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

Louise O'Reilly: That would be important. One of the main criticisms, and something the committee struggled with, was the structure of various committees, who reported to whom and who were on what committee. The structure was, to put it kindly, very convoluted. Have attempts been made to streamline the structure? It was very frustrating for committee members trying to get information when we never...

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

Louise O'Reilly: Convoluted was what I said, not complicated. Convoluted has a slightly different meaning. It was very difficult to penetrate, if I may put it that way.

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

Louise O'Reilly: It would be very difficult to progress a digital hospital in the context of a non-digitised health service.

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

Louise O'Reilly: I would not wait for the rest of the HSE to catch up.

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

Louise O'Reilly: I would probably be more inclined to forge ahead with it, but I take the point.

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

Louise O'Reilly: I suspect Dr. Browne's predecessors also thought their system was working well, but unfortunately it was not in all cases. The hope is that the hospital will be built and the additional capacity provided. I wish to ask about the urgent care centre in Connolly Hospital. I apologise if this question was asked already. When I asked the Minister this question, he was unable to give me an...

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

Louise O'Reilly: I can look back over the record. I am concerned that staff would be taken from the existing hospitals to staff the urgent care centre. In radiology, for example, we are already 40% short in paediatric radiologists. We need to add that 40% in to maintain the basic standard and then we need more for any additional services. Obviously at this stage the planning is done. Will the personnel...

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

Louise O'Reilly: I do not understand what that means.

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

Louise O'Reilly: The wider problem is one of understaffing across the hospitals.

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

Louise O'Reilly: If Ms Hardiman has identified better ways of working within existing resources she must acknowledge that the existing resources are not sufficient.

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

Louise O'Reilly: It is only very recently that the INMO has started to count trolley waiting times for children's hospitals. That was a new departure and an area it never went into previously, primarily because it was not much of a feature. It was starting to become a feature more and more. That the INMO counts waiting times now is a clear indication that there are issues regarding staffing. One can talk...

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...