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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Omicron already comprises 11% of cases in this country, as the Taoiseach knows. It will likely be the dominant strain by early next week. Therefore, we need a steely resolve and an absolute focus on ramping up the booster campaign. This is not to denigrate in any way the work that has been done to date. There has been a lot of very good work but at this stage there is a need for an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 530. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the Cross Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in respect of home support and nursing homes will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61119/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to ensure proper ventilation and air quality regulation in nursing homes due to the threat of the spread of Covid-19 in these facilities; if his Department will provide funding for the installation of CO2 monitors and air purification systems in nursing homes; if the possible allocation of such funds has been costed by his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the witnesses. It is very hard to figure out what exactly the motivation is for this change in service and what would seem to be a significant reduction in services at a time there is generally a greater recognition of the need for improving rather than disimproving them. What families want and are looking for in the main is a building that will be brought up to a good enough...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Could Mr. Morrison respond to those questions, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I asked how Mr. Morrison can reconcile the comments he made at the time to the fact that the proposal is that some of the residents would move to dormitory-style accommodation in St. Stephen's Hospital and St. Catherine's ward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I am sorry. My time is very limited. I asked Mr. Morrison about how the justification given for the move is that the current premises does not meet standards, yet he is saying that the residents will be moving to St. Stephen's Hospital and St. Catherine's ward, which both have dormitory-style accommodation that are not high standard. How, therefore, can he reconcile that as the motivation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I really would appreciate if Mr. Morrison would answer that question. How does he reconcile the excuse that he gave with the fact that residents will be moving into dormitory-style accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I am sorry; I am going to move on to the next question because I have asked that question three times. How can Mr. Morrison reconcile the excuse he gave for the closure with the fact that residents will be moving to dormitory-style accommodation that is not high standard? I will move on to my next question. He has given the impression to everybody concerned that the Mental Health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: My question was addressed to Mr. Morrison.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Mr. Morrison used the excuse of the Mental Health Commission. We know that the commission has been more critical of the facilities to which the HSE is proposing to send the current residents. There is no justification there and this was certainly used as an excuse. There is a significant population of approximately 92,000 to 94,000 people in east Cork. What is Mr. Morrison’s...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: It may be taken by whoever is responsible for ensuring assessment of need.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, I appreciate that. I ask that Dr. O’Brien just answer the question asked, please. What is the assessment of need for high dependency residential facilities to serve the population of east Cork?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: How many residential places would be required to meet the needs of that population?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: The exact number may change over time but there is an average number in the context of the level of need and demand in the area. What is Dr. O’Brien's assessment of the average level of need in respect of high-dependency residential services for that population?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I am not talking about high-dependency hostels; I am referring to residential facilities that have round-the-clock nursing care. I am asking what is the level of need that the HSE has assessed to serve the population in east Cork?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: That is a different facility-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: -----to residential facilities. A high-support hostel is a different facility to a residential facility.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: My final question is on the existing site. The HSE does not appear to have specific proposals for the use of the site. There is general talk about the possibility of housing. Why has the HSE not proposed a replacement 24-hour staffed residence for that site?