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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I will give some of my own time at the end rather than take somebody else's. I look forward to your contribution. I am sorry to cut across you, but we do not have time. Deputy Shortall has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Clyne. I am going to have to reduce each slot to four minutes from now on to get everybody in. Deputy Paul Murphy has four minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I appreciate that. I am sorry. There was much procedural discussion at the start.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Dr. O'Connor and Deputy Murphy. I call Deputy Shanahan for the Regional Group. He has four minutes. I am sorry but we are reducing slots to get everybody in.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I now call Deputy Michael Collins. He has four minutes. I apologise but we have had to reduce time.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I am conscious that Dr. Sadlier in committee room 1 wishes to contribute.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Dr. Sadlier very much. The next Sinn Féin speaker has seven minutes and there are also two four-minute slots. Deputy O'Reilly went over. I am just doing the best I can to be fair to everybody.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Mr. Irvine is in the committee room and would like to comment.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Clyne. Does Dr. Sadlier wish to say something?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Carthy for that constructive suggestion. Would Dr. Sadlier be happy to provide a written reply?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Dr. Sadlier for his understanding.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Professor Irvine and call Mr. Varley.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Varley and call Dr. Sadlier.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I will ask a couple of questions in the remaining time. Ms Clyne mentioned screening. What is the medical block to carrying out cancer screening, such as CervicalCheck, mammograms, etc., in Ireland? Will she explain the delay in returning to screening in Ireland, which seems to be greater than in other countries?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: It is a capacity issue rather than it posing a particular risk to front-line staff who are carrying out the tests.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Dr. O'Connor stated that, coming into this, there was a waiting list of 700,000 people, and he had a fairly dire prediction. What is the waiting list in the public health system likely to be in November?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Could 1 million people be waiting?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Professor Irvine was going to give an example of innovation and new methods that could be used. Having asked him, he said he had some proposals but I did not give him the opportunity to outline them. Will he briefly outline them now? The committee would appreciate any additional ones in writing.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: On capacity, we have set up hospital clusters. There are acute hospitals with tier 2 hospitals around them typically right across the country. Does Professor Irvine think additional non-Covid capacity would be better developed in the acute hospital or is there a role for the tier 2 hospitals with greater care being provided in those?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: We are repeatedly told that there is a difficulty in getting consultants to go out to tier 2 hospitals to carry out procedures. Will the Irish Hospital Consultants Association comment on that?