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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: Well I hope they succeed in getting answers because I am not getting any.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: This is a charade. Questions imply answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: I always try to be succinct and brief. I do not know why there is laughter; I do. The last time Ms Hardiman was before the committee was 11 November 2021. She was joined by Dr. Connor Green and Professor Damian McCormack. There was much discussion of ICU capacity. It was stated that it acted as a constraint in complex surgeries because you need an ICU bed in case it is needed. Was it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: How many additional ICU beds are in place in Temple Street?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: We have discussed time constraints. How many beds?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: How many new beds since then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: How many new ICU beds? Please stop the obfuscation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Hardiman Did that act as a constraint on some of the complex surgeries? Was that part of the concerns around-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: For the record, Dr. Goldman is nodding his head.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: So we are waiting for the national children's hospital. By the way, will Ms Hardiman be in charge of this national children's hospital, all going well
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: There will be no springs in it that Ms Hardiman does not know about? When did she become aware of springs? She said she had no recollection of being informed of springs at this meeting. As I understand it, the purpose of the letter that Deputy Shortall mentioned was more as a memorandum to recall what was discussed yesterday. Ms Hardiman said she did not receive the letter and there was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Hardiman. As for the reviews, there was the internal review and then there was the Boston review. Ms Hardiman's opening statement was slightly vague, and I am not saying it was intentionally so, as to where the impetus for these reviews came from. Who first suggested that there was a need for a review of the negative outcomes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: I am sorry to jump across Dr. Goldman but I have been asked to use less than ten minutes so I hope to get relatively succinct answers. I appreciate it is difficult for Dr. Goldman to give succinct answers. Was the lack of ICU capacity raised at all these meetings, leading up to this meeting at which a review was determined to be appropriate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: Dr. Goldman spoke about how important it was that there was a robust review and a report. The report stated: "The external review did not include an assessment of CHI at Temple Street’s facilities, physical space, equipment, instruments, sterile processes or other specific conditions or aspects present in the operating theatre." Given that infrastructure was a major complaint of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: Or physical space, facilities-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: They did have a look at the facilities but they say, for the purposes of their report, that it did not include an assessment of the facilities, physical space, equipment, instruments, or other specific conditions. The other aspect of this is that there are two main and separate issues. One is the use of non-authorised equipment, that is, springs, and the other is negative patient outcomes,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: Why not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: That will be more than 12 months after the incident.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
Michael McNamara: I should hope so.