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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I appreciate that the following was covered while I was out of the meeting. Are there enough paediatric emergency consultants to open from 8 a.m. until midnight, seven days a week, in Connolly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: What does "staged approach" mean? Does it mean a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: When are they returning?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise. They would be identifiable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I withdraw that. It is definitely not going to be 8 a.m. to midnight.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not necessarily agree that it is sensible. The children in my constituency will be some of the main users of this facility and what we were promised was an 8 a.m. to midnight service from 31 July. That is not going to be the case. Ms Hardiman is saying it is most likely to be a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. service and that Children's Health Ireland is still working on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: My questions again relate to staffing. Perhaps we can refrain from mentioning there is a global shortage as we all know that. What we specifically want to know is what is being done here. With regard to nursing recruitment, I presume if there is to be an expansion of service, we are going to need more qualified nurses than we have now. Given the likely timeline, those nurses are either...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I agree the cost of accommodation is an absolute challenge. Does Children's Health Ireland have a numbered target?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Perhaps it could be outlined by year to explain how it is going to be phased in and how many will be expected. If Children's Health Ireland has a plan for a young man or young woman who is doing the leaving certificate now, and it hopes he or she will, in four years' time, walk through the doors, how many of those has Children's Health Ireland identified, how many will it need and how many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: My point is that this should be done now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Children's Health Ireland has targeted an additional ten places. We have already established there are not enough staff to open the urgent care centre from 8 a.m. to midnight, as was promised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: The net effect for people in my constituency is the same. They are not going to have the access that was promised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It was promised for 8 a.m. to midnight. The issue was not around building or the cost of building but around the staffing. That is a fact. It does not matter what grade, group or category of worker it is, there will not be enough workers to open it from 8 a.m. to midnight. That will be very disappointing news for people in Fingal who were promised they would have it. To put that to one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I am from that area. I was born in St. James's Hospital. All of my family live around there and there are plenty of teachers in my family, so I am well aware of what is happening with that. If the supply and demand and workforce planning model used to staff the hospital is the same as that used to staff the urgent care centre, the witnesses will forgive me for being a little sceptical,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: That was Mary Harney and the Fianna Fáil-led Government at the time. That is grand. I just wanted to double-check that.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (11 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Health Act 1970 and to provide for related matters. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to introduce the Bill, the purpose of which is simple. It seeks to ensure that there are regular three-year reviews into the effectiveness of the long-term illness scheme in order that changes, upgrades and additions can...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (11 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Sinn Féin supports the call for a special debate on the allocation of home help hours because the response given by the Taoiseach to Deputy McDonald indicates that there is not a full understanding on the Government side of the implications or the difference between the money allocated and hours delivered. Many Deputies have discussed this issue with me and I presume they have also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (11 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be forthcoming for Garda mountain bike training in DMR north division in the second half of 2019; and when training in mountain bikes was last provided to DMR north division. [23381/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (11 Jun 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 449. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatrician neurologists with a special interest in migraine, in each of the children's hospitals; and the number of children on the waiting list to see consultants regarding migraine treatment. [23380/19]