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

Louise O'Reilly: There is a lot to be said for another report.

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

Louise O'Reilly: Absolutely, and it should be.

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

Louise O'Reilly: I will. Regarding the NTPF, we never agree on it over on this side of the House. We are not, however, necessarily talking about 21,000 procedures but 21,000 appointments. Not all of those appointments result in subsequent procedures and, indeed, I believe many do not. I have two questions. One concerns doctors and consultants working abroad. We know that the 30% pay cut, and the...

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

Louise O'Reilly: The immediate impact would be people not be leaving.

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

Louise O'Reilly: That is fine.

Living Wage: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion. I am interested to hear from the Government what could possibly be its arguments against a living wage. A living wage prevents in-work poverty. Will the Minister say that she is pro in-work poverty or that she is a cheerleader for it? Is it that she does not know people who work all the hours God sends and still go to bed every...

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 2:In page 6, to delete lines 15 to 17 and substitute the following:“(b) the form and manner in which the Executive shall issue an eligible person, or a person acting on his or her behalf, a European Health Insurance Card;”.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 3:In page 6, to delete lines 27 and 28 and substitute the following:“(a) the proper and efficient administration of the issuance of a European Health Insurance Card to eligible persons under section 4;”.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 4:In page 6, to delete lines 29 and 30.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 5:In page 8, line 18, after “ “(iva)” to insert the following:“an Irish citizen who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland, a British citizen who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland, and”. I will withdraw the amendment on the basis of the clarification offered by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. It will be...

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 6:In page 8, line 22, after “ “(iva)” to insert the following:“an Irish citizen who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland, a British citizen who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland, and”. I will withdraw this amendment on the basis of the clarification received earlier.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: We can get it dealt with now.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: On the basis of the information the Minister has given, due to the reasons he has outlined, and on the proviso that we will be kept updated on the operation of this scheme, I will withdraw the amendment. The intention of my amendment is clear, but I do not want to create a scenario where we have no provision at all, which is my understanding of what would happen. That cannot happen. While...

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:"Issuance of European Health Insurance Card to eligible persons 4.(1) An eligible person shall be entitled to a European Health Insurance Card to be issued by the Executive. (2) An application for a European Health Insurance Card by an eligible person under subsection (1)shall be made in the prescribed form...

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Nothing would give me more pleasure than to spend all evening debating what Fianna Fáil failed to get from its budget negotiations, but that is not what we are here to discuss. I want to be as constructive as I can in the few words I have to say on this matter. As the Minister will be aware, I am proud to speak as a member of an all-island, 32-county party. We have supported the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: That is not much use to people in Balbriggan.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It is acknowledged on page 38 of the programme for Government that this country's "national infrastructure compares poorly with the most advanced European countries". The programme contains a commitment to "increase capital investment in transport". The northern commuter line is operating at capacity. In the absence of a legal entitlement to family-friendly or variable working hours, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card reviews that have been carried out to date in 2019; the number that have been refused to date; and the number that have been successful to date [41673/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 334. To ask the Minister for Health his plans or the plans of the HSE to restore allowances to a society (details supplied) that were cut during the austerity years; and his further plans to add coeliac disease to the long-term illness scheme [41674/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (15 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for a first outpatient appointment across all specialties by hospital and length of time waiting in tabular form. [41675/19]