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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: That is a well-made point. I have a question for the ICS delegation. What is the position with regard to people who have undergone cancer treatment and who need screening as part of the follow-up? Are such people being seen for screening? My second question relates to the BreastCheck and bowel screening programmes. What is the reason for the delay? It is very hard to understand it...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Is it the case that screening services are done outside of the mainstream acute hospital services? I am curious to know where is the logjam. Where are the obstacles to resuming these programmes?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Does Ms Morrow accept we should at least restart screening so that people at least know and can-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I thank the Chairman. I welcome all our guests. I want to concentrate my questions on the issue of the flu vaccine. Earlier in our session here, and we are all only too well aware of it, there was discussion about the fact that, pre-Covid, we had a very severe shortage of hospital beds. I think we are all aware of that from the capacity review. That situation has been exacerbated greatly...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Are those campaigns running at present in terms of hospital staff?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I meant the campaigns to encourage greater uptake. Have those campaigns started?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I am sorry to interrupt, but I am wondering what preparation is being made for this year, given the massive challenges associated with Covid-19.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: My questions are what the estimated number of vaccines that would be required is and how many vaccines the HSE has secured at this point.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: What are the witnesses' views of the adequacy of the number of vaccines the HSE has secured?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I am not talking about uptake. Obviously, there is a need for greater uptake. My question is whether or not the health system will be ready for the flu season, given the huge challenges that are there as a result of Covid.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I would really appreciate it if the witnesses could provide the actual figures or the number of vaccines procured.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: As a result of the advice from the European Commission this week, is it the HSE's intention to start that campaign earlier, as is being advised?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: What is the date on which the HSE intends to start?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I wish to concentrate on those figures now for a couple of minutes. Last year, I understand, we got 1.2 million vaccines. Mr. McCallion is saying that that is now increasing to 1.4 million. That is only an additional 200,000. Given that there are three vaccines for all children up to the age of 12, and given the need to increase the uptake among healthcare workers in particular but also...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Does that figure of 1.4 million include the dose for children, which-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: It does seem quite a small additional number. My concern is that we will not be prepared for the flu season on top of the other constraints that are there.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr. McCallion. Does the HSE actually have the vaccine at this point or has it just placed orders?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr. McCallion. I would appreciate that. I wish to come back to Mr. Woods. The other big challenge in the hospitals, apart from the inadequate number of beds, is the high number of vacancies among doctors in particular. We were promised a few months ago an additional 1,000 consultant posts and that they would be employed on the basis of what is called a Sláintecare...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Does Mr. Dempsey know if any work been done on it?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Is there anybody among the witnesses from the Department who deals with legislation and contract negotiation?