the group hires more consultants, there will be an obvious increase in demand for surgical capacity. Is there a deficit in diagnostics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: We know that there is a need for an additional 87 beds and 38 additional consultants and we may need to start planning for more surgical theatre capacity. Diagnostics are okay, but I imagine that, as in any hospital, an increase in capacity in that regard would benefit the increased bed capacity. If all of that were put in place, is Professor Cowan confident that the group could turn around...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: I will turn to what may be a more difficult question for our witnesses, but we need to have an honest conversation about the management of the hospital. I wish to pay tribute to the staff in the hospital and the entire management team. The witnesses would be as disappointed as anyone else in the long waiting times and some of the stories coming out of UHL, particularly about older people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: I must interject. The HIQA inspection happened on a particular day and Professor Cowan's response is about how challenging that particular day was for the hospital, but we know that many days are challenging for UHL. We can see that from the trolley count and the waiting figures. I will move on to a second finding. The group was non-compliant in terms of planning, organising and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: I wish the management well. There is a lot of work to be done. If they get answers to their asks with regard to capacity, subsequent HIQA reports may tell a different story.

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This Bill presents welcome amendments to the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 and the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020. I and my party will support the Bill. These amendments will address barriers which prevent holders of British medical degrees from taking up...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Earlier today, the Taoiseach commended public servants on their response in handling Covid-19, and rightly so. Many of those public servants, however, have still not been paid the pandemic bonus payment. Members of the Defence Forces and the fire services have not been paid, and then there are tens of thousands of agency workers, nursing home staff and many others who have also still not...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: Doing it right would have been a better option.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Sep 2022)

David Cullinane: 366. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if epilepsy will be considered as a qualifying condition in order to qualify for the free travel scheme; the steps that have been taken to improve access to the free-travel scheme for people with epilepsy in Ireland; the timeline for when the exploratory work by her Department on proposals submitted by a group (details...