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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: On Sunday morning, I was talking to a referee who was at a local match when a young man from my area collapsed with heart failure despite having had no history of that. The referee was a firefighter, so he did CPR, and the guy is walking around now. We increasingly hear these stories. There was no defibrillator nearby. There may have been one near the clubhouse but many of the pitches are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: I was struck by the observation that patients tend to be forgotten about - out of sight, out of mind - once they are discharged. Ms O'Shea referred to the quality of how a person survives thereafter being dependent on support. That is the big gap - the lack of community care and follow-up. Whatever about the challenges in the hospital system, the huge challenge is the lack of community...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: There was reference to cancer units and the fact that there is no equivalent unit for cardiovascular disease. What difference would that make?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: It would be the driver for change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: One of the witnesses asked who should be contacted in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: We have not discussed cholesterol. A number of years ago, it was all about the problems with cholesterol, but there has been no discussion on that this morning. Is cholesterol still an issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: Haemochromatosis affects Irish people throughout the world. It is another heart-related condition, one of those issues on the checklist in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: Ms O'Shea and others were saying patients are normally told there is a likelihood of depression after a heart failure or whatever else. It is the same with any serious disease. What happens after that? The patient is told this could happen, but are there supports in that area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: I get the idea, talking about the idea of a support group. In my area in Tallaght there is a cancer support group and again it is not for everyone but it is great to have it there if you feel a need. It is held in a GAA club and easy to find.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: Again, there is help available. My final question is on the echo test and how it could be six or nine months. Is that down to geographical location? Unfortunately, people talk about going to the GP but we know from the Joint Committee on Health that it is quite challenging depending on what part of Ireland a person lives to get basic access to a GP or to a dentist. This can be difficult....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: With regard to availability in libraries and testing, it makes sense. I presume there is a cost factor. What would that would cost if it was rolled out throughout libraries in the State? It does not have to be in every library but if people knew it was in a certain area, they could access the machines to check their blood pressure. They are simple things but they put people on the right track.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: Is there anything else? A number of asks were made of the committee this morning. We will certainly follow up and let us keep this conversation going. We will certainly follow up with the Minister. He is coming in on a different issue but we can certainly follow up with his officials on the strategy itself, which makes sense. The fact that we have gone over the figures, the number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: It would have been ideal to have departmental officials in as well but that could not be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: It is not an issue that we are going to forget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: This is the last meeting before the end of session. I thank the representatives of the Irish Heart Foundation and Croí for their engagement with the committee, which we will continue to monitor and follow up on. I thank all the staff for their support, help and commitment during the year, and the same for members. I wish everyone a happy Christmas and happy new year. I look forward...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: 496. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for the 15% pay gap between Tús and community employment supervisors; the efforts being made to close this gap; the timescale they envision this process will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55140/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: 160. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of dentists enrolled with the dental treatment service scheme, by county, in tabular form. [53932/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: 161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people currently on the waiting list for the Centre for Obesity Management; and the average waiting time to access services once a referral has been made. [53933/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Black. Before we get to the main item on our agenda, the minutes of the meeting of 29 November 2023 have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? They are. I thank members.