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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Conroy for clarifying that. I have a friend who is a successful living donor. It is a marvellous thing to do. We need to ensure that the supports are in place for a person who has to take time off work or a person who attends to caring duties in the home to enable them to do this. That brings me on to my next question, which concerns infrastructure and supports. Let us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Does it now cover people who are caring in the home and who would not have-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: They do not want a loss of earnings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It was indeed. It was one I had looked for, having met someone in that position. It was very much welcomed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: We could do better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: They will be needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: What are the figures for personnel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I would imagine they were not. I met a young boy yesterday, Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who lives in the North and is waiting on a heart transplant. It would break one's heart to see his situation - it certainly broke mine. It makes sense to have enhanced co-operation North and South so as to get us into line with the North, and that is not to make a political point. Will such enhanced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I assure Mr. Watt that nobody is working harder than my party to ensure that happens.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I am aware of that. That is good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: The young boy I spoke of, Dáithí Mac Gabhann and his family have done a huge amount of work. When we met them yesterday, along with the Minister for Health, they were very careful not to attribute any of that to themselves personally. As a neutral observer, however, I acknowledge the work that has been done by the family in particular. They have been indefatigable in their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: That is helpful to know. Before I leave, I think we should note the families who, in tragic circumstances, give an absolutely irreplaceable gift. We owe them a debt of gratitude as we do to people such as Nicola McKenna and Enda Fanning who are living donors. Everything we are doing here is to enhance and add to the work that they have done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome our guests and thank them for their submission. Having sat where they are on more than one occasion, I know that they are not health economists and I do not expect them to be, but they have given the committee a very interesting and important perspective from the front line, to which we would do well to listen. One of my questions relates to the production of reports. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: That is very true and worth noting. We often hear people say if there was another report by a consultancy firm, it might crack it, but I cannot see it. The IMO's colleagues from the Irish Hospital Consultants Association were before the committee last week. I have also spoken to colleagues who are members of both unions and neither and they have referred to the revolving door created by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It is a revolving door.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: We do not actually see those figures, but they also indicate a wait, which is very worrying. On non-consultant hospital doctors, NCHDs, it is 12 years since I was appointed to the working group on the European working time directive. I believe the Minister for Health at the time was former Deputy Mary Harney and Fianna Fáil was in government. Is Ireland any closer to compliance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I have nothing but sympathy for Mr. Owens in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Does Mr. Owens know why there is a difference between the HSE figures and those of the Medical Council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Indeed, I recall that from my days on the working time directive compliance committee. If every NCHD worked his or her rostered hours, we would not have been sitting in the room. The issue is the additional hours that are worked on top of the rostered hours. Hopefully, that will be reflected in the Medical Council's survey because it is important. I am not seeking to undermine or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It is not a question of "probably" costing more but rather a question of almost definitely costing more and the figures certainly support that contention. I have one final question relating to general practice. There has been a suggestion, with which Sinn Féin agrees, that if the facility to order diagnostic tests is extended to GPs, this will have a positive impact on waiting lists....