Results 61-80 of 394 for speaker:Joanna Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 829. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the current average waiting time for first appointments from referral to provision of appointment in the County Louth area. [37492/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (8 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 830. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which commitments within Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone Implementation Plan 2025 - to enhance supports provided in ED are being rolled out within the County Louth area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37495/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 831. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans or if proposals are being actively considered for the provision of a crisis resolution teams in the County Louth area, similar to the pilot crisis resolution teams currently operational in Sligo, Leitrim and Cork city (two teams), Waterford city and County, south Dublin, Wicklow and Limerick. [37496/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (8 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 832. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans or if proposals are being actively considered for the development of a community access support team in the County Louth area, similar to that which has been developed in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37497/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 837. To ask the Minister for Health if the vacant post for area lead for mental health engagement at Drogheda Department Of Psychiatry identified by the MHC inspection report published on 16 06 2025 has been filled. [37516/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 838. To ask the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the necessary measures have been undertaken by Drogheda Department Of Psychiatry to address the areas of non-compliance identified in the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37517/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 839. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken by Drogheda Department Of Psychiatry to ensure that residents receive appropriate general health care interventions in line with individual care plans to address the areas of non-compliance identified in regulation 19 of the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025. [37518/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 840. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken by Drogheda Department of Psychiatry to ensure that all staff have received appropriate seclusion training; and the measures put in place by Drogheda Department of Psychiatry to address the areas of non-compliance identified in regulation 69 of the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025. [37519/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 841. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken by Drogheda Department of Psychiatry to address the areas of non-compliance regarding admission, transfer and discharge codes of practice as identified within the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025. [37520/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 842. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken by Drogheda Department of Psychiatry to address the areas of non-compliance regarding the use of seclusion codes of practice as identified within the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025. [37521/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I thank all the witnesses for joining us here today. Many apologies have been issued in Ms Nugent's opening statement. She has said "sorry" a good few times to the families affected. Of course this is needed due to the trauma of the scandals that have come out. The test of those apologies will be the lessons that are learned going forward. I note that Ms Nugent admitted to a colleague...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I accept that and we will come to that in a moment but we are tight on time. Can Ms Hardiman provide evidence?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: We are saying clearly today that the information that was originally put out was incorrect, that this report was not-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: No, I understand what Ms Hardiman is trying to say. The issues were-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: We can take from that what it is. Coming back to Ms Nugent, sections of this report have been referred to the Garda for potential misuse of public funds and it was the HSE that actually referred them. CHI did not refer the report and sat on it despite the timeline outlined here going back to 2021. CHI never sought an opinion from the HSE or the Department despite clear evidence of...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I accept all that. My concern is that if it did not meet CHI's threshold to report to An Garda Síochána but it did meet the HSE's threshold, are the organisations working to different thresholds?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: It is bizarre that the HSE, out of an abundance of caution, did the right thing, which was to refer this matter to the Garda for a determination, but CHI took it upon itself to do the Garda's work for it and decide the matter did not meet the threshold for investigation. Even after this came out and blew up publicly, CHI has still held that view. That does not attest to the new culture of...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: As I have said, although I cannot take it as certain, it seems that in all these instances the HSE is doing the right thing. It wanted this report to be published. It wanted the misuse of public funds to be investigated by the Garda but CHI was not on board with that. CHI has opposed publishing the report in full and it is still not published. Only a sanitised and editorialised, if that...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: In answer to the next couple of questions, perhaps we could keep as closely as possible to yes-no answers. There are several examples of substandard care in this report. In any of those instances, were the parents made aware at the time?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: No, that is fair enough. I heard Ms Kelly's response at a previous committee meeting so I am aware. When the Dixon report was completed nearly a decade ago, it identified a cohort of children with spina bifida who had fallen through the cracks and were receiving suboptimal care. If we fast forward five years to when this review was done, CHI could not even tell the reviewer how many...