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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As a simple example, I have had to take three breaks from wearing my mask to have some water. I totally respect what Ms Ní Sheaghdha is saying. I will deliberately put policy aside as I come to Ms Murphy. I am last with questions, and that is why I have left what I want to say until the end of this session. The committee has had 16 public sessions and it is my understanding and...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Ms Murphy for outlining that for us; the committee really appreciates it. It is probably appropriate to leave it there for this session. I again thank Ms Murphy and all the witnesses.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for coming in today and for all the work they have been doing during this period. The secretariat did an excellent report compiling the various written submissions. I thank them for that because it shows the complexity of what we are talking about and how many people with different issues in their lives are impacted. I made some notes as I went through it. When we...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Would Dr. McCarthy mind speaking up a little bit as it is difficult to hear her in this Chamber?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That is exactly the reason I asked the question. It can be very difficult for outsiders who are not living with a condition or going through that as a family to really understand the importance of the supports that are being provided. I thank Dr. McCarthy for taking the time to do that. With specific regard to motor neurone disease, as has been said, the condition progresses very quickly so...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I agree. Will Dr. Conaty provide some examples of the types of things about which he is talking?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: People who had been attending the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities and who could not finish their courses or internships may have suffered a significant regression with regard to their development and ability to participate. Is that the sort of thing Dr. Conaty means?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In his statement, Dr. Conaty also states, "the Department of Health published guidance for decision-makers in the health service on how access to critical care should be prioritised during the pandemic" and "The Commission has reviewed this guidance, and is concerned that there are potentially profound implications for the human rights and equality of people with disabilities, older people,...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Will Dr. Conaty provide a specific example of such a potentially profound implication?

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I congratulate my colleague from the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response, Deputy Foley, who is now Minister for Education and Skills. I wish her the very best with the work of her Department. I also congratulate the Minister, Deputy Harris, and the Ministers of State, Deputies Madigan and Niall Collins. There is a lot of work to be done and I wish them the best. We have talked a lot...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Jigsaw for all the work it has done in recent months. On different service delivery types, options and pathways for young people coming in, does Dr. Duffy believe that the online options are working better for people than the face-to-face service or is the interaction different? What is his experience of the nature of this enforced change? Can Dr. Duffy speak about this in a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: On that particular issue, being locked up at home for some people in very trying situations has been extremely difficult. The problem in this regard has been exacerbated in certain circumstances. Are our guests concerned about an increase in the number of referrals relating to abuse or to domestic issues that are having an impact on the children who are presenting? Have our guests seen...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is very interesting what Mr. Longmore says about the surprise of some children at finding a level of support they had not expected or anticipated. Is that what he is saying? It has been a very different picture for different children, has it not?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am very glad to have had this chance to talk with Mr. Longmore about that because my own sense is that this has been very mixed. Of course, when a young person has a relationship with a clinician, to move that online is very difficult. On the other hand, we have all of these different entry points that we are all experiencing in different ways, which can provide greater access, and we...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Miss McGregor who made a very interesting point. We believe that there is a great amount of material going out on social media but it may not be delivered in a way that is reaching people where they are at. Perhaps it is not the right tone, message or connection that is made. It is very important to get that feedback. In returning to an earlier point we have discussed with the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Dr. Duffy. He is correct in that there is much good work going on in different places. We asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for a stand-alone, cross-Government paper on the priorities for children as we reopen society because there is much work going on but it has to be integrated. Can Dr. Duffy provide me with an update on the recommencement of assessments for...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That question may be for the next session. Does anybody else from the Mental Health Reform group know?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That is okay. I will be able to pick it up at the next session. I thank the witnesses.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for their attendance today. I have a couple of questions. My understanding is that the National Forensic Mental Health Service had no patient positive case of Covid-19. Is that correct?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: What lessons can we learn from that? Why did that happen? What steps were taken at the different stages to ensure that was so? That is a congregated and closed setting, as are other settings we have looked at so what was different about the National Forensic Mental Health Service?